Of the 3920 people currently recorded on the Australian Polio Register who contracted polio either in Australia or overseas, the charts below reveal how many were members of a State Polio Network at the time they added their details to the Register. The charts are updated as new registrations are recorded online.
The Register has been very successful in making contact with many polio survivors who previously had not connected with their peers – almost 50% of those registering were not members of a state or local support group, with most being unaware such groups existed. The Register is therefore not only gathering information on the number of survivors living in Australia today, but is assisting those previously hidden in the community to become informed about the late effects of polio and their management.