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This is the online epidemiological and demographic profile for the population served by the Greater Southern Area Health Service. The site is a compilation of links to, and locally produced analysis of, data relevant to the health and characteristics of the people residing in the Greater Southern Area of New South Wales (map).

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Prelims | References | Acknowledgements | Reports | What's new |

  • Aboriginal health
  • Alcohol & Cannabis
  • Asthma
  • Burden of disease
  • Cancer
  • Child health
  • Demographics
  • Diabetes
  • Environmental determinants
  • Falls
  • Food handling
  • Health Inequalities
  • Health Priorities
  • Health related behaviours
  • Health service use and satisfaction
  • Heart disease
  • Hospitalisation
  • Incontinence
  • Immunisation
  • Infectious disease
  • Injury
  • LGA specific data
  • Mental health
  • Morbidity
  • Mothers and babies
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Oral health
  • Population
  • Respiratory disease
  • School Students
  • Smoking
  • Social determinants
  • Suicide
  • Water supply
  • Young people


  • Prelims

  • Some of the graphs below show geographic variations in disease, death and hospital separation rates. The Greater Southern Area is divided into 3 Sectors shown in this map.
  • IMPORTANT - if you are unfamiliar with the presentation and interpretation of the data please read the linked document - standardisation explained.
  • Links to sites outside the GSAHS web-site are indicated by the following symbol

  • Please refer feedback on this page to epidemiology@gsahs.health.nsw.gov.au
  • What's new

    1. The 2008 Full Report on Adult Health - relevant links on this site to 2008 data have been updated - Full report Link(Aug 09)
    2. Latest Greater Southern population projections 2006-2036, produced by NSW Health June 2009. - Link (June 09)
    3. The Greater Southern Summary Report of population health indicators from the 2008 NSW CHO Report - Link (May 09)
    4. The 2008 NSW Health Survey Report on Adult Health for Greater Southern- relevant links on this page to 2008 data have been updated - Full report Link(May 09)
    5. The GSAHS Health Inequity Atlas Health inequities section (February 09)

    Reports, links and references

  • Acknowledgements
  • Reports - GSAHS based epidemiological reports
  • Links
  • References
  • What data where - guide to finding data for GSAHS communities for needs assessments etc.
  • Small area data

  • Local Government areas and GSAHS Sectors
  • Population demographics

  • Population data explained
  • 2006 Census tables
  • Estimated resident population
  • Population projection to 2036
  • Population pyramids (graphs)
  • Burden of disease

  • Life expectancy
  • Mortality - deaths by cause
  • Morbidity - self-rated health status and quality of life indicators, hospitalisations by cause
  • Social determinants

  • Income
  • Pensions and benefits
  • Family and household characteristics
  • Socioeconomic indices
  • Crime
  • Social capital
  • Remoteness
  • Environmental determinants

  • Environmental Tobacco
  • Other factors for GSAHS - water, internal air pollution, hand hygiene
  • Other environmental factors for NSW
  • Health related behaviours

  • Physical activity
  • Nutrition
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol use in adults
  • Cannabis use in adults
  • Health inequalities

  • Mapping health inequities - GSAHS Inequity atlas
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
  • Child health
  • School students survey

  • NSW Chief Health Officer's Report on special populations:
  • Health priorities

  • Cardiovascular Disease (eg: heart disease and stroke)
  • Diabetes
  • Cancer
  • Respiratory disease (eg: asthma, COPD)
  • Injury- (including falls, motor vehicle related injury etc)
  • Mental health (including suicide)
  • Overweight and obesity
  • Oral health
  • Pregnancy and the newborn
  • Communicable disease
  • Immunisation
  • Incontinence
  • Health services

  • Private health insurance
  • Difficulties accessing care

  • Use and satisfaction with services:

  • Last updated: 27 August 2009

    Produced by: Partnerships and Research, Population Health, Greater Southern Area Health Service.

    Suggested citation: Population Health, Greater Southern Health Data Online. Greater Southern Area Health Service, Albury, 2009.

    Available at: http://www.gsahs.nsw.gov.au/gsho/gsho/index.htm. Accessed 24/11/2009.