VICTORIAN ALCOHOL STATISTICS ALCOHOL-RELATED HARMS AND USE ACROSS VICTORIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS 1999–2000 TO 2006–07 VOLUME 1 Sharon Matthews Monica J Barratt Belinda Lloyd Victorian alcohol statistics: alcohol-related harms and use across Victorian local government areas 1999–2000 to 2006–07. Copyright 2011 State of Victoria. Produced with permission from the Victorian Minister for Mental Health. Unauthorised reproduction and other uses comprised in the copyright are prohibited without permission. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without permission. Copyright enquiries can be made to the Marketing and Communications Department, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, Eastern Health, 54–62 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia. The Victorian alcohol statistics series is funded by the Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division of the Department of Health. Published by Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, Eastern Health, March 2011 ISBN: The correct citation for this publication is: Matthews, S, Barratt, M J & Lloyd, B (2011), Victorian alcohol statistics: Alcohol-related harms and use across Victorian local government areas 1999–2000 to 2006–07. Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, Fitzroy. CONTENTS PREFACE I LIST OF TABLES II LIST OF FIGURES III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX ACRONYMS AND INITIALISMS X SELECTED FINDINGS XI 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 METHODOLOGY 3 3 OVERVIEW OF VICTORIAN REGIONS 2006–07 8 4 BARWON-SOUTH WESTERN REGION 17 5 GRAMPIANS REGION 28 6 LODDON-MALLEE REGION 38 7 HUME REGION 47 8 GIPPSLAND REGION 58 9 NORTH & WEST METROPOLITAN REGION 66 10 EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION 81 11 SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION 91 REFERENCES 104 PREFACE The Victorian alcohol statistics series – previously known as the Victorian alcohol statistics handbooks - is derived from work conducted by the Population Health Research Program (formerly the Epidemiology and Surveillance Program) at Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre. The work comes under the umbrella of the Alcohol Epidemiology Project and is commissioned by the Victorian Department of Health. The primary aim of this project has been to establish key indicators of alcohol consumption and related harm within the Victorian community for the purpose of informing policy formulation, resource allocation, service planning and service monitoring. To date a number of indicators have been established at a regional and local community level. A detailed description of the methodology that has been developed within this project, along with the main findings, has been provided in a series of reports (Dietze et al., 1999, Laslett et al., 1996, Rumbold et al., 1997, Rumbold et al., 1998a). Following a review of The Victorian alcohol statistics series, this report presents findings over time and across seven indicators of harm for all LGAs and regions. Future editions of this report will update these data tables to provide continuity and consistency over time, providing a valuable resource to policymakers and planners and other interested parties. In addition, where possible, new indicators will be introduced in subsequent years. Turning Point Population Health Research Program The Population Health Research Program is a team of researchers with a background in alcohol and drug research, social sciences, statistics and public health. The program has established a number of core datasets relating to the epidemiology of alcohol and other drug use and related harms within the Victorian community. These include survey data, data concerning alcohol sales, hospital admissions, deaths, road crashes, crime, drug-related ambulance attendances and calls to DirectLine (the state-wide 24-hour alcohol and drug telephone counselling and referral service). i LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 High alcohol hours used in the selection of alcohol-related road crash cases in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of Victoria ................................................................. 6 Table 3.1 Regional population parameters 2006 .......................................................................................... 8 Table 3.2 Alcohol-related hospital admissions rates (per 10,000 residents) for all ages, Victorian regions, 2006–07 ........................................................................................................ 9 Table 3.3 Alcohol-related hospital admissions rates (per 10,000 residents) for 15–24 year old residents, Victorian regions, 2006–07 .................................................................................. 9 Table 3.4 Alcohol-related death rates (per 10,000 residents) for all ages, Victorian regions, 2006 ........................................................................................................................... 10 Table 3.5 Alcohol-related assault rates (per 10,000 residents) for all ages, Victorian regions, 2006–07 ..................................................................................................................... 11 Table 3.6 Alcohol-related assault rates (per 10,000 residents) for 18–24-year-old residents, Victorian regions, 2006–07 ...................................................................................... 11 Table 3.7 Alcohol-related serious road injuries rates for all residents for location of injury, Victorian regions, 2006–07 ...................................................................................................... 12 Table 3.8 Alcohol-related serious road injuries rates (per 10,000 residents) for 15–24- year-old residents for location of injury, Victorian regions, 2006–07 ........................................ 12 Table 3.9 Alcohol involved ambulance attendance rate (per 10,000 residents) for all ages, Melbourne metropolitan regions, 2006–07 ............................................................................... 13 Table 3.10 Alcohol involved ambulance attendance rates (per 10,000 residents) for 15– 24-year-old residents, Melbourne metropolitan regions, 2006–07 ........................................... 13 Table 3.11 Courses of treatment for alcohol as the primary drug of concern: rates for all ages (per 10,000 residents), Victorian regions, 2006–07......................................................... 14 Table 3.12 Courses of treatment for alcohol as the primary drug of concern: rates for 15– 24-year-old residents (per 10,000 residents), Victorian regions, 2006–07 ............................... 14 Table 3.13 Liquor licensing outlet density rates (per 10,000 residents) for those 15 years and above, Victorian regions, 2006 ......................................................................................... 15 ii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1 Map of Victorian regions .............................................................................................................. 8 Figure 4.1 Barwon-South Western’s LGAs ................................................................................................. 17 Figure 4.2 Alcohol-related hospital admission rates (per 10,000 residents) for residents in selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4.3 Alcohol-related hospital admission rates (per 10,000 residents) for residents in selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4.4 Alcohol-related hospital admission rates (per 10,000 residents) for residents in selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 4.5 Alcohol-related death rates (per 10,000 residents) in the City of Greater Geelong, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999 to 2006 ....................................... 20 Figure 4.6 Alcohol-related assault rates (per 10,000 residents) by location of assault for selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 4.7 Alcohol-related assault rates (per 10,000 residents) by location of assault for selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 4.8 Alcohol-related assault rates (per 10,000 residents) by location of assault for selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 ................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 4.9 Alcohol-related serious road injuries rates (per 10,000 residents) for all ages by location of injury for selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 .............................................................................................. 23 Figure 4.10 Alcohol-related serious road injuries rates (per 10,000 residents) for all ages by location of injury for selected LGAs, Barwon-South Western region and Victoria, 1999–2000 to 2006–07 .............................................................................................