The community of Denmark in WA's South West has the lowest rate of vaccinated toddlers in the state, a new health report has revealed.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report for 2015-2016 released on Thursday shows only 66.7 per cent of two-year-old children in the southwest community were vaccinated, closely followed by the riverside suburb of North Fremantle where a mere 74.2 per cent of two-year-olds had completed the childhood vaccination schedule.
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According to the Department of Health, vaccination rates of 92-94 per cent are necessary to achieve herd immunity from the measles virus, a disease which requires the highest level of population coverage.
The immunisation rates report also reveals Perth's southern suburbs as a whole sport some of the highest rates of unvaccinated toddlers around the country.
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Vaccination rates for all children in Western Australia were highest for infants up to one year and dropped to their lowest by the time they turned two, but improved again when children hit pre-school age.
According to the report only 88.8 per cent of all children up to two years of age in Perth's south were fully immunised.
Only children on the North Coast of New South Wales showed higher rates of unvaccinated children in the same age bracket.
In Perth's north, the numbers were slightly higher with 89.7 per cent of two-year-old children fully immunised.
Children in country WA had higher rates of fully vaccinated children across all age groups.
Vaccination rates nationally have improved, the latest health report shows.
The report does show however child immunisation rates have improved across Australia as a whole, with 93 per cent of Australian five year olds were fully immunised in 2015-16.
This is up from 90 per cent in 2011-12, however below the national target of 95 per cent.
Also, the gap between the areas with the highest and lowest immunisation rates has started to shrink.
"When looking at smaller areas, like postcode areas, we see much greater variation in immunisation rates, from a high of almost 100 per cent and a low of 71 per cent for fully immunised five year olds," AIHW spokesperson Michael Frost said.
"Even though the majority of Australian kids are immunised, it's important to maintain high immunisation rates to protect the community, including vulnerable groups such as babies who are too young to receive their vaccines," Mr Frost said.
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