Northern suburbs vax rate inches up
Adelaide’s northern suburbs are slowly edging closer to an 80 per cent first dose vaccination mark – although parts of the region are still around 15 points behind the statewide average.
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The latest federal government figures, correct as of Sunday, show that 51.3 per cent of residents over the age of 16 in the Playford region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The local government area, which has an over-15s population of more than 70,000, is 15 percentage points behind the statewide double-dose average of 66.6 per cent recorded on the same day.
Nearby, Salisbury, South Australia’s second-most populous LGA, reached 58.9 per cent double vaccinated on Sunday.
But the area’s first dose rate is picking up pace, with 76.4 per cent of over-16s in Salisbury having received at least one jab, not far behind the statewide average of 81.8 per cent.
Playford on Sunday also passed the 70 per cent first dose mark, with 70.5 per cent in the area now single jabbed.
The State Government on Tuesday opened a new seven-day walk-in vaccination clinic at the Munno Para Shopping Centre in a bid to boost jab rates in the Playford area.
SA Health also this week announced they would be extending Thursday opening hours at the Playford Civic Centre vaccination hub until 7pm.
Munno Para COVID-19 vaccination clinic is now open 7 days a week at 600 Main North Rd, Smithfield.
This clinic accepts walk-ins and is open to 16+ years.
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— SA Health (@SAHealth) November 2, 2021
The next slowest region in South Australia’s vaccination race is the Adelaide Plains where 52 per cent are fully vaccinated and 69.2 per cent first dosed, although the district council area has a much smaller over-15s population of around 7500 people.
On the flipside, Burnside reached 82.7 per cent double-dosed on Sunday, with the eastern suburbs LGA becoming the first in South Australia to pass the 80 per cent fully vaccinated mark.
Close behind are Mitcham (79.2 per cent), Holdfast Bay (78.4 per cent), Walkerville (78.4 per cent) and the Adelaide Hills (78.1 per cent).
In another first, Mount Gambier on Sunday eclipsed 95 per cent first dose vaccination, with nearly 73 per cent of over-16s in the South East town fully vaccinated.
Mount Gambier is one of seven LGAs in South Australia to have now passed 90 per cent single dose vaccination.
