Population Health Registries

About Pop­u­la­tion Health Registries

Pop­u­la­tion health reg­istries bring togeth­er statewide preg­nan­cy and can­cer data to help mon­i­tor health trends and out­comes across South Australia.

We man­age leg­is­lat­ed health data col­lec­tions, includ­ing the Preg­nan­cy Out­come Unit (POU) and South Aus­tralian Can­cer Reg­istry (SACR). These col­lec­tions pro­vide infor­ma­tion on preg­nan­cy char­ac­ter­is­tics and out­comes, and trends in can­cer inci­dence, mor­tal­i­ty and survival.

This work sup­ports state and nation­al report­ing, health plan­ning, pre­ven­tion activ­i­ties and pro­gram deliv­ery. We work with clin­i­cians, con­sumers, researchers and oth­er stake­hold­ers to define and devel­op mean­ing­ful data assets that can be used to dri­ve insights. 

We respond to requests for data, evi­dence and eval­u­a­tion services.

Cus­to­di­an­ship update

Fol­low­ing the trans­fer of reg­istry func­tions from Pre­ven­tive Health SA in July 2026, the Com­mis­sion on Excel­lence and Inno­va­tion in Health is now respon­si­ble for the stew­ard­ship, gov­er­nance and cus­to­di­an­ship of the POU and SACR.

Data requests

You can request data from our pop­u­la­tion health reg­istries. Requests may include aggre­gat­ed data tables, bespoke reports, data link­ages and sta­tis­ti­cal analyses.

We will review your request and con­tact you about next steps, includ­ing if ethics approval is needed.

Stan­dard data requests may take 4 to 6 weeks to review and com­plete. Time­frames for larg­er requests may vary depend­ing on the scope. 

Sub­mit a data request using the form below.

Ethics approval

Some data requests need ethics approval before we can pro­vide data. This is a require­ment for all requests con­cern­ing unit record data or data for research purposes.

We will let you know if ethics approval is needed.

Our data col­lec­tions are gov­erned by the Depart­ment for Health and Well­be­ing Human Research Ethics Com­mit­tee.

Have a question?

Email us at CEIH@​sa.​gov.​au.