Local health district of residence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers

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  1. Overview
  2. Local health district of residence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, NSW 2018–2022
  3. Downloads
  4. Notes
  5. Related links

Overview

In NSW, the reported number of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mothers who gave birth in 2022 ranged from 37 in Northern Sydney Local Health District to 1,340 in Hunter New England Local Health District.​

Local health district of residence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, NSW 2018–2022

By number of births

Local Health District20182019202020212022
Sydney109107116120110
South Western Sydney351301369412423
South Eastern Sydney122132137132134
Illawarra Shoalhaven262264308313287
Western Sydney287274291326353
Nepean Blue Mountains234281287315281
Northern Sydney3651465137
Central Coast242220255280272
Hunter New England10851141117913341340
Northern NSW226278226272231
Mid North Coast265317268334315
Southern NSW97981049899
Murrumbidgee234225228231214
Western NSW599646626738761
Far West3143364040
Other–not stated3338302729
Total42134416450650234926

By percentage of births

Local Health District20182019202020212022
Sydney2.62.42.62.42.2
South Western Sydney8.36.88.28.28.6
South Eastern Sydney2.93.03.02.62.7
Illawarra Shoalhaven6.26.06.86.25.8
Western Sydney6.86.26.56.57.2
Nepean Blue Mountains5.66.46.46.35.7
Northern Sydney0.91.21.01.00.8
Central Coast5.75.05.75.65.5
Hunter New England25.825.826.226.627.2
Northern NSW5.46.35.05.44.7
Mid North Coast6.37.25.96.66.4
Southern NSW2.32.22.32.02.0
Murrumbidgee5.65.15.14.64.3
Western NSW14.214.613.914.715.4
Far West0.71.00.80.80.8
Other–not stated0.80.90.70.50.6
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

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Notes

Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.

Due to under-reporting of Aboriginal mothers to the Perinatal Data Collection, it is likely that the true numbers of mothers and babies are higher than shown. For more information refer to Estimated level of reporting.

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Current as at: Wednesday 31 July 2024
Contact page owner: Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence