Social Health Atlas of South Australia (Online), 2008 - updated February 2009

Summary: Demography and socioeconomic status; Health status and risk factors; Use of services

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Demography and socioeconomic status (data period: btwn 2004 to 2006)

Health status and risk factors (data period: btwn 2000 to 2007)

Use of services (data period: btwn 2001 to 2007)

Mapping contents: topics and indicators

Demography and socioeconomic status, 2006*

Age distribution: Males, Females, Persons - age in 5 year groups, 0 to 85+ years

Birthplace & non-English speaking residents:

• Total Indigenous population
• Australian-born population
• People born in predominately English-speaking countries
• People born in predominately non-English speaking (NES) countires
• People born in NES countries resident in Australia for five years or more
• People born in NES countries resident in Australia for less than five years
• People born in NES countires with poor proficiency in English

• Top ten birthplaces of people from non-English speaking countries: Italy, Germany, Greece, Vietnam, China, Netherlands, India, Poland, Philippines and Malaysia
  

Total fertility rate, 2004 to 2006

Education

• Full-time participation in secondary school education at age 16
• Average publicly examined subject (PES) achievement scores
• Average publicly assessed subject (PAS) achievement scores
• Average school assessed subject (SAS) achievement scores
• Students with a Tertiary Education Rank in science or maths, 2005 to 2006
  
• Participation in vocational education and training, 2005
  

Families

• Single parent families with children aged less than 15 years
• Jobless families with children aged less than 15 years
• Children aged less than 15 years in jobless families

• Dwellings rented from Housing SA
• Households in dwellings receiving rent assistance from Centrelink
• Private dwellings with no motor vehicle
  

• Age pensioners
• Disability support pensioners
• Female sole parent pensioners
• People receiving an unemployment benefit
• People receiving an unemployment benefit, including CDEP
• People receiving an unemployment benefit long-term
• People receiving an unemployment benefit long-term, including CDEP
• Children in welfare-dependent and other low income families
• Welfare-dependent and other low income families with children

• No Internet connection
• Total Internet connections
  - Broadband Internet connections
  - Dial-up Internet connections
  - Other Internet connections

• Estimated unemployment
• Estimated unemployment, including CDEP
• Estimated labour force participation
• Female labour force participation
• Unskilled and semi-skilled workers
• Managers and administrators; and professionals
  

• Total persons aged 70 years and over
• Persons aged 70 years and over living in the community
• Total persons, all ages
• Persons, all ages, living in the community
  

• Unpaid assistance provided by people aged 15 years and over to persons with a disability
  
• Unpaid child care provided by people aged 15 years and over to their own child/children
  
• Unpaid child care provided by people aged 15 years and over to other child/children
  
• Total unpaid child care provided by people aged 15 years and over
• People aged 15 years and over who participated in voluntary work for an organisation or group
• Do you like living in your local community?
• Can you get help from family, friends or neighbours when you need it?
• Do you feel safe in your neighbourhood or community?
• How pleasant is the environment, the planning, open spaces, lack of pollution?
• How good are the neighbours, friendly, help others?
• How good are the facilities and services?
• How good are the recreation areas such as sports areas and parks?
• How good is the range of community groups?
• Do you regularly volunteer your time to help out anywhere?
• Do you feel that people in your neighbourhood can be trusted?
• Do you feel that you are part of your local community?
• Have you become involved in community issues?
• Are you a member of an organised sport or church or community group in your local area?
• Are you on a decision making board or committee?
• If you have school aged children, are you actively involved with activities in their school?
• How many times have you attended a local event in last 12 months?

*2006, unless specified otherwise

Health status and risk factors (data period: btwn 2000 to 2007)

• Low birthweight babies
  
• Perinatal risk factor scores
• Termination of pregnancy
• Smoking during pregnancy
  

Child health

• Children fully immunised at 12 months of age, 2006
• Overweight (not obese) four year old boys, 2004 to 2007
  
• Obese four year old boys, 2004 to 2007
• Overweight (not obese) four year old girls, 2004 to 2007
• Obese four year old girls, 2004 to 2007
  
• Twelve year olds with no decayed, missing or filled teeth, 2004 to 2006
• Twelve year olds with decayed, missing or filled teeth, 2004 to 2006
  

Estimates of chronic disease and injury, 2004-05

• Type 2 diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Males with mental and behavioural problems
  - Males with mood (affective) problems
• Females with mental and behavioural problems
  - Females with mood (affective) problems
• Circulatory system diseases
  - Hypertensive disease
• Respiratory system diseases
  - Asthma
• Musculoskeletal system diseases
  - Arthritis
    -- Rheumatoid arthritis
    -- Osteoarthritis
  - Females with osteoporosis
  
• Injury events
  

Estimates of measures of self-reported health and selected risk factors, 2004-05

• Fair or poor self-assessed health status, persons aged 15 years and over
• High or very high psychological distress levels (K-10), persons aged 18 years and over
• Male current smokers, 18 years and over
• Female current smokers, 18 years and over
• High health risk due to alcohol consumed, persons aged 18 years and over
• Physical inactivity, persons aged 15 years and over
• Overweight (not obese) males, 15 years and over
• Obese males, 15 years and over
• Overweight (not obese) females, 15 years and over
• Obese females, 15 years and over
• Persons in normal weight range, 15 years and over
• Usual daily intake of two serves of fruit, persons aged 12 years and over
• People with at least one of four risk factors, 18 years and over
  

• Had type 2 diabetes and were overweight/ obese, persons aged 15 years and over
• Had asthma and were smokers, persons aged 18 years and over

• All cancers
• Colorectal cancer, persons aged 20 years and over
  
• Lung cancer, persons aged 20 years and over
• Breast cancer, females aged 30 years and over
• Prostate cancer, males aged 50 years and over
  

Infant death, 2002 to 2006

• Deaths of infants under one year of age

Premature mortality by sex, 2002 to 2006

• Deaths of males aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths of females aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths of persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths of males aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths of females aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths of persons aged 0 to 74 years

• Deaths from cancers, persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths from circulatory system diseases, persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths from respiratory system diseases, persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths from external causes, persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths from all other causes, persons aged 15 to 64 years
• Deaths from cancers, persons aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths from circulatory system diseases, persons aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths from respiratory system diseases, persons aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths from external causes, persons aged 0 to 74 years
• Deaths from all other causes, persons aged 0 to 74 years
  

• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: all causes
• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: cancer
  - Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: colorectal cancer
  - Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: lung cancer
• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: cardiovascular diseases
  - Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: ischaemic heart disease
  - Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: cerebrovascular diseases
• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: respiratory system diseases
  - Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: road traffic injuries
• Potentially avoidable deaths at ages 0 to 74 years: suicide and self-inflicted injuries

• Treatable (amenable) deaths at ages 0 to 74 years
  

Use of services (data period: btwn 2001 to 2007)

• Community health services, 2005/06
• Community mental health services, 2005/06
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), 0 to 19 years, 2004/05 to 2006/07

Community support services

• Domiciliary Care services, 2006
• RDNS home nursing clients, 2005/06

• Families SA clients receiving emergency financial assistance, 2005/06

• Breast screening participation, females aged 50 to 69 years
  
• Breast screening outcomes: cancer, females aged 50 to 69 years

• Cervical screening participation, females aged 20 to 69 years
• Cervical screening outcomes: high grade abnormality, females aged 20 to 69 years
• Cervical screening outcomes: low grade abnormality, females aged 20 to 69 years

• Non-referred attendances for GP services to males, 2004/05
  
• Non-referred attendances for GP services to females, 2004/05
  
• Total non-referred attendances for GP services, 2005/06
  
• Total non-referred GP attendances for Enhanced Primary Care items, 2005/06
  
• Non-referred attendances for GP Practice Nurse and Aboriginal Health Worker services, 2005/06
  
• Non-referred attendances for GP services (45 Year Old Health Check), persons aged 45 to 49 years, 2006/07
  
• Non-referred attendances for GP services (Annual health assessments), persons aged 75 years and over, 2005/06

• Attendances at Emergency Departments of public acute hospitals

• Total admissions
• Admissions to public acute hospitals
• Admissions to private hospitals
• Admissions of males
• Admissions of females

• Admissions for a tonsillectomy
• Admissions for a myringotomy, 0 to 9 years
• Admissions for a Caesarean section, females aged 15 to 44 years
  
• Admissions for a hysterectomy, females aged 30 years and over

• Admissions for certain infectious and parasitic diseases
• Admissions for cancer
• Admissions for mental and behavioural disorders
• Admissions for circulatory system diseases
• Admissions for respiratory system diseases
• Admissions for digestive system diseases
• Admissions for musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases
• Admissions for genitourinary system diseases
• Admissions for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, females aged 15 to 44 years
• Admissions for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

• Admissions for all conditions
• Admissions for diabetes complications
• Admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Admissions for dental conditions
• Admissions for dehydration and gastroenteritis
• Admissions for asthma
• Admissions for congestive cardiac failure
• Admissions for ear, nose, and throat infections
• Admissions for pyelonephritis
• Admissions for angina
• Admissions for cellulitis

• Total residential aged care places
  
• Residential aged care - high-level care places
  
• Residential aged care - low-level care places