Population health profiles of the Divisions of General Practice: supplement

These population health profiles, produced for the 119 Australian Divisions of General Practice, are a supplement to the Population health profiles of the Divisions of General Practice, dated November 2005. The supplements include an update of the population of the Divisions, as well as additional indicators and aspects of the Divisions' socioeconomic status, use of GP services and health. 

Specific topics covered include a population update; additional socio-demographic indicators; unreferred attendances - patient flow and GP catchment; additional prevalence estimates: chronic disease and risk factors combined; avoidable hospitalisations; and avoidable mortality. Maps and data files are also available.

Authored by PHIDU

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Contents

Socio-demographic profile

• Population
  

Annual change; by age and sex

Population projections

• Additional socio-demographic indicators

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, by quintile

Jobless families with children under 15 years old

Private health insurance

General medical practitioner services

Patient flow

GP catchment

Additional prevalence estimates: chronic diseases and risk factors combined

Had asthma and were smokers (18+ years)

Had type 2 diabetes and were overweight/ obese (15+ years)

Avoidable hospitalisations: hospital admissions resulting from ambulatory care-sensitive conditions

Avoidable, unavoidable and total admissions

Vaccine-preventable, chronic and acute conditions

Avoidable mortality (0 to 74 years)

Avoidable, amenable mortality, unavoidable and total mortality

Avoidable and amenable mortality, by age and sex

Years of life lost

• Avoidable mortality by major condition group and selected cause
  

Cancer: total; colorectal and lung

Cardiovascular diseases: total; ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases

Respiratory system diseases: total; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Unitentional injuries: total; road traffic injuries

Intentional injuries: total; suicide and self inflicted injuries