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Australia: child vaccine schedule, from the official source
What one official body publishes for Australia, quoted and dated, with a link to the source. This page does not say which doses your child still needs.
Australia: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australian Government; health.gov.au)
Schedule PDF headed “current from 9 October 2026”.
Document: National Immunisation Program Schedule, current from 9 October 2026.
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing publishes the National Immunisation Program Schedule (childhood, adolescent, adult); the PDF is headed "current from 9 October 2026"
- At birth: hepatitis B (usually offered in hospital), given to all infants as soon as practicable after birth; best within 24 hours and must be given within 7 days
- At 2 months (can be given from 6 weeks): diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Hib (Infanrix hexa or Vaxelis), pneumococcal (Prevenar 20) and rotavirus (first dose must be given by 14 weeks of age); meningococcal B for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- At 4 months: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Hib, pneumococcal and rotavirus (second dose must be given by 24 weeks of age); meningococcal B for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- At 6 months: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Hib; an additional 20vPCV pneumococcal dose for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and for children with specified medical risk conditions; meningococcal B for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with specified medical risk conditions
- Influenza vaccine annually from 6 months to under 5 years; children aged 6 months to under 2 years get 2 doses at least 4 weeks apart in the first year, then 1 dose a year
- At 12 months: meningococcal ACWY (Nimenrix), measles, mumps, rubella (Priorix) and pneumococcal (Prevenar 20); meningococcal B for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- At 18 months: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis; Hib; measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) (Priorix-Tetra); and hepatitis A for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in WA, NT, SA and Qld
- At 4 years: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (Infanrix IPV or Quadracel); hepatitis A for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in WA, NT, SA and Qld (not required if previously received 2 doses (first dose at age 12 months or older) at least 6 months apart); pneumococcal catch-up doses are available for some children at 4 years
- At 12-13 years (Year 7 or age equivalent): diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (Boostrix or Adacel) and HPV (Gardasil 9; 1 dose, 3 doses for people aged 12-26 with specified medical risk conditions)
- At 14-16 years (Year 10 or age equivalent): meningococcal ACWY (MenQuadfi)
Source: health.gov.au
A schedule from one country is not meant to be read dose by dose against another’s. Bring your child’s original record to their doctor or nurse.
Records
This page does not cover where to get a vaccination record in Australia.
Everything on this page was checked against its source on or after 12 Nov 2026. The document date is shown above.
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