Strategy W-2
Support the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our community.
CONTRIBUTORS include
Aged Care Services, NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Hunter New England Health, headspace, Liquor and Gaming NSW, Manning Great Lakes Community Health Action Group, Manning Valley Liquor Consultative Committee, MidCoast Council, NSW Health.
MEASURES MidCoast Baseline (year/period)
Comparative Measure (if available)
Desired Trend
Data Source (frequency of data collection)
82.0 years (2022)
82.9 years (2022)
Increase
ABS Census QuickStats (5-yearly)13
Chronic health conditions % of the community who report having one or more of the following health conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer’s), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety), stroke with one or more long-term health conditions
42.6% (2021)
37.0% (Regional NSW)
Decrease
ABS Census QuickStats (5-yearly)13
Mental health condition % of the community who report having a mental health condition
11.4% (2021)
10.6% (Regional NSW)
Decrease
ABS (Region Summary)14 (5-yearly)
Self-harm Rate of intentional self-harm hospitalisations
105.6 per 100,000 (2021-22)
79.5 per 100,000 (NSW)
Decrease
NSW HealthStats by LGA15 (Annual)
Alcohol and drug issues Rate of alcohol and other drug-related hospitalisations
1,355.4 per 100,000 (2021-22)
1,211.2 per 100,000 (NSW)
Decrease
NSW HealthStats by LGA15 (Annual)
Weight and obesity issues Rate of overweight and obesity-attributable hospitalisations
740 per 100,000 (2021-22)
721 per 100,000 (NSW)
Increase
NSW HealthStats by LGA15 (Annual)
Access to general health services Survey participants’ rating of access to general health services 1 = very poor to 7 = very good
3.5 out of 7
3.8 out of 7 (Regional NSW)
Increase
University of Canberra Regional Wellbeing Survey12 (Annual)
Access to mental health services Survey participants’ rating of access to mental health services 1 = very poor to 7 = very good
TBD
TBD
Increase
University of Canberra Regional Wellbeing Survey12 (Annual)
Access to specialist health services Survey participants’ rating of access to specialist health services 1 = very poor to 7 = very good
2.9 out of 7
3.0 out of 7 (Regional NSW)
Increase
University of Canberra Regional Wellbeing Survey12 (Annual)
Indicator Life expectancy at birth Average number of years from birth a person may be expected to live
40
MIDCOAST 2035
MIDCOAST 2035
41