Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Name

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Legal name

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Website

https://aihw.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Data and Statistics

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB), Public Health & Immunization Data Exchange (ELR, case reporting, registry reporting) (HLACABAL), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Equity Measurement (HLAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Public health statistics
• Welfare data reporting
• Linked health data
• Government health analytics
• Health information services

Headquarters

HQ city

Canberra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is an independent Australian Government statutory authority that collects, analyses and reports on Australia's health and welfare data. It manages more than 150 national datasets, produces flagship biennial reports (Australia's Health and Australia's Welfare), operates linked data assets such as the National Health Data Hub, and provides metadata, validation and data integration services to federal, state and territory agencies, researchers and the public.

Product overview

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) operates as a data collection, analysis, and reporting organization rather than a traditional software product company. Its core offerings include: Australia's Health Performance framework (for health system assessment), Australia's Welfare (biennial welfare report), Australia's Disability Strategy Outcomes Framework, and National Suicide and Self-harm Monitoring System. The organization provides extensive linked data assets (National Health Data Hub, National Disability Data Asset, National Aged Care Data Asset, Child Wellbeing Data Asset) and data tools including METEOR (metadata registry), Hospitals data and API, GEN Aged Care Data, and Housing Data Dashboard. Supporting products include the Behind the Data podcast and AIHW Bulletin newsletter. Data access services include data integration, validation (Validata), ethical review, and custom data requests. The organization accesses over 150 datasets covering health and welfare fields through controlled data access arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Australian Centre for Monitoring Population Health: A centre that brings together the latest data and information on the health of Australians including burden of disease, chronic conditions, cancer screening, deaths, population groups, and determinants of health.
• Behind the Data
• AIHW Bulletin

Products and services

• Australia's Health
• Australia's Welfare The AIHW's 17th biennial welfare report serving as a 'report card' on the welfare of Australians, exploring topics including education, employment, housing, income, justice, and supports and services.
• Australia's Health Performance A comprehensive framework for assessing population health and health system performance across three domains (determinants of health, health system, and health status) including 45 performance indicators. Used by government, researchers and policy makers.
• Australia's Disability Strategy Outcomes framework measuring progress towards a more inclusive Australia for people with disability across healthcare, housing, education and employment systems.
• National Suicide and Self-harm Monitoring System National monitoring system providing data on deaths by suicide and self-harming behaviors to improve quality, accessibility and timeliness of information for government, researchers, media and the public.
• Hospitals Data and Reporting Comprehensive platform providing data, reports and interactive visualizations about Australia's hospitals including admitted patient care, emergency departments, elective surgery, and hospital resources, with a Hospitals API for developer access.
• METEOR (Metadata Online Registry) Repository for Australian metadata standards for statistics and information in areas such as health, housing, aged care, Indigenous health, disability, children, families and youth.
• GEN Aged Care Data Dedicated website providing the latest data and information on aged care in Australia via a range of products and datasets.
• Housing Data Dashboard Interactive platform showcasing over 80 interactive displays of the latest publicly available data on housing and homelessness in Australia.
• Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Comprehensive platform providing a picture of family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia and summary of changes in key measures over time.
• National Mental Health Service Planning Tool to plan, coordinate and resource mental health services to meet population demands.
• National Health Data Hub Linked data system bringing together health data from multiple sources to enable complex cross-sector and cross-jurisdictional research for authorized researchers.
• National Disability Data Asset Linked data asset bringing together de-identified information from different government agencies about Australians with disability.
• National Aged Care Data Asset Linked data asset for aged care information enabling research on aged care services and outcomes.
• Child Wellbeing Data Asset Linked data asset bringing together information about children and families for wellbeing research.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework Website containing information about health outcomes, health system performance and broader determinants of health for Indigenous Australians.
• Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities Platform bringing together regional statistics about health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.
• Australian Mesothelioma Registry Registry monitoring mesothelioma cases and providing data for research and prevention.
• First Nations People Data and Reporting Comprehensive data and reporting on health and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people including health checks, primary health care, and Closing the Gap reporting.
• Australian Centre for Monitoring Population Health Center bringing together the latest data on health of Australians including burden of disease, chronic conditions, cancer screening, deaths, population groups, and determinants of health.
• Validata Data validation service ensuring data quality and consistency across collections.
• Data Integration Services Secure environment for authorized researchers and agencies to use AIHW's linked data assets, with privacy-preserving data linkage across jurisdictions.
• Ethical (HREC) Review Ethics Committee providing ethical review of projects and data collections for human research ethics compliance.
• Metadata Support Metadata standards development and support service through METEOR for health, housing, aged care, Indigenous health, disability, children, families and youth information collections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly $11 billion spent on treating obesity and related conditions in Australia (2023-24)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSS collaborates with AIHW to make Data Over Multiple Individual Occurrences (DOMINO) accessible through AIHW. DSS data available through AIHW access arrangements.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIHW collaborates with ABS on joint data projects including the National Disability Data Asset development, population data standards, and statistical frameworks.
• State and Territory Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIHW works with state and territory governments to collect, validate, and link health and welfare data across jurisdictions for national reporting.
• National Disability Data Asset Partners (NSW, SA, Victoria, Queensland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive jurisdictions (Commonwealth, NSW, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland) are active partners in developing the National Disability Data Asset to better link and share data to measure outcomes for people with disability.
• Indigenous Health Platform (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework)minorOthersAIHW hosts the Indigenous Health Performance Framework website providing health outcomes information for Indigenous Australians.
• GEN Aged Care DataminorOthersAIHW hosts the GEN Aged Care Data website providing the latest data and information on aged care in Australia.
• Housing data dashboardminorOthersAIHW hosts the Housing data dashboard website providing interactive displays on housing and homelessness data in Australia.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Australian Bureau of Statistics: Australia's national statistical agency, a peer partnership of AIHW that collaborates on the National Disability Data Asset and population data standards. Closely comparable as a fellow Australian Government statistical body producing national datasets across health, population, and welfare topics.
• Canadian Institute for Health Information: An independent, not-for-profit organization that provides essential data and analysis on Canada's health systems and the health of Canadians. Highly comparable to AIHW as a national health information authority producing comparable linked data assets, performance reports, and population health analytics.
• Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand's national statistics office producing official health, social, and population data including the New Zealand Health Survey and integrated data infrastructure. Comparable as a fellow national statistical agency in a similar regulatory environment operating linked data assets for cross-agency research.

Others

• Eurostat: The statistical office of the European Union providing EU-level statistics on health, population, and social conditions. Comparable as a peer-tier public statistical authority in a related regulatory environment, useful as a benchmark for AIHW's international role and collaboration.
• OECD Health Statistics: The OECD's statistical database and reports on health system performance, population health, and health workforce across member countries. Comparable as an aggregator and publisher of international comparable health data drawing on national agencies including AIHW's contributions.

Broad incumbents

• UK Office for National Statistics: The UK's largest producer of official statistics covering economy, population, and society at national and local levels, including integrated data and the new UK Health Data Research Service. Comparable to AIHW in mandate and structure but with broader scope beyond health and welfare.
• NHS England (NHS Digital): The digital, data, and technology arm of the UK's National Health Service, providing national health datasets, APIs, and linked data services. Comparable in function to AIHW's hospitals data, METEOR metadata registry, and National Health Data Hub, though operating at much larger scale within a single-payer health system.
• National Center for Health Statistics (US CDC): US federal agency within the CDC responsible for producing national health statistics including the National Health Interview Survey, National Vital Statistics System, and Healthy People. Comparable to AIHW as a national health statistics authority but operates at larger scale and within a different federation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClGeY8v8epJoYYIIVLASXug
• LinkedInau.linkedin.com/company/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare
• Instagraminstagram.com/aihw.gov.au
• Xx.com/aihw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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