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Social Indicators November 2012

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Australian Hospital Statistics 2011-12: Emergency Department Care 2Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Date of release: 28 September 2012

Australian Hospital Statistics 2011-12: Elective Surgery Waiting Times 4Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Date of release: 16 October 2012

Australian Health Survey 2011-13 – First Results, 2011-12 5Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 29 October 2012

Census of Population and Housing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait 6Islander Peoples (Indigenous) Profile, 2011 Second ReleaseAuthor: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 30 October 2012

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2011-12: Emergency Department CareAIHW, http://www.aihw.gov.au

About this publicationThis report provides information on emergency department presentations in public hospitals between 2007-08 and 2011-12.

SummaryUnless stated otherwise, the following is a summary of emergency department presentations in 2011-12.

There were 144 842 emergency department presentations in the Territory in 2011-12 compared with 141 419 in 2010-11. This represents an annual increase of 2.4 per cent, which compares to an increase of 5.8 per cent nationally over the same period (Table 1).

Since 2007-08, the number of emergency room presentations has increased by an average of 3.7 per cent per annum in the Territory. This compares with an annual average increase of 4.3 per cent nationally over the same period.

The age profile of people presenting at emergency departments in the Territory were as follows (Figure 1).

The age group 0-14 comprised 19.9 per cent of Territory presentations compared to 21.7 per cent of presentations nationally.

The age group 15-64 comprised 72.8 per cent of Territory presentations compared to 59.5 per cent of presentations nationally.

The age group 65 and over comprised 7.3 per cent of Territory presentations compared to 18.8 per cent nationally.

The Territory had the longest median wait time for emergency department presentations (39 minutes) and the lowest proportion of emergency department presentations seen on time (54 per cent) of all jurisdictions (Table 2).

Of the total number of emergency department presentations in the Territory, 38 per cent were potentially avoidable general practitioner type presentations. This was consistent with the national average.

Table 1: Emergency department presentations

2010-11 2011-12 Change

No. No. %

NSW 2 074 098 2 235 455 7.8

Vic 1 483 159 1 509 065 1.7

Qld 1 195 325 1 238 522 3.6

WA 649 215 725 834 11.8

SA 383 992 427 021 11.2

Tas 143 848 141 700 -1.5

ACT 112 232 118 396 5.5

NT 141 419 144 842 2.4

Australia 6 183 288 6 540 835 5.8

Source: AIHW

Figure 1: Age profile of emergency department presentations, 2011-12

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84

85+.

20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

NT Aust

Source: AIHW

Table 2: Emergency department median wait times and proportion seen on time, 2011-12

Median wait time Seen on time

Minutes %

NSW 19 76

Vic 21 72

Qld 22 69

WA 29 65

SA 15 76

Tas 24 71

ACT 38 55

NT 39 54

Australia 21 72

Source: AIHW

Released: 2 November 2012 │ Next Release: 30 December 2012

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presentations that resulted in a hospital admission in the Territory was 26 per cent, which was below the national average of 29 per cent.

In 2011-12, there were 63 176 Indigenous emergency department presentations or 43.6 per cent of total emergency department presentations in the Territory. Nationally, Indigenous presentations represented 5.1 per cent of total emergency department presentations (Table 3).

In 2011-12, 49 per cent of Indigenous emergency department presentations in the Territory were seen on time compared to 44 per cent for non-Indigenous presentations.

The median wait time for Indigenous people in the Territory who presented to hospital emergency departments was 42 minutes. This compares to a non-Indigenous wait time of 53 minutes (Table 5).

In 2011-12, 19.7 per cent of Indigenous emergency department presentations were potentially avoidable general practitioner type presentations which compares to a non-Indigenous rate of 34.8 per cent. Nationally, the Indigenous rate was 27.8 per cent.

Table 3: Emergency department presentations by Indigenous status, 2011-12

Indigenous Total

No. % of total No.

NSW 96 929 4.3 2 235 455

Vic 21 432 1.4 1 509 065

Qld 73 464 5.9 1 238 522

WA 55 842 7.7 725 834

SA 16 913 4.0 427 021

Tas 6 088 4.3 141 700

ACT 2 886 2.4 118 396

NT 63 176 43.6 144 842

Australia 336 730 5.1 6 540 835

Source: AIHW

Table 4: Emergency department proportion seen on time by Indigenous status, Northern Territory, 2011-12

Indigenous Non-Indigenous Total

% % %

Resuscitation 100 100 100

Emergency 63 62 64

Urgent 50 41 49

Semi-urgent 43 39 49

Non-urgent 76 80 89

Total 49 44 54

Source: AIHW

Table 5: Emergency department median wait times by Indigenous status, Northern Territory, 2011-12

Indigenous Non-Indigenous

Minutes Minutes

Resuscitation 0 0

Emergency 8 8

Urgent 30 40

Semi-urgent 73 80

Non-urgent 55 51

Total 42 53

Source: AIHW


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2011-12: Elective Surgery Waiting TimesAIHW, http://www.aihw.gov.au

About this publicationThis report provides statistics on elective surgery patient admissions in public hospitals between 2007-08 and 2011-12.

SummaryUnless stated otherwise, the following is a summary of elective surgery patient admissions in 2011-12.

There were 7250 elective surgery patient admissions in the Territory in 2011-12. This represents 1.1 per cent of the national admissions figure.

The elective surgery admissions rate in the Territory in 2011-12 was 31.2 per 1000 population compared to 29.4 per 1000 population nationally.

The median waiting time for elective surgery in the Territory in 2011-12 was 39 days. In other states the median waiting time varied from 27 days in Queensland to 63 days in the Australian Capital Territory. Nationally, the median waiting time was 36 days (Figure 2).

In 2011-12, 90 per cent of elective surgery patients in the Territory were admitted within 219 days. Nationally, 90 per cent of patients were admitted for elective surgery within 251 days.

Indigenous people comprised 28.4 per cent of elective surgery admissions in the Territory in 2011-12. Nationally, Indigenous people comprised 2.9 per cent of elective surgery admissions.

In 2011-12, the median Indigenous wait time for elective surgery in the Territory was 45 days. This compares to a non-Indigenous wait time of 36 days (Table 6).

The elective surgery category which had the most admissions was general surgery with 2718 admissions, followed by gynaecology with 1574 admissions and ophalmology (eye surgery) with 850 admissions (Table 7).

Figure 2: Median waiting time for elective surgery, 2011-12, days

NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust0

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Source: AIHW

Table 6: Median wait time for elective surgery by Indigenous status, 2011-12, days


Days Days Days

NSW 56 49 49

Vic 42 36 36

Qld 28 27 27

WA 35 30 30

SA 29 34 34

Tas 44 37 38

ACT 74 63 63

NT 45 36 39

Australia 40 36 36

Source: AIHW

Table 7: Elective surgeries by speciality of surgeon, 2011-12

Northern Territory Australia

No. % No. %

Ear, nose, throat 710 9.8 54 663 8.2

General 2 718 37.5 155 916 23.6

Gynaecology 1 574 21.7 84 717 12.8

Ophalmology 850 11.7 82 089 12.4

Orthopaedic 818 11.3 99 829 15.1

Plastic 215 3.0 45 528 6.9

Urology 164 2.3 80 205 12.1

Vascular 76 1.0 14 967 2.3

Other 125 1.7 43 793 6.6

Total 7 250 100.0 661 707 100.0

Source: AIHW


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2011-13: First Results, 2011-12ABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThis publication contains the first results from the Australian Health Survey 2011-13 including information on health risk factors, long term health conditions, mental health and wellbeing and physical activity.

SummaryThe following is a summary of information on the first results of the Australian Health Survey 2011-13, in age standardised terms, for 2011-12.

Care should be taken when interpreting the results as the survey excluded very remote and discrete Indigenous communities in the Territory.

In 2011-12, 53.8 per cent of people in the Territory aged 15 and over assessed their health as being ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ compared with 55.6 per cent nationally.

The proportion of people in the Territory aged 18 and over who were identified as having high or very high psychological distress was 9.0 per cent. This compares to a national average figure of 10.8 per cent.

The proportion of people in the Territory aged 18 and over who exceeded the National Health and Medical Council’s long-term alcohol consumption guidelines was 24.7 per cent. This was above the national figure of 19.5 per cent (Table 8).

Of the total number of people in the Territory aged 18 and over, 22.6 per cent smoked on a daily basis. Nationally, the figure was 16.5 per cent.

In 2011-12, 62.4 per cent of people in the Territory aged 18 and over had Body Mass Index values that placed them in the overweight or obese categories. This was consistent with the national figure of 63.4 per cent (Table 9).

Long term health conditions are those which have lasted or are expected to last for 6 months or more. The most common long term health conditions in the Territory were long sightedness which affected 40 700 people, followed by short sightedness which affected 30 700 people and back pain which affected 20 200 people (Table 10).

Table 8: Proportion of people who exceeded long-term alcohol risk guidelines, 2011-12

Males Females Total

% % %

NSW 27.0 10.4 18.5

Vic 27.3 8.2 17.6

Qld 29.6 10.9 20.2

WA 37.4 13.1 25.4

SA 28.0 8.5 18.1

Tas 35.9 10.2 22.7

ACT 31.4 10.9 21.0

NT 34.5 14.4 24.7

Australia 29.1 10.1 19.5

Source: ABS

Table 9: Body Mass Index values by sex, 2011-12

NT Australia

% %

Males

Underweight/Normal 33.4 29.7

Overweight/Obese 66.6 70.3

Females



Persons



Source: ABS

Table 10: Selected long term health conditions, 2011-12

NT Australia

‘000 ‘000

Long sightedness 40.7 6 180.5

Short sightedness 30.7 5 216.4

Back pain 20.2 2 805.5

Hay fever 21.2 3 701.8

Arthritis 15.8 3 265.4

Deafness 15.3 2 305.4

Mental/Behavioural problems 17.6 2 986.2

Asthma 15.0 2 254.6

Hypertension 11.1 2 262.0

Diabetes 6.5 875.4

Source: ABS


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Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Profile – Second ReleaseABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThe 2011 Census Indigenous Profile – Second Release provides statistics on Indigenous population characteristics such as income, employment and education.

SummaryThe following is a summary of information from the 2011 Census Indigenous Profile – Second Release. The information below is based on Census count of usual place of residence.

Population

In the 2011 Census, there were 56 777 people who identified as Indigenous in the Territory. Compared to the 2006 Census, there has been an increase in the Indigenous population of 5.8 per cent. Nationally, there was a 20.5 per cent increase in the Indigenous population over the corresponding period.

Between the 2006 and 2011 Census, the Indigenous share of the Territory’s usual resident population declined from 27.8 per cent to 26.8 per cent.

By Statistical Area 3 (SA3), the main Indigenous population areas were Alice Springs with 13 060 Indigenous people, followed by Daly-Tiwi-West Arnhem with 10 906 Indigenous people and Katherine with 9262 Indigenous people (Table 11).

The Indigenous median age in the Territory was 23 years which compares to a non-Indigenous median age of 34 years. Nationally, the Indigenous median age was 21 years (Table 12).

Income

The Indigenous median household income per week in the Territory was $1098 which compares to a median non-Indigenous figure of $1811. Nationally, the Indigenous figure was $991 (Table 13).

Table 11: Northern Territory Statistical Area 4 (SA4) and Statistical Area 3 (SA3)

Indigenous Total

No. % No

Greater Darwin SA4 11 100 9.2 120 586

Darwin City SA3 1 408 6.2 22 772

Darwin Suburbs SA3 5 348 10.4 51 574

Palmerston SA3 3 001 10.9 27 618

Litchfield SA3 1 341 7.2 18 619

Rest of NT SA4 45 540 51.0 89 377

Alice Springs SA3 13 060 36.2 36 066

Barkly SA3 3 685 64.4 5 723

Daly-Tiwi-West Arnhem SA3 10 906 69.2 15 751

East Arnhem SA3 8 633 61.6 14 019

Katherine SA3 9 262 52.0 17 824

Total NT 56 777 26.8 211 9441. Figures may not add due to rounding. Source: ABS

Table 12: Median age by Indigenous status


Years Years Years

Total NT 23 34 31

Greater Darwin SA4 23 34 33

Rest of NT SA4 23 35 29

Australia 21 38 37Source: ABS

Table 13: Median household income by Indigenous status


$ $ $

Total NT 1 098 1 811 1 674

Greater Darwin SA4 1 381 1 848 1 806

Rest of NT SA4 999 1 728 1 450

Australia 991 1 241 1 234Source: ABS


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The average size of households with Indigenous members in the Territory was 4.2 persons which compares to a figure of 2.6 for households without Indigenous members. Nationally, the average size of households with Indigenous members was 3.3 (Table 14).

The average number of persons per bedroom in households with Indigenous members in the Territory was 1.7, higher than the figure of 1.1 for households without Indigenous members.

The proportion of households with Indigenous members in the Territory which:

- owned a home outright was 4.8 per cent compared to 18.3 per cent for households without Indigenous members;

- owned a home with a mortgage was 15.3 per cent compared to 34.3 per cent for households without Indigenous members; and

- rented was 71.7 per cent compared to 43.6 per cent for households without Indigenous members.

Employment

Indigenous unemployment in the Territory was higher (19.0 per cent) than the non-Indigenous rate (2.9 per cent). Nationally, the Indigenous unemployment rate was 17.1 per cent (Table 15).

The Indigenous labour force participation rate was lower (40.9 per cent) than the comparable non-Indigenous rate (78.9 per cent). Nationally, the Indigenous participation rate was 50.7 per cent (Table 16).

Education

The proportion of Indigenous people in the Territory who had completed Year 11 or Year 12 was lower (25.5 per cent) than the non-Indigenous rate (66.6 per cent) (Table 17).

Table 14: Average household size by Indigenous status


Persons Persons Persons

Total NT 4.2 2.6 2.9

Greater Darwin SA4 3.2 2.6 2.7

Rest of NT SA4 4.7 2.4 3.2

Australia 3.3 2.6 2.6Source: ABS

Table 15: Unemployment rate by Indigenous status


% % %

Total NT 19.0 2.9 5.3


Rest of NT SA4 21.4 2.1 8.0


Table 16: Labour force participation rate by Indigenous status


% % %

Total NT 40.9 78.9 63.9


Rest of NT SA4 38.3 82.1 57.5


Table 17: Highest year of school completed by Indigenous status, Northern Territory

Indigenous Non-Indigenous

No. % No %

Year 12 5 026 14.0 57 068 53.3

Year 11 4 108 11.5 14 201 13.3

Year 10 7 600 21.2 22 060 20.6

Year 9 4 571 12.8 4 677 4.4

Year 8 or below 8 046 22.5 3 855 3.6

Did not go to school 1 720 4.8 624 0.6

Not stated 4 755 13.3 4 564 4.3

Total 35 826 100.0 107 049 100.0Source: ABS


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