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South Burnettss Children South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ South Burnett’s Children 2019 Snapshot June 2019 Page 1 of 31 South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ Thank you The South Burnett’s Children report has been put together in the most part by Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, as a resource for the 4610 Partnerships for Kids partnership group and other community members. It offers a snapshot of how children (and their families) are faring in areas related to their health and wellbeing at this moment in time. Thank you to everyone who has helped compile information for this report. Disclaimer 4610 Partnership for Kids has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided in this report. However, the information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. 4610 Partnerships for Kids does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this report. This report has been prepared through the generosity of time of many third-party organisations and as such content provided is not within our control, and we cannot and will not take responsibility for the information or content thereon. Page 2 of 31 South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Thank you ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Table of contents …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....3 Introduction and background ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Why does it matter? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 The South Burnett ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Reading the data …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 A data snapshot ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Who lives in our community? Basic demographic information 1.1 Number of people aged 0-19 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….8 1.2 Number of Aboriginal people aged 0-19 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….….8 1.3 Country of birth …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….9 1.4 Employment rates …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…9 1.5 SEIFA index of relative SES disadvantage ………………………………………………………………………………….……..………10 1.6 Households ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 1.7 Government housing & motor vehicle ownership ………………………………………………………………………………….11 1.8 Financial stress …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 1.9 Dwellings where internet accessed, 2016 …………………………………………………………………………………………………12 1.10 Community Strengths …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 12 Child Health and Wellbeing 2.1 Birth rates ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 2.2 Smoking during pregnancy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 13 2.3 Low birth weight rates ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14 2.4 Fully breastfed babies ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14 2.5 Childhood Immunisations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 15 2.6 Prevalence of health risk factors in in children ………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 2.6.1 Males aged 2-17 who are overweight and obese ……………………………………………………………………………………. 15 2.6.2 Females aged 2-17 years who were overweight and obese …………………………………….………………………….…. 16 2.6.3 Children aged 4-17 years who eat two or more serves of fruit per day …………………………………………………... 16 . Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) results (2018 collection year) ………………………………........................... 17 3.1 Physical health and wellbeing ………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………20 3.2 Social competence …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…………201 3.3 Emotional maturity ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………212 3.4 Language and cognitive skills (school-based skills) ……………………………………………………………………………….……223 3.5 Communication skills and general knowledge ………………………………………………………………….…………………234 3.6 Pre-school attendance ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........25 3.7 Multiple Strengths Indicator ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...25 Where are our Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services? ……………………….…………………………………………256 Where are our schools? ………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………..28 4610 Partnerships for Kids ………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 289 Reading List ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………. 31 Page 3 of 31 South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ South Burnett’s Children Introduction and background The following data report on South Burnett’s children and young people has been developed for 4610 Partnerships for Kids – a cross-sector community partnership group focused on creating a safe and strong community for children and families by working together. See page 29 information about 4610 Partnerships for Kids. This information can be used as an evidence base to support health, education and community development, planning and policy. It lets the community consider what is working well, what can be improved, the allocation of vital resources and will facilitate the measurement of change in the future. This report may be used to support and guide the future direction of communities and organisations. Why? The effect that early childhood brain development has on individuals, communities and societies has driven research over the years. As a result, there is plenty of evidence on the link between early childhood brain development and success in school and overall better outcomes throughout life.1 Optimal early childhood growth and development is pivotal to the establishment of a child’s strong foundations for positive health, learning, cultural and social outcomes in the future.1 Children are the future of society; they will be the leaders, teachers, employees, employers, parents, consumers and community members in years to come. One of the greatest ways in reducing health inequities within this generation is investing in the early years now.2 James Heckman, an American economist and Nobel Prize winner, stated that learning and success in the early years will lead to learning and success later on in life, just as failure in the early years will lead to failure when the individual is older.2 Heckman is adamant that investment in early development and learning in children is critical to a society’s future. It is more likely that children who have competent brain development in their younger years will develop the capabilities and skills needed to increase productivity within Australia that will be competitive on a global level.3 This is becoming more necessary than ever before as the Australian workforce is declining due to lower fertility rates and an ageing population. That’s why the promotion of optimal child development in the first 1000 days of life is crucial to the long-term future success of Australia. The South Burnett’s Children report offers a starting point for the community to support the health and wellbeing of children within the region. The report presents results that indicate strong progress within the community as well as those areas that would benefit from extra focus in order to support the next generation and the future health of the nation. Page 4 of 31 South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ The South Burnett The South Burnett provides both town and country living, located on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. It is approximately 200km (three-hour) drive north-west of Brisbane and is directly west of the Sunshine Coast. The South Burnett has a long history of agriculture and other endeavours such as the wine industry and engineering manufacture. The presence of the Tarong Power Stations, Meandu Mine and other energy industries, Kingaroy Aerodrome, Swickers Kingaroy pork processors, retail, health and services all provide employment and assist in investment into the region. The largest commercial hub of the South Burnett is Kingaroy, which at the 2016 Census has a population of 10,020 total people and 2599 families7. The South Burnett sits in the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service for Queensland Health, and has hospitals in Kingaroy (largest), Nanango, Murgon, Cherbourg and Wondai. Kingaroy and surrounding areas fall into the South Burnett Regional Council area for local Government. Page 5 of 31 South Burnett’s Children: 2019 Snapshot ________________________________________________________________________ Reading the data The area This document aims to report data at Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) (medium-sized general-purpose areas). The purpose of SA2 is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) describes the populations in this area as: • Kingaroy / Kingaroy Region South • Kingaroy Region North / Nanango For ease of understanding, this report has re-labelled the data to better describe the area it relates to: ABS This report Areas included Kingaroy/Kingaroy Kingaroy Alice Creek, Benair, Booie, Boyneside, Chahpingah, Coolabunia, Region South Corndale, Drawford, LDangore, Goodger,
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