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Marrickville Local Government Area Health ProfileContentsINTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1POPULATION AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................... 32.1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................................32.2 BIRTHS AND MATERNAL HEALTH ...................................................................................................................................52.3 CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS ...........................................................................................................................................62.4 EDUCATION LEVELS ...........................................................................................................................................................72.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................................................................72.6 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITY.......................................................................................82.7 HUMANITARIAN ARRIVALS ...............................................................................................................................................82.8 HOMELESSNESS ...................................................................................................................................................................9HEALTH RISKS OF THE POPULATION ................................................................................................. 123.1 HEALTH RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................................................... 12LONG TERM CONDITIONS, CHRONIC DISEASE AND DISABILITY ....................................................... 144.1 CHRONIC DISEASES .......................................................................................................................................................... 144.2 CANCER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 174.3 MORTALITY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 204.4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES ..................................................................................................................................................... 224.5 DISABILITY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23HEALTH SERVICE UTILISATION .......................................................................................................... 245.1 PRIMARY CARE UTILISATION .......................................................................................................................................... 245.2 EMERGENCY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 255.3 AMBULATORY-CARE SENSITIVE ADMISSIONS ............................................................................................................. 265.4 HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE .................................................................................................................................... 27HEALTH SERVICE AVAILABILITY ....................................................................................................... 286.1 HOSPITALS AND DAY SURGERY ..................................................................................................................................... 286.2 MEDICAL ........................................................................................................................................................................... 286.3 ALLIED HEALTH .............................................................................................................................................................. 296.4 COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES .................................................................................................................................. 306.5 AGED CARE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31APPENDIX A: POSTCODE TO LGA / SLA CORRESPONDENCES ....................................................... 33APPENDIX B: DATA LIMITATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS ..................................................................... 34
Marrickville Local Government Area Health Profile1IntroductionThis health profile is one of a series of profiles thatoutlines the health of residents of the Inner WestSydney Medicare Local (IWSML) and SydneyLocal Health District (SLHD) catchmentarea. The catchment comprises LocalGovernment Areas (LGAs) of Ashfield,Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury,Leichhardt, Marrickville, Strathfield andStatistical Local Areas (SLAs) ofSydney South and Sydney West and isreferred to as the Inner West Sydneycatchment. The profile describes the characteristics of the Marrickville Local Government Area(LGA) population and compares it with the populations of the Inner West Sydney catchmentand NSW. 1Marrickville Local Government Area (pop: 76,500) is located less than 10 kilometres west ofthe City of Sydney and is comprised of Enmore and Newtown (postcode 2042), St Peters,Sydenham and Tempe (postcode 2044), Stanmore and Westgate (postcode 2048), Lewisham,Petersham and Petersham North (postcode 2049), Camperdown (postcode 2050), Dulwich Hill(postcode 2203) and Marrickville / Marrickville South (postcode 2204).At the 2011 census, 58% of Marrickville residents reported being born in Australia, 1.5%identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and 34% reported being born overseas. Ofthe total population, 25% were born in non-English speaking countries. The median age is 36years, with almost 50% of Marrickville residents classified as young workforce, parents andhomebuilders, or 25-49 years of age.From a population health perspective, there is a higher level of smoking, overweight and obesity,as well as most chronic disease types when compared to other LGAs within the Inner WestSydney catchment. There is a higher prevalence of mood disorders (8.7%) and respiratoryconditions (25.9%) than any other locality across the catchment. 4.3% report having a disabilityfor which they need assistance in their daily lives.1 Users of this information are strongly advised to refer to the source data to ensure accuracy, and to take note of the data explanations whichaccompany the profile to ensure the information provided is interpreted appropriately and that the data limitations are understood. Referencecan be made to the source data through the links and/or references provided.This health profile should be read in conjunction with more detailed information on the health of the local population provided by IWSML andSLHD on their websites: www.iwsml.org.au and www.slhd.nsw.gov.au. Additional information can also be obtained from the NSW Chief HealthOfficer’s Report 2010 and Health Statistics NSW. Available at http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/ and from the NSW Adult Population HealthSurveys: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/surveys/Pages/default.aspx.Inner West Sydney Medicare Local and Sydney Local Health District Page 1Marrickville Local Government AreaPopulation Health LGA/SLA Profile v1.1 March 2013
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