AbstractObjectiveTo describe the rehabilitation services available for people with stroke and hip fracture across New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory metropolitan and rural/regional public hospitals in Australia.DesignA cross‐sectional study design was used.SettingNew South Wales/Australian Capital Territory public hospital providing rehabilitation services for stroke and hip fracture.ParticipantsDelegates from 59 eligible hospitals.InterventionInformation about the type, number and availability of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services at each hospital was collected via survey.Main outcome measuresCounts, percentages, mean (SD), median (IQR) were used to quantify the number and type of inpatient and outpatient services available.ResultsAcross inpatient rehabilitation units, reduced availability was noted in the number of clinical disciplines available, availability of neuropsychology and social work in rural units. Across outpatient rehabilitation services, reduced availability was noted in the number of disciplines available, availability of occupational therapy, psychology, rehabilitation physicians, specialist nursing, geriatricians, and podiatry in rural services. Five rural hospitals had no access to outpatient rehabilitation.ConclusionThere was reduced availability of rehabilitation services and health disciplines in rural/regional settings. A follow‐up study is underway investigating relationships between reduced outpatient service availability and inpatient length of stay in rural/regional versus metropolitan hospitals.