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Social determinants
Index of relative disadvantage by local government area


Socioeconomic Indices For Areas (SEIFA): Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage scores by local government area, NSW 2001
Health Area LGA of
residence
Index of
Relative SE
Disadvantage
Sydney South West AHS Ashfield (A) 1,026.72
  Bankstown (C) 954.05
  Burwood (A) 1,003.52
  Camden (A) 1,040.92
  Campbelltown (C) 940.61
  Canada Bay (A) 1,072.70
  Canterbury (C) 923.04
  Fairfield (C) 849.22
  Leichhardt (A) 1,076.91
  Liverpool (C) 948.93
  Marrickville (A) 999.55
  Strathfield (A) 1,027.95
  Sydney (C) 1,032.74
  Wingecarribee (A) 1,028.43
  Wollondilly (A) 1,022.85
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra AHS Botany Bay (C) 955.09
  Hurstville (C) 1,018.85
  Kiama (A) 1,060.41
  Kogarah (A) 1,050.49
  Randwick (C) 1,050.88
  Rockdale (C) 987.23
  Shellharbour (C) 954.02
  Shoalhaven (C) 967.81
  Sutherland Shire (A) 1,079.42
  Sydney (C) 1,032.74
  Waverley (A) 1,094.76
  Wollongong (C) 980.87
  Woollahra (A) 1,140.59
Sydney West AHS Auburn (A) 898.37
  Baulkham Hills (A) 1,109.76
  Blacktown (C) 956.15
  Blue Mountains (C) 1,060.72
  Hawkesbury (C) 1,017.53
  Holroyd (C) 974.94
  Lithgow (C) 936.82
  Parramatta (C) 990.39
  Penrith (C) 991.51
Northern Sydney & Central Coast AHS Gosford (C) 1,011.36
  Hornsby (A) 1,103.88
  Hunter's Hill (A) 1,116.88
  Ku-ring-gai (A) 1,151.47
  Lane Cove (A) 1,131.96
  Manly (A) 1,116.74
  Mosman (A) 1,147.30
  North Sydney (A) 1,139.71
  Pittwater (A) 1,106.42
  Ryde (C) 1,063.57
  Warringah (A) 1,081.39
  Willoughby (C) 1,105.83
  Wyong (A) 958.88
Hunter & New England AHS Armidale Dumaresq (A) 1,007.10
  Barraba (A) 948.85
  Bingara (A) 953.57
  Cessnock (C) 926.32
  Dungog (A) 990.85
  Glen Innes (A) 956.19
  Gloucester (A) 972.22
  Greater Taree (C) 945.63
  Great Lakes (A) 966.52
  Gunnedah (A) 951.11
  Guyra (A) 954.03
  Inverell (A) 949.15
  Lake Macquarie (C) 985.00
  Maitland (C) 962.29
  Manilla (A) 931.95
  Merriwa (A) 962.90
  Moree Plains (A) 928.88
  Murrurundi (A) 952.58
  Muswellbrook (A) 945.42
  Narrabri (A) 966.82
  Newcastle (C) 972.35
  Nundle (A) 974.08
  Parry (A) 997.37
  Port Stephens (A) 973.79
  Quirindi (A) 980.74
  Scone (A) 976.18
  Severn (A) 1,002.35
  Singleton (A) 986.39
  Tamworth (C) 963.66
  Tenterfield (A) 936.51
  Uralla (A) 990.58
  Walcha (A) 992.51
  Yallaroi (A) 973.90
North Coast AHS Ballina (A) 986.91
  Bellingen (A) 949.14
  Byron (A) 962.06
  Clarence Valley (A) 948.07
  Coffs Harbour (C) 962.03
  Hastings (A) 982.20
  Kempsey (A) 908.67
  Kyogle (A) 934.10
  Lismore (C) 957.07
  Nambucca (A) 912.13
  Richmond Valley (A) 917.55
  Tweed (A) 956.60
Greater Southern AHS Albury (C) 983.83
  Bega Valley (A) 987.28
  Berrigan (A) 1,001.57
  Bland (A) 1,010.41
  Bombala (A) 974.98
  Boorowa (A) 1,015.04
  Carrathool (A) 986.18
  Conargo (A) 1,057.52
  Coolamon (A) 1,003.02
  Cooma-Monaro (A) 1,014.38
  Cootamundra (A) 966.55
  Corowa (A) 994.48
  Culcairn (A) 991.35
  Deniliquin (A) 985.52
  Eastern Capital City Regional (A) 1,074.39
  Eurobodalla (A) 967.90
  Greater Argyle (A) 968.38
  Greater Queanbeyan (C) 1,009.19
  Griffith (C) 971.81
  Gundagai (A) 986.50
  Harden (A) 965.10
  Hay (A) 966.83
  Holbrook (A) 1,005.70
  Hume (A) 1,039.19
  Jerilderie (A) 1,029.03
  Junee (A) 959.45
  Leeton (A) 976.97
  Lockhart (A) 1,020.80
  Murray (A) 1,013.25
  Murrumbidgee (A) 964.30
  Narrandera (A) 965.46
  Snowy River (A) 1,080.54
  Temora (A) 981.88
  Tumbarumba (A) 988.39
  Tumut (A) 954.16
  Upper Lachlan (A) 1,025.26
  Urana (A) 982.64
  Wagga Wagga (C) 991.24
  Wakool (A) 1,012.17
  Yass Valley (A) 1,051.62
  Young (A) 978.12
Greater Western AHS Balranald (A) 964.49
  Bathurst (C) 988.35
  Blayney (A) 965.98
  Bogan (A) 949.47
  Bourke (A) 930.78
  Brewarrina (A) 845.11
  Broken Hill (C) 929.54
  Cabonne (A) 1,011.83
  Central Darling (A) 864.71
  Cobar (A) 960.42
  Coolah (A) 988.42
  Coonabarabran (A) 955.43
  Coonamble (A) 910.46
  Cowra (A) 967.88
  Dubbo (C) 987.70
  Evans (A) 1,032.18
  Forbes (A) 971.14
  Gilgandra (A) 970.84
  Lachlan (A) 961.96
  Mudgee (A) 971.71
  Narromine (A) 948.24
  Oberon (A) 978.38
  Orange (C) 972.72
  Parkes (A) 966.10
  Rylstone (A) 926.23
  Walgett (A) 875.83
  Warren (A) 959.53
  Weddin (A) 1,000.83
  Wellington (A) 936.89
  Wentworth (A) 981.61
  Unincorporated NSW 942.88


Note: Australian scores are the reference point and are set to 1,000 for each index. Scores for local government areas are population-weighted means of the scores of their constituent census collector districts.
Source: ABS Socio Economic Indices for Areas (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.

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Suggested citation: Public Health Division, The Health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. NSW Department of Health, Sydney, Available at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/soc/soc_irsd_lgamap.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
Produced by: Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on: 7 December 2006

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