Wangaratta (RC)

The Rural City of is a commercial and manufacturing centre, about 235 kilometres north- east . Population growth has been minimal since 2002, and below average growth is projected to 2022. People aged 15-44 are slightly underrepresented in the population and the 45+ age group is slightly overrepresented. Cultural diversity is low, rates of family incidents and drug usage and possession offences are above average, median household income is below average, and rental and mortgage stress are above average. The percentage of the population reporting asthma and high blood pressure is above average, and the percentage at risk of short term harm from drinking is also above average. Cancer screening rates are above average, especially for cervical cancer. Wangaratta has the third highest rate of unintentional injuries requiring hospital treatment, at over twice the Victorian rate, and also a relatively high rate of intentional injuries. The most frequently attended public hospital is Northeast Health Wangaratta which accounts for 81.5% of public hospital separations. The number of emergency department presentations per 1,000 population is much higher than average both overall and for primary care type presentations, while GP attendances per 1,000 population are among the lowest in the state. The rate of registered mental health clients per 1,000 target population is well above average.

Wangaratta (RC) Page 1 1 Community capacity

Geography

Metropolitan/rural Wangaratta (RC) Departmental region Area of LGA 3,644 km ASGS LGA code 26700 Most populous community in LGA Wangaratta Distance to 238 km Travel time to Melbourne 2 hours 41 minutes Remoteness area Inner Regional Australia ARIA measures (low/average/high) (1.22 / 2.34 / 3.77)

Land use

Business 0.0% Industrial 0.1% Residential 0.7% Rural 61.1% Other 38.0%

Demographics 2012 population profile

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0.0% 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75 78 81 84 Age in years Wangaratta (RC) Victoria

Wangaratta (RC) Page 2 Per annum population change

Time period LGA Victoria 2002–2012, Percentage of actual change 0.33% 1.57% 2012–2022, Percentage of projected change 0.43% 1.58%

2012 population by age and sex

% total LGA % total VIC Females Males Total population population 00–14 2,461 2,601 5,062 18.6% 18.3% 15–24 1,578 1,509 3,087 11.3% 13.6% 25–44 3,070 3,091 6,161 22.6% 29.2% 45–64 3,867 3,728 7,595 27.9% 24.5% 65–84 2,425 2,137 4,562 16.7% 12.4% 85+ 506 263 769 2.8% 2.0% Total 13,907 13,329 27,236 100.0% 100.0%

Population projections by age group and sex, 2012 and 2022

85+ 2022 2022 85+ 80-84 80-84 2012 2012 75-79 75-79 70-74 70-74 65-69 65-69 60-64 60-64 55-59 55-59 50-54 50-54 45-49 45-49 40-44 40-44 35-39 35-39 30-34 30-34 25-29 25-29 20-24 20-24 15-19 15-19 10-14 10-14 05-09 05-09 00-04 00-04

1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 Males Females

Wangaratta (RC) Page 3 Fertility rate

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Total fertility rate 2.20 26 1.82 Teenage fertility rate 10.78 40 10.38

Diversity

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population 1.1% 29 0.8% Percentage of population born overseas 8.4% 62 27.7% Percentage of population born in non-English 4.8% 49 20.9% speaking country United Kingdom 2.4% Italy 1.5%

Top 5 overseas countries of birth New Zealand 0.7% Germany 0.6% Netherlands 0.5%

Percentage speaking language other than English 4.8% 42 24.2% at home Italian 2.5% German 0.3%

Top 5 languages spoken other than English Greek 0.2% Dutch 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

Percentage with low English proficiency 0.7% 38 4.0% English 40.6% Australian 29.5%

Top 5 ancestries Irish 8.1% Italian 5.4%

Scottish 3.7%

New settler arrivals per 100,000 population 246.0 58 1,415.1 Humanitarian arrivals as a percentage of new 0.0% 49 7.2% settlers Community acceptance of diverse cultures 46.7% 37 50.6%

Wangaratta (RC) Page 4 Social engagement and crime

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage 981 30 NA Percentage of households with broadband internet 63.1% 56 72.6% Gaming machine losses per head of adult $343.2 47 $549.5 population Family incidents per 1,000 population 14.7 17 10.8 Drug usage and possession offences per 1,000 6.5 7 3.8 population Total offences per 1,000 population 78.6 20 72.2 Percentage who feel safe walking alone during the 99.4% 18 97.0% day Percentage who feel safe on street alone after 84.9% 21 70.3% dark Percentage who help out as a volunteer 26.9% 30 19.3% Participation in citizen engagement in last year 56.0% 45 50.5% Social networking used to organise time with 25.5% 64 35.1% family/friends Percentage who believe there are good facilities 85.6% 26 85.2% and services in the LGA

2 Socio-economic factors

Economic and employment characteristics

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Unemployment rate 4.6% 49 5.8% Percentage of individuals with income less than 42.3% 35 39.9% $400 per week Percentage of females with income less than $400 49.2% 40 47.1% per week Percentage of males with income less than $400 34.7% 36 32.1% per week Percentage of families headed by one parent 15.5% 29 15.5% Proportion who are female 83.6% 13 82.8% Proportion who are male 16.4% 67 17.2% Median household income $913 52 $1,216 Percentage of low income families with children 8.9% 40 8.7% Percentage of population with food insecurity 3.8% 45 4.6%

Wangaratta (RC) Page 5 Housing, transport and sustainability characteristics

LGA measure Rank among Victoria LGAs measure Mortgage stress 12.3% 29 11.4% Rental stress 28.3% 17 25.1% Percentage of rental housing that is affordable 67.1% 30 18.4% Median house price $235,013 56 $412,000 Median rent for three bedroom home $260 49 $320 New dwellings approved per 1,000 population 4.7 53 8.6 Social housing as a percentage of total dwellings 4.9% 20 3.8% Number of social housing dwellings 592 NA 84,037 Percentage of work journeys which are by car 70.5% 29 66.2%

Percentage of work journeys which are by public 0.6% 67 11.1% transport Persons with at least 2 hour daily commute NA NA 11.6% Percentage of dwellings with no motor vehicle 6.7% 36 8.7% Passenger vehicles per 1,000 population 633.5 26 606.8

Percentage of passenger vehicles more than ten 55.6% 23 47.7% years old

Education characteristics

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Full-time equivalent students 4,942 NA 869,698 Percentage of year 9 students who attain national 90.5% 67 93.5% minimum standards in literacy Percentage of year 9 students who attain national 92.8% 63 95.0% minimum standards in numeracy Percentage of 19 year olds completing year 12 87.1% 27 84.2% Percentage of persons who did not complete year 60.9% 28 43.7% 12 Percentage of persons who completed a higher 29.6% 44 45.7% education qualification Percentage of students attending government 56.0% 69 61.6% school

3 Health and wellbeing

Health conditions

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Percentage of persons reporting asthma 12.7% 24 10.9% Percentage of persons reporting type 2 diabetes 4.2% 50 5.0%

Wangaratta (RC) Page 6 Percentage of persons reporting high blood 26.7% 25 24.5% pressure Percentage of persons reporting heart disease 6.4% 56 6.9% Percentage of persons reporting osteoporosis 4.8% 56 5.3% Percentage of persons reporting arthritis 18.6% 61 19.8% Percentage of persons overweight 36.5% 15 32.5% Percentage of females overweight 24.2% 51 24.6% Percentage of males overweight 49.5% 8 40.6% Percentage of persons obese 14.0% 64 17.3% Percentage of females obese 16.2% 57 17.2% Percentage of males obese 11.8% 71 17.4% Cancer incidence per 100,000 population 583.8 38 522.0 Cancer incidence per 100,000 females 474.6 51 468.1 Cancer incidence per 100,000 males 697.7 31 577.0 Poor dental health 4.3% 62 5.6% Notifications of Pertussis per 1,000 population 0.6 58 0.8 Notifications of Influenza per 1,000 population 0.7 50 1.1 Notifications of Chlamydia per 1,000 population 2.4 61 3.5

Health behaviours

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Percentage of persons 18+ who are current 13.0% 65 15.7% smokers Percentage of females 18+ who are current 13.0% 44 12.9% smokers Percentage of males 18+ who are current smokers 13.2% 69 18.5% Percentage of persons at risk of short-term harm 16.3% 8 9.1% from alcohol consumption Percentage of persons who do not meet fruit and 46.5% 64 51.1% vegetable dietary guidelines Percentage of females who do not meet fruit and 42.7% 56 45.5% vegetable dietary guidelines Percentage of males who do not meet fruit and 51.0% 64 56.9% vegetable dietary guidelines Percentage of persons who drink soft drink every 17.0% 44 15.9% day Percentage of persons who share a meal with 72.6% 28 66.3% family at least 5 days per week Percentage of persons who do not meet physical 27.9% 58 32.1% activity guidelines Percentage of females who do not meet physical 32.6% 32 33.6% activity guidelines Percentage of males who do not meet physical 22.7% 67 30.4% activity guidelines

Wangaratta (RC) Page 7 Percentage of persons who sit for at least 7 hours 24.7% 45 32.6% per day Percentage of persons who visit a green space at 48.0% 38 50.7% least once per week Percentage of breast cancer screening 59.7% 18 54.6% participation Percentage of cervical cancer screening 67.6% 8 60.2% participation Percentage of bowel cancer screening 41.8% 11 36.5% participation

Children and young person characteristics

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Low birth weight babies 6.6% 38 6.6% Percentage of infants fully breastfed at three 51.4% 43 51.4% months Percentage of children fully immunised at 24–27 93.6% 40 91.7% months Percentage of children attending 3 year old 71.9% 29 64.4% maternal and child health checks Kindergarten participation rate 100.0% NA 98.0% Percentage of children with kindergarten subsidy 31.4% 38 24.6% Percentage of children with emotional or 6.8% 8 4.3% behavioural problems at school entry Percentage of children with speech or language 16.8% 28 13.8% problems at school entry Percentage of adolescents who report being 20.9% 16 17.9% recently bullied Percentage of children developmentally vulnerable 13.2% 67 19.5% in one or more domains Percentage of children developmentally vulnerable 6.4% 63 9.5% in two or more domains Rate of substantiated child abuse per 1,000 10.8 17 6.7 population Rate of children on child protection orders per 8.6 25 5.2 1,000 population Rate of children in out of home care per 1,000 8.8 18 4.6 population

Aged and disability characteristics

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Percentage of population with need for assistance 5.7% 36 5.0% with core activity People with severe and profound disability living in 4.7% 26 4.0% the community (all ages)

Wangaratta (RC) Page 8 People with severe and profound disability living in 12.4% 34 13.7% the community (65+) Disability support pension recipients per 1,000 75.8 32 54.9 eligible population Percentage of persons aged 75+ who live alone 39.6% 29 35.9% Proportion who are female 74.1% 27 73.9% Proportion who are male 25.9% 53 26.1% Aged care places (high care) per 1,000 eligible 39.7 44 40.9 population Aged care places (low care) per 1,000 eligible 45.4 44 44.4 population Age pension recipients per 1,000 eligible 749.4 27 694.3 population

Life expectancy and wellbeing

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Male life expectancy 79.2 34 80.3 Female life expectancy 83.0 63 84.4 Percentage persons reporting fair or poor health 9.3% 75 15.9% Percentagestatus of females reporting fair or poor health 10.5% 60 16.2% Percentage of males reporting fair or poor health 8.1% 77 15.6% status Percentage of persons reporting a high/very high 9.3% 46 11.1% degree of psychological distress Percentage of persons sleeping less than 7 hours 25.5% 70 31.5% per day Percentage persons with adequate work-life 46.6% 57 53.1% balance

Injury and mortality

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Unintentional injuries treated in hospital per 1,000 130.2 3 59.1 population Intentional injuries treated in hospital per 1,000 4.3 12 3.1 population Percentage of unintentional injuries due to falls 31.9% 64 37.3% Indirect standardised death rate per 100,000 5.8 45 5.6 population Avoidable deaths per 100,000 population, 0–74 163.4 51 148.2 years, due to all causes Avoidable deaths per 100,000 population, 0–74 60.3 55 61.4 years, due to cancer Avoidable deaths per 100,000 population, 0–74 32.5 67 39.8 years, due to cardiovascular diseases Avoidable deaths per 100,000 population, 0–74 11.3 26 8.4 years, due to respiratory diseases

Wangaratta (RC) Page 9 4 Service system

Services and access

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Medicare Local that LGA is located in Hume Primary care partnership Central Hume Primary Care Partnership Number of hospitals/health services 2 NA 305 General practitioners per 1,000 population 1.2 29 1.2 General practice clinics per 1,000 population 0.8 18 0.5 Dental service sites per 1,000 population 0.2 25 0.2 Allied health service sites per 1,000 population 0.9 13 0.5 Pharmacies per 1,000 population 0.2 50 0.2 Number of schools 24 NA 2,238 Percentage of population near to public transport 46.9% 42 74.2% Percentage of population with private health 40.8% 40 48.0% insurance

Hospital utilisation

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure Hospital inpatient separations per 1,000 population 413.0 50 419.8 Percentage of inpatient separations in private 22.0% 54 39.4% hospital Main public hospital attended Northeast Health Wangaratta Separations from most frequently attended public 81.5% NA NA hospital Average length of stay, public hospital inpatients 3.3 31 3.2 (days) Average length of stay, total hospital inpatients 3.2 16 2.9 (days) Per annum change in hospital inpatient -0.32% 76 2.76% separations, 2002–03 to 2012–13 Projected per annum change in separations, 0.21% 54 2.78% 2012–13 to 2021–22 Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) – 34.7 55 36.1 admission rate per 1,000 population ACSC – average length of stay (days) 6.0 10 5.1 Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) – 10.9 64 12.7 acute admissions per 1,000 population ACSC – chronic admissions per 1,000 population 23.7 52 23.5 ACSC – vaccine preventable admissions per 1.1 14 0.9 1,000 population Emergency Department presentations per 1000 484.8 5 258.8 population

Wangaratta (RC) Page 10 ED presentations which are primary care type per 277.1 4 107.5 1000 population

Other service utilisation

Rank among Victoria LGA measure LGAs measure GP attendances per 1,000 population – male 3,204.9 78 4,633.4 GP attendances per 1,000 population – female 4,531.6 78 6,257.0 GP attendances per 1,000 population – total 3,876.6 77 5,452.1 HACC clients aged 0–69 per 1,000 target 95.2 73 142.3

HACC clients aged 70 and over per 1,000 target 506.0 32 407.9 population Drug and alcohol clients per 1,000 population 7.8 22 5.8 Registered mental health clients per 1,000 19.1 9 11.1 population

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