Keeping Pace with a Rapid Population Growth, through the Delivery of Comprehensive Primary Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in South East Queensland: The Iuih Network

Wayne AhBoo, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of South East Queensland (SEQ) is one of Australia’s largest regional and fastest-growing populations. Between the Australian Census’ of 2011 and 2021 the population has grown by 67%, and by 2030 the population is expected to exceed 130,000 people. Currently, the Indigenous population in SEQ exceeds the Indigenous population of Victoria and South Australia, and represents two-thirds of the total Indigenous population of the Northern Territory and more than half of the total Indigenous population of Western Australia. In recognition of this population growth, the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) was established to lead the planning, development and delivery of health and family wellbeing services and employment pathways to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of South East Queensland. IUIH provides coordination, integration and leadership across the region, as well as delivers health, wellbeing services and social support services to the Community. One of the major challenges for IUIH is to the need to continue to expand Primary Health Care Services in response to continued/rapid population growth and as such the IUIH network of Primary health care services have been trialling the adaptation to ‘Model of Care’ to increase our patient coverage in densely populated areas of SEQ. This presentation will present findings on the IUIH Network and the innovation it has undertaken to match health care delivery in pace with population growth.

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  Presented in Session 132. Urban Indigenous Population and Health