2006 Census results

• Quickstats for GSAHS from 2006 Census (zipped XL file)
• Population Characteristic changes from 2001 to 2006 Census (pdf)
• GSAHS Basic Community Profile 2006 Census (zipped XL file)
• GSAHS Time Series Profile 1996, 2001 and 2006 Census (zipped XL file)
• GSAHS Indigenous Profile 2006 Census (zipped XL file)
• For latest 2006 Census data for LGAs within GSAHS click here: GSAHS LGA Community Profiles 2006 Census
• For other LGA boundaries go to Australian Bureau of Statistics Census reports

Latest Population figures

• Estimated Resident Population for GSAHS LGAs June 30, 2001 to 2007 (XL file)(NEW)
• Estimated Resident Population for GSAHS Sectors and LGAs June 30, 2006 (XL file)
• Population Projections for GSAHS Sectors and LGAs 2001 to 2031 (zipped XL file)
• Population Projections for NSW LGAs summary and graphical data (zipped XL file)

Other Population data

• Greater Southern Area - population pyramid
• NSW Health Area population estimates 2005 - CHO 2006
• NSW by LGA population change 2005 to 2025

Income

• Household weekly income by Sector(NEW)
• Household weekly income by health area

Family

• Dependent children by family type by Sector (NEW)
• Dependent children by health area

Crime

• Assaults and robberies or thefts reported to police by health area

Pensions and benefits

• Aged pensions and disability and sickness benefits by health area
• Unemployment and family assistance benefits by health area

Socioeconomic indices

• 2006 SEIFA indices for GSAHS SLAs (XL file)
(NEW)
• Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) by health area 2001
• Index of occupation and education by LGA 2001
• Index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage by LGA 2001

Social Capital

• Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by age
• Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by year
• Most people can be trusted by age (NEW)
• Most people can be trusted by year (NEW)
• Most people can be trusted by health area (NEW)
• Visit neighbours by age (NEW)
• Visit neighbours by year (NEW)
• Visit neighbours by health area (NEW)
• Social capital by health area
• Weekly or more use of any neighbourhood facilities by health area
• Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by health area
• Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months by health area
• Active member of a local organisation, church or club by health area
• Feel safe walking down their street after dark by health area
• Area has a reputation for being a safe place by health area
• Run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in local area by health area
• Sad to leave neighbourhood by health area

Remoteness - ARIA categories

• ARIA+ categories for LGAs, GSAHS XL file

Environmental tobacco

• Smoke-free households by age(NEW)
• Smoke-free households by year(NEW)
• Smoke-free households by health area(NEW)
• Smoke-free cars by health area
• More likely to attend hotels and licensed bars if smoking banned by health area
• Less likely to attend hotels and licensed bars if smoking banned by health area
• More likely to frequent outdoor dining areas if smoking banned by health area
• Less likely to frequent outdoor dining areas if smoking banned by health area

UV radiation

• Shade at sporting venues 2004(scroll to sun protection section)
• Shade at public pools 2004(scroll to sun protection section)
• Shade at local park 2004 (scroll to sun protection section)
• Sun protection behaviour 2004(scroll to sun protection section)
• Solarium use 2004 (scroll to sun protection section)

Water supply

• Use public water as usual source of water by health area
• Exposure to unflued heating by health area

Food handling

• Hand washing with soap when preparing raw meat by health area

Physical activity

• Adequate physical activity by age (NEW)
• Adequate physical activity by year (NEW)
• Adequate physical activity by health area (NEW)
• Weekly or more use of any neighbourhood facilities by health area

Overweight and obesity

• Overweight and obesity by age (NEW)
• Overweight and obesity by year (NEW)
• Obesity by age (NEW)
• Obesity by year (NEW)
• Overweight and obesity by health area (NEW)
• Obesity by health area (NEW)

• Recommended fruit consumption by age (NEW)
• Recommended fruit consumption by year (NEW)
• Recommended fruit consumption by Area Health Service(NEW)
• Knowledge of recommended fruit serves by health area
• Recommended vegetable consumption by age (NEW)
• Recommended vegetable consumption by year (NEW)
• Recommended vegetable consumption by Area Health Service(NEW)
• Three serves or more of vegetables a day by age (NEW)
• Three serves or more of vegetables a day by year (NEW)
• Three serves or more of vegetables a day by health area (NEW)
• Knowledge of recommended vegetable serves by health area
• Usual use of lower fat milks by health area
• Food insecurity in the last 12 months by health area

• Current daily or occasional smoking by age (NEW)
• Current daily or occasional smoking by year (NEW)
• Current smoking by health area (NEW)
• Daily smoking by health area
• Doctor advised to quit smoking by health area
• Smoke-free households by age(NEW)
• Smoke-free households by year(NEW)
• Smoke-free households by health area(NEW)
• Smoke-free cars by health area
• More likely to attend hotels and licensed bars if smoking banned by health area
• Less likely to attend hotels and licensed bars if smoking banned by health area
• More likely to frequent outdoor dining areas if smoking banned by health area
• Less likely to frequent outdoor dining areas if smoking banned by health area
• Death and illness attributable to smoking, GSAHS
• Illness attributable to smoking NSW by LGA

• Risk alcohol drinking by age (NEW)
• Risk alcohol drinking by year (NEW)
• Risk alcohol drinking by health area (NEW)
• High risk alcohol drinking by health area (NEW)
• High risk alcohol drinking by age (NEW)
• High risk alcohol drinking by year (NEW)
• Death and illness attributable to alcohol, GSAHS
• Illness attributable to alcohol, NSW by LGA

Sexual health risk behaviours

• Unsafe sex by health area 2004 (scroll to sexual health section)

Other health-related behaviours - NSW based data

Life expectancy

• Life expectancy at birth by health area
• Life expectancy at age 65 years by health area

• GSAHS Indigenous Profile 2006 Census (zipped XL file)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as a proportion of total population by SLA- 2001 map
• Aboriginal population by LGA 2001
• Deaths for all causes by age
• Hospitalisation by cause GSAHS
• Child immunisation coverage by health area
• NSW data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, NSW CHO report

• NSW Health Survey data for Aboriginal people by Area Health Service

• Risk alcohol drinking by health area
• High risk alcohol drinking by health area
• Recommended fruit consumption by health area
• Recommended vegetable consumption by health area
• Food insecurity in the last 12 months by health area
• Adequate physical activity by health area
• Current daily or occasional smoking by health area
• Smoke-free households by health area
• Vaccinated against influenza in the last 12 months by health area
• Vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in the last 5 years by health area
• Excellent, very good, or good self-rated health status by health area
• Current asthma by health area
• Diabetes or high blood glucose by health area
• All natural teeth missing by health area
• Overweight and obesity by health area
• High and very high psychological distress by health area
• Difficulties getting health care when needing it by health area
• Emergency department presentation in the previous 12 months by health area
• Hospital admission in the previous 12 months by health area
• Community health centre attendance in the previous 12 months by health area
• Public dental service attendance in the previous 12 months by health area
• Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by health area
• Most people can be trusted by health area
• Visit neighbours by health area

Other indicators of inequity in the NSW CHO Reports

Difficulties getting health care

• Difficulties getting health care when needing it by age (NEW)
• Difficulties getting health care when needing it by year (NEW)
• Difficulties getting health care when needing it by health area (NEW)
• Types of difficulties getting health care when needing it

Emergency department presentations

• Emergency department care rated as excellent, very good or good by age(NEW)
• Emergency department care rated as excellent, very good or good by year(NEW)
• Emergency department care rated as excellent, very good or good by health area(NEW)
• Emergency department attendance in the previous 12 months by health area
• Emergency department attendance in the previous 12 months by year
• Reason for rating most recent emergency visit as fair or poor

Hospital admissions

• Hospital care rated as excellent, very good or good by age(NEW)
• Hospital care rated as excellent, very good or good by year(NEW)
• Hospital admission in the previous 12 months by health area
• Hospital admission in the previous 12 months by year
• Hospital care rated as excellent, very good or good by health area (NEW)
• Reason for rating most recent overnight hospital stay as fair or poor

Community health centres

• Community health centre care rated as excellent, very good, or good by age
• Community health centre care rated as excellent, very good, or good by year
• Community health centre attendance in the previous 12 months by health area
• Community health centre attendance in the previous 12 months by year

Public dental services

• Public dental service care rated as excellent, very good, or good by age(NEW)
• Public dental service care rated as excellent, very good, or good by year(NEW)
• Public dental service care rated as excellent, very good, or good by health area(NEW)
• Public dental service attendance in the previous 12 months by health area
• Public dental service attendance in the previous 12 months by year

• Many items on this page are links to Greater Southern Area specific data contained in one of the following html based reports produced by the NSW Department of Health:
  1. Population Health Division. The health of the people of NSW: Report of the Chief Health Officer, 2006. Sydney : NSW Department of Health 2006. Available from www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep
  2. Population Health Division, 2006 Report on Adult Health: NSW Population Health Survey. Sydney : NSW Department of Health 2006. Available from www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/survey/hsurvey.html
  3. Centre for Epidemiology and Research, 2007 Report on Adult Health by Area Health Service from the New South Wales Population Health Survey. Sydney: NSW Department of Health 2008. Link
  4. Centre for Epidemiology and Research, 2006 Report on Adult Health by Area Health Service from the New South Wales Population Health Survey. Sydney: NSW Department of Health 2007. Link
  5. Centre for Epidemiology and Research, New South Wales School Students Health Behaviours Survey: 2005 Report Sydney: NSW Department of Health 2007. Link
  6. Centre for Epidemiology and Research, 2003-2004 Report on Child Health from the New South Wales Population Health Survey Sydney: NSW Department of Health 2006. Link

Last updated: 3 July 2008

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

Suggested citation: Population Health, Greater Southern Health Online. Greater Southern Area Health Service, Albury, 2008.

Available at: http://www.gsahs.nsw.gov.au/gsho/gsho/index.htm. Accessed 6/09/2008.