City of Greater Bendigo Health and Wellbeing Profile - April 2017

This spreadsheet is a collation of published data sets which have been selected as measures to illustrate how the City of Greater
Bendigo community is faring in relation to the health and wellbeing of their community. The data represents the most recent,
publicly available data for each measure.

Item # Indicator Number Average/ Difference CoGB Victoria

Measure to Vic Ave.
1 Total Population 101,995 5,354,023
2 Change in Population 2006 - 2011 7,418 421,578
3 Median Age of Population 0.7 38 37.3
4 Median Age of Indigenous Population -3.0 19 22
5 Babies and Pre-Schoolers (0-4) 6,834 0.3 6.7 6.4
6 Primary Schoolers (5-11) 9,078 0.4 8.9 8.5
7 Secondary Schoolers (12-17) 8,364 0.7 8.2 7.5
8 Tertiary education and Independence 10,200 0.4 10.0 9.6
(18-24)
9 Young Workforce (25-39) 11,933 -2.5 11.7 14.2
%
10 Parents and Homebuilders (35-49) 19,787 -2.0 19.4 21.4
11 Older Workers and Pre-Retirees (50-59) 13,565 0.8 13.3 12.5
12 Empty Nesters and retirees (60-69) 10,709 0.8 10.5 9.7
Population 13 Seniors (70-84) 9,282 1.0 9.1 8.1
Demographics
14 Elderly Aged (85 and over) 2,244 0.2 2.2 2.0
(ABS 2011)
15 Proportion of Aboriginal Population 1,734 0.8 1.7 0.9
16 Number of Overseas born residents who n/a 379 171,580
people
don’t speak English well or at all
Community capacity

17 People with a need assistance with core 5,610 0.7 5.5 4.8
tasks
18 People Providing Care to a Person with a 12,953 1.4 12.7 11.3
Disability %

19 Families headed by one parent 2.8 18.3 15.5

20 Lone Person Households 2.5 26.0 23.5
21 Birth Notifications 1,222 births n/r 1244 70,333
22 Male Life expectancy -1.6 78.7 80.3
23 Female Life expectancy -0.8 83.6 84.4
years
24 Aboriginal Male Life expectancy na 67.2
25 Aboriginal Female Life expectancy na 72.9
26 Total forecast population 2036 n/a 156,151 n/a
27 Total Population Change 2011-2036 n/a 54,156 n/a
28 0-4 Years 10,342 n/a 6.6 n/a
29 5-14 Years 20,744 n/a 13.3 n/a
30 15-24 Years 19,778 n/a 12.7 n/a
Population
31 25-34 Years 18,466 n/a 11.8 n/a
Forecast 2036
32 35-49 Years 29,720 % n/a 19.0 n/a
33 50-59 years 18,278 n/a 11.7 n/a
34 60-69 Years 16,464 n/a 10.5 n/a
35 70-84 Years 18,316 n/a 11.7 n/a
36 85 Years and Older 4,042 n/a 2.6 n/a
 Item # Indicator Number Average/ Difference CoGB Victoria
Measure to Vic Ave.
37 Babies with low birth weight 0.7 7.3 6.6
38 Maternal Child Health Assessments - Percentage 1.8 67.2 65.4
of All Children Attending 3.5 year Visit
39 Maternal Child Health Assesments - 8.6 48.9 40.3
Percentage of Aboriginal Children Attending
3.5 year visit (Note Loddon Mallee data only)
40 Children Fully Immunised at 12 > 15 months 0.5 92.4 91.9
41 Aboriginal Children Fully Immunised at 12 > -7.9 80.0 87.9
15 months
42 Breastfeeding - Children Fully Breastfed at 6 -0.3 33.6 33.9
Months
43 Need for Assistance with Core Tasks due to 0.0 1.4 1.4
Disability 0-8 years
Children %
44 Australian Early Development Index - -0.3 19.2 19.5
Proportion of Children Vulnerable on 1
Domain
45 “Australian Early Development Index - 1.9 11.8 9.9
Proportion of Children Vulnerable on 2 or
more Domains”
46 Children with emotional or behavioural 2.9 7.5 4.6
problems at school entry
47 Children with speech or language problems 3.2 17.4 14.2
at school entry
48 Rate of Hospital separations for dental caries 0.8 7.1 6.3
0-8 years
Community capacity

49 Kindergarten Participation Rate -1.8 90.9 92.7

50 People 20-24 year olds not employed or 2.1 13.6 11.5
enrolled in education
51 People 20-24 years who HAVE completed -7.7 66.68 74.4
Year 12 or equivalent
%
52 Males 20-24 years who HAVE completed Year -9.7 59.8 69.5
12 or equivalent
53 Females 20-24 years who HAVE completed -6.4 73.1 79.5
Young People
Year 12 or equivalent
54 Teenage Pregnancy Rate - All women under 8.5 18.9 10.4
19 years Rate per
55 Teenage Pregnancy Rate - Aboriginal women 1000 139.8 392.9 253.1
under 19 years
56 Need for Assistance with Core Tasks due to 0.5 2.3 1.8
%
Disability 10-17 years
57 Proportion of Population who are 75 years 0.5 2.7 2.2
or more and living alone (Loddon Mallee
Older People combined figure) %
58 Labour force participation rate for people 65 -1.9 9.1 11.0
years or more
59 Feels Part of the Community 2.6 74.9 72.3
60 Participation in Citizen Engagement in the 8.9 59.0 50.1
Community last year
Connection & %
61 Perceptions of safety walking alone after dark 0.2 55.3 55.1
Strength
62 Volunteering - (> once per month) 15.7 49.6 33.9
63 Community Acceptance of Diverse Cultures -4.0 47.0 51.0
64 Attended Arts Activities or Events in the Past 6.8 70.6 63.8
Culture and Arts 3 Months %
65 Made or Created Art or Craft in the Past 3 Months 5.4 40.6 35.2
 Item # Indicator Number Average/ Difference CoGB Victoria
Measure to Vic Ave.
66 Visits to GreenSpace >1x per Week -4.3 46.4 50.7
67 Satisfaction With Recreational Facilities -1.0 69 70
68 Satisfaction With Roads and Footpaths -2.0 56.0 58
69 Satisfaction with the Appearance of Public 2.0 74 72
Community capacity

Areas
70 Good facilities and services like shops, % -0.1 84 84.1
Built and
childcare, schools, libraries
Natural
Environment 71 Is a pleasant environment, nice streets, well 4.1 85.1 81
planned, open spaces
72 Proportion people who rode a bicycle or -0.3 4.2 4.5
walked to work
73 Percentage of waste recycled -18.9 26.1 45
74 Energy use per occupied private dwelling -0.3 5.4 5.7
MW
(megawatts an hour)
75 People over 15 years who have completed -11.6 38.2 49.8
Year 12 or equivalent
76 People aged 20-24 years who have -5.4 81.1 86.5
completed Year 12 or equivalent
%
77 Adult Population who have Completed a -6.7 14.1 20.8
Bachelor or Higher Degree
78 Adult Population who Completed a 4.7 21.1 16.4
Vocational Qualification
Education 79 Couple Families (with children 0-8 years) 8.3 29.5 21.2
where both parents have not completed
Year 12
80 People aged 17 years NOT Attending Any 5.7 16.2 10.5
Educational Institution %
81 Males aged 17 years NOT Attending Any 6.0 18.9 12.9
Educational Institution
82 Females aged 17 years NOT Attending Any 5.6 13.5 7.9
Socio- economic factors

Educational Institution
83 Labour Force Participation Rate -1.8 59.6 61.4
84 Unemployment Rate -0.2 5.2 5.4
85 Youth Unemployment Rate (15-24 years) -1.3 10.7 12.0
86 Proportion of Workers who feel they have an -14.9 42.4 57.3
adequate Work Life Balance
Employment %
87 People Employed in Highly Skilled -3.0 54.3 57.3
Occupations
88 Males Employed in Highly Skilled -2.3 61.0 63.3
Occupations
89 Females Employed in Highly Skilled -2.9 47.9 50.8
Occupations
90 Proportion of Households with an Income 4.6 29.6 25
Less Than $625 P/Week (2011) Note: $625 or %
less is the lowest 25% of incomes
91 Median Weekly Income: All Households -$225.00 $989.00 $1,214.00
Income
92 Median Weekly Income: One Parent Families -$12.00 $539.00 $551.00
with Children 0-8 $
93 Median Weekly Income: Aboriginal One $14.00 $524.00 $510.00
Parent Families
 Item # Indicator Number Average/ Difference CoGB Victoria
Measure to Vic Ave.
94 Households with mortgage stress -1.1 10.3 11.4
Households with rental stress 23.4 27.3 3.9

Affordability 95 Social housing as a percentage of total % 1.8 5.7 3.9

dwellings
96 Index of Relative Socio-Economic -27.0 983 1010
Disadvantage (IRSD)
97 Number of residents who are in the most 6196 n/a
disadvantaged 10% of Australian Population
98 People with income less than $400 per week 1.4 41.3 39.9
99 Proportion of low income/welfare 2.4 11.1 8.7
dependent families with children
Disadvantage %
(% families)
100 Proportion of the population with food 5.4 10 4.6
insecurity
101 People who COULD raise $2000 in Two Days -7.8 78 85.8
in an emergency
102 All offences 2.7 92.4 89.8
103 Family Violence Incidents (FVI) 3.8 15.0 11.2
Socio-economic factors

104 FVI - Women 1.3 12.8 11.5

105 FVI - Men 0.0 4.0 4.0
Crime and Rate per
Safety 106 Incidents of Substantiated Child Abuse 1000 4.9 11.9 7.0
107 Incidents Of Substantiated Child Abuse- -14.5 53.7 68.2
Aboriginal Children
108 Crime where the offender was 15-17 years 57.6 174.9 117.3
(per 1000 adolescents)
109 Proportion of Households with Internet -3.4 70.9 74.3
Access At Home %
111 Households With No Vehicle 1.5 7.2 8.7
112 General practitioners per 1000 population Rate 0.0 1.20 1.20
113 Dental Service Sites per 1000 population Sites 0.0 0.20 0.20
114 Emergency Department Presentations per 127.7 386.5 258.8
1000 population

Access 115 Primary Care Emergency Department Rate per 67.6 175.1 107.5
Presentations 1000
116 HACC Clients aged 70 and over per 1000 30.8 438.7 407.9
target population
117 Breast Cancer Screening Rates 4.2 77.2 73.0
(Mammogram in past two years)
118 Bowel Cancer Screening Rates (Test to detect % 0.8 46.9 46.1
in last 2 years)
119 People with private health insurance -8.2 39.8 48.0
120 Self- Reported Health- excellent or very -2.8 43.8 46.6
good
121 Subjective Wellbeing Index (Range 1-100) 0.5 77.8 77.3
122 People reporting high/very high -3.9 8.7 12.6
psychological distress
Health status

Health
123 Percentage of males 18+ who are current 5.1 23.6 18.5
Behaviours / %
smokers
Risk Factors
124 Percentage of females 18+ who are current -0.1 13.0 13.1
smokers
125 At increased risk of alcohol related harm on 1.6 44.1 42.5
a single occasion
126 Purchase Alcohol in the Past 7 Days -0.7 35.9 36.6
 Item # Indicator Number Average/ Difference CoGB Victoria
Measure to Vic Ave.
121 Sedentary Behaviour at Work (hrs) -0:40 2.6 3.6
122 People who do NOT meet physical activity 1.6 52.0 50.4
guidelines
124 Adults Who DON’T Meet Fruit Guidelines 5.4 57.6 52.2
(2 serves daily) %
125 Adults Who DON’T Meet Vegetable -2.2 91.4 93.6
Guidelines (5 serves daily)
Health 126 Daily Soft Drink Consumption -0.8 10.4 11.2
Behaviours /
Risk Factors 127 Gambling- Spend Per Adult $ 50.0 576.0 526.0
128 Gambling - Electronic Gaming Machines per 2.1 7.4 5.3
Rate
1000 adults
122 People who DON’T Usually Wear Hat and -5.3 55.4 60.7
%
Sunglasses when Outdoors
123 Percentage of adults obese (> 30 kg/m2) 7.8 26.6 18.8
126 Percentage of adults pre-obese % 9.6 26.8 31.2
(25.0-29.9 kg/m2)
Health status

127 People reporting type 2 diabetes -0.3 4.7 5.0

128 People reporting high blood pressure 1.2 27.1 25.9
129 People reporting asthma % -1.4 9.5 10.9
130 People reporting heart disease -0.8 6.1 6.9
131 People reporting arthritis 8.0 27.8 19.8
132 People with dementia (estimated) per 1000 1.9 18.7 16.8
population
133 Clients that received drug and alcohol 2.1 7.1 5.0
Health services per 1000 population
Conditions
134 Incidence of cancer per 1000 population 0.8 6.0 5.2
Registered Mental Health Clients per 1000 Rate 7.7 18.8 11.9
population
135 Prevalence of Chlamydia per 1000 1.2 4.5 3.3
population
136 Unintentional injuries treated in hospital per 48.2 109.2 61.0
1000 population
137 Avoidable Mortality*- Standardised Rate 0.2 1.8 1.6
Trend - Aggregated 2002- 2006

Sources
• City of Greater Bendigo - Community Profiles • Greater Bendigo Community Satisfaction Survey 2015 (ECM)
http://profile.id.com.au/bendigo
• Australian Early Development Index 2015
• City of Greater Bendigo - Population Forecast http://maps.aedi.org.au/
http://forecast.id.com.au/bendigo
• www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_
• VicHealth Indicators 2011, 2015 file/0017/140192/635ICS-2008_Greater_Bendigo_pdf.pdf
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Research/VicHealth-Indicators/Access-
• Community Health and Wellbeing Profile - Bendigo Loddon
the-dataset.aspx
Primary Care Partnership - Updated 20 January 2015
• Victorian Population Health Survey 2014, 2011-2012 and 2008
• Victorian Women’s Health Atlas - Womens Health Loddon Mallee
(most recent data used where applicable)
http://victorianwomenshealthatlas.net.au/#!/
• LGA Community Profiles, Dept of Health and Human Services
• Internal Sources (Community Services)
2015
• www.socialstatistics.com
• Gambling indicators for local areas
www.responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au/information-and-resources/
your-local-government-area/statistics-and-resources