Tracking Australia’s vaccine rollout

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After a slow start, Australia’s vaccination rollout continues to gather pace.

58.4% of Australia’s population has now received a single vaccine dose, with 38.3% now double vaccinated:

NSW is the vaccine leader, with 66.8% of the state’s population now at least single vaccinated. This is followed by Victoria (59.4%), Tasmania (58.9%), SA (51.9%), Queensland (50.7%), NT (49.0%), and WA (48.1%):

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Single vaccinated

Percentage of Australia’s population at least single dosed.

In terms of double vaccinations, NSW (43.6%) leads followed by Tasmania (43.1%), NT (37.3%), SA (36.4%), Victoria (36.1%), QLD (33.6%) and WA (33.6%):

Double vaccinated

Percentage of Australia’s population double vaccinated.

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The overwhelming majority of older cohorts are now vaccinated:

The share of people opposed to getting vaccinated has also fallen to around 10%:

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Finally, while Australia’s vaccination rates have undoubtedly improved markedly, and are now above the world average, we still lag well behind the leader nations:

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Nevertheless, Australia is well on track to have fully vaccinated 70% of eligible Australians by the end of October, and 80% by the end of November.

About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.