Australia's Biggest Blood Pressure Check
State of Blood Pressure in Australia
Across 2018, with our partner SiSU Health Group, we provided 505,664 free health checks during Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check.
Blood pressure remains the single largest risk factor for stroke – and it is preventable.
The full report on the results will be released on Friday 31 May 2019.
Where to find your nearest Digital Health Station
Search from 300 Digital Health Stations nationally
2017 Results – National
A record number of Australians participated
There were a massive 521,747 free health checks including blood pressure conducted nationally.
High Blood Pressure remains prevalent
Top 10 hot spots for high blood pressure
* Note – not all postcodes included. Only suburbs with a digital health station are recorded.
** Less than 30 checks conducted in these locations
But most people don’t know they have high blood pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as a silent killer as there are no visible symptoms. The only way you know you have it is to get a blood pressure check. Alarmingly, a huge majority had no idea of their risk prior to their free health check.
High blood pressure is the largest risk factor for stroke
Men have a significantly higher risk of stroke than women. Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have high stroke risk.
Taking Action
After taking the free health check during 2017 Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check and finding they had high blood pressure or high stroke risk, many Australians made changes to reduce their risk factors.*
(*Based on online survey 1 month after health check.)
Bringing positive results
Participants who took action on their health showed a measurable improvement in rates of high blood pressure.**
Download the National Results (PDF)
Download the State Results for
QLD (PDF)
NSW (PDF)
ACT (PDF)
VIC (PDF)
TAS (PDF)
SA (PDF)
WA (PDF)
(Note – insufficient data for Northern Territory at this stage. Future reports will provide more detail).
