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Social determinants data book
Social determinants data book
The Health of the people of New South Wales
Report of the Chief Health Officer
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- Social factors such as income, socioeconomic status, employment status, educational attainment, and crime rates, are associated with inequalities in health.
- In NSW in 2006, the gross average weekly household income was $1,378 and the average equivalised disposable weekly household income was $660. In NSW in 2006, 12% of households had household weekly incomes of less than $500 per week and 22% of households had household weekly incomes of more than $2,000 per week.
- Among NSW area health services, in 2006, the North Coast Area Health Service had the largest proportion of low-income households of less than $500 gross income per week (18%), while the Northern Sydney-Central Coast Area Health Services had the lowest proportion (8%) of such households.
- In 2006, 14.5% of the NSW population aged 15 and over had individual gross weekly income of less than $150 while 4.1% had gross weekly income of more than $2,000. Individual weekly income tended to be higher for males than females, and persons aged less than 65 years of age.
- Two-thirds of households in NSW in 2006 were either fully owned or in the process of purchasing their homes, while just under 30% were rented. Metropolitan households were more likely to live and rented dwellings and less likely to live in their own homes than households in rural areas.
- In NSW in 2007, measures of social capital related to safety and social reciprocity were higher away from major cities.
- The proportion of the population receiving income support varied widely among areas. Overall, of those in the eligible age groups in 2008:
- - 68.5% received the age pension;
- - 8% received disability or sickness benefits;
- - 5% received unemployment benefits;
- - 14% of families received parenting payment.
- The unemployment rate has remained relatively steady since 2000, and stood at 4.5% for males and 4.7% for females in June 2008.
- The Year 12 retention rate declined slightly in 2007 to just below 70% and ranged from 64.5% in NSW government schools to 78.6% in non-government schools.
- Just under 81,000 assaults and robberies and just over 293,000 thefts were recorded in NSW in 2007.
- In NSW in 2006, socioeconomic status tended to decrease with increasing rurality and remoteness.
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File link: Social determinants data book
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Type: Report
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Author Branch: Centre for Epidemiology & Research
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