Catchment Health & Wellbeing Profile August 2014 Version 2.1 Table of Contents List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... iii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... vi Glossary ............................................................................................................................. viii Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 The Region ............................................................................................................................ 1 Social Determinants of Health ............................................................................................. 3 Demographic Characteristics .............................................................................................. 5 Population .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Population by Town and Sex 2011 .............................................................................................................. 5 Population Forecast ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Age Structure ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Age Structures Population Projections ....................................................................................................... 10 Median Age ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Proportion of Population Aged 0 - 4 Years ................................................................................................. 12 Population Aged 5 - 14 years ..................................................................................................................... 13 Population Aged 15 – 24 Years ................................................................................................................. 14 Adolescent Population Projection .............................................................................................................. 15 Population Aged 65 Years and Over .......................................................................................................... 15 People living alone ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Lone Person Households by Age and Sex ................................................................................................. 17 Income ................................................................................................................................. 19 Median Household Income ........................................................................................................................ 20 Median Individual Weekly Income .............................................................................................................. 21 Wellington Individual Income (Indigenous) ................................................................................................. 24 Household weekly income by family composition ...................................................................................... 25 Couple family with children ........................................................................................................................ 26 One parent family ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Income Support .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Unemployment Benefits ............................................................................................................................. 29 Families and Children ........................................................................................................ 33 Family Structure ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Children’s Development ............................................................................................................................. 35 Cultural Diversity ................................................................................................................ 38 Place of Birth .............................................................................................................................................. 39 Languages Spoken at Home ...................................................................................................................... 41 Acceptance of Diverse Cultures ................................................................................................................. 42 Indigenous Population ............................................................................................................................... 43 Health .................................................................................................................................. 49 Burden of Disease ..................................................................................................................................... 49 DALY Rates for Disease & Injury ............................................................................................................... 50 Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) ......................................................................................... 54 Life Expectancy at Birth ............................................................................................................................. 59 Premature Mortality .................................................................................................................................... 60 Potentially Avoidable Deaths ..................................................................................................................... 62 Chronic disease risk factors ....................................................................................................................... 64 Healthy Eating & Nutrition .......................................................................................................................... 73 i Gambling Participation ............................................................................................................................... 78 Mental Health ............................................................................................................................................. 79 Disability..................................................................................................................................................... 83 Health Checks ............................................................................................................................................ 87 Education and Employment .............................................................................................. 91 Education ................................................................ ................................................................................... 91 Labour force status of persons aged 15 years and over (2011) ................................................................. 95 Industry of employment .............................................................................................................................. 96 Proportion of labour force by occupation.................................................................................................... 97 School Qualification ................................................................................................................................... 98 Unemployment Rates ................................................................................................................................ 99 Crime and Safety .............................................................................................................. 100 Youth Justice System .............................................................................................................................. 107 Road Accidents ........................................................................................................................................ 111 Transport .......................................................................................................................... 112 Housing ............................................................................................................................. 114 Social Housing ......................................................................................................................................... 114 Dwelling Structures .................................................................................................................................. 115 Housing Payments ..................................................................................................................................