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Births in Victoria 2005

Table 1: ABS local government area by births, confinements and mothers < 20 years, Victoria 2005

Note: Figures are approximate only and are based upon the 2005 ABS allocation of postcodes to LGAs.

ABS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA					Mothers <20 Years
	All Births		All Confinements		All Confinements
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Outside Victoria	1480	2.2	1455	2.2	109	7.5
Alpine	120	0.2	118	0.2	2	1.7
Ararat	127	0.2	124	0.2	11	8.9
Ballarat	1154	1.7	1125	1.7	48	4.3
Banyule	1496	2.2	1475	2.3	26	1.8
Bass Coast	246	0.4	243	0.4	8	3.3
Baw Baw	440	0.7	435	0.7	14	3.2
Bayside	1101	1.7	1075	1.6	3	0.3
Benalla	140	0.2	138	0.2	6	4.3
Boroondara	1718	2.6	1671	2.6	4	0.2
Brimbank	2603	3.9	2560	3.9	59	2.3
Buloke	71	0.1	70	0.1	1	1.4
Campaspe	434	0.7	427	0.7	19	4.4
Cardinia	776	1.2	765	1.2	16	2.1
Casey	3508	5.3	3447	5.3	108	3.1
Central Goldfields	125	0.2	125	0.2	16	12.8
Colac-Otway	255	0.4	253	0.4	12	4.7
Corangamite	206	0.3	203	0.3	9	4.4
Darebin	1973	3	1933	3	38	2.0
East Gippsland	396	0.6	387	0.6	27	7.0
Frankston	1647	2.5	1618	2.5	70	4.3
Gannawarra	122	0.2	119	0.2	7	5.9
Glen Eira	1714	2.6	1674	2.6	9	0.5
Glenelg	217	0.3	213	0.3	11	5.2
Golden Plains	191	0.3	186	0.3	4	2.2
Greater Bendigo	1179	1.8	1163	1.8	77	6.6
Greater Dandenong	1720	2.6	1701	2.6	52	3.1
Greater Geelong	2474	3.7	2437	3.7	99	4.1
Greater Shepparton	800	1.2	789	1.2	49	6.2
Hepburn	129	0.2	127	0.2	1	0.8
Hindmarsh	44	0.1	44	0.1	1	2.3
Hobsons Bay	1135	1.7	1113	1.7	35	3.1
Horsham	259	0.4	254	0.4	13	5.1
Hume	2394	3.6	2347	3.6	78	3.3
Indigo	167	0.3	161	0.2	5	3.1
Kingston	1684	2.5	1648	2.5	12	0.7
Knox	1902	2.9	1863	2.8	44	2.4
La Trobe	898	1.3	881	1.3	70	7.9
Loddon	79	0.1	79	0.1	3	3.8
Macedon Ranges	456	0.7	452	0.7	14	3.1
Manningham	1164	1.7	1142	1.7	5	0.4
Mansfield	61	0.1	60	0.1	1	1.7
Maribyrnong	1067	1.6	1051	1.6	19	1.8
Maroondah	1350	2	1313	2	22	1.7
Melbourne	707	1.1	692	1.1	6	0.9
Melton	1151	1.7	1135	1.7	38	3.3
Mildura	644	1	635	1	49	7.7
Mitchell	427	0.6	417	0.6	8	1.9
Moira	351	0.5	344	0.5	12	3.5
Monash	1722	2.6	1682	2.6	18	1.1
Moonee Valley	1435	2.2	1410	2.2	20	1.4
Moorabool	316	0.5	311	0.5	13	4.2
Moreland	2120	3.2	2067	3.2	40	1.9
Mornington Peninsula	1486	2.2	1457	2.2	54	3.7
Mount Alexander	168	0.3	167	0.3	5	3.0
Moyne	194	0.3	191	0.3	8	4.2
Murrindindi	164	0.2	162	0.2	3	1.9
Nillumbik	743	1.1	732	1.1	6	0.8
Northern Grampians	160	0.2	156	0.2	5	3.2
Port Phillip	1180	1.8	1158	1.8	8	0.7
Pyrenees	64	0.1	63	0.1	0	0.0
Queenscliffe	22	0	22	0	0	0.0
South Gippsland	273	0.4	269	0.4	12	4.5
Southern Grampians	177	0.3	173	0.3	5	2.9
Stonnington	1042	1.6	1021	1.6	0	0.0
Strathbogie	70	0.1	68	0.1	3	4.4
Surf Coast	278	0.4	275	0.4	4	1.5
Swan Hill	308	0.5	303	0.5	21	6.9
Towong	54	0.1	53	0.1	4	7.5
Wangaratta	321	0.5	319	0.5	13	4.1
Warrnambool	390	0.6	379	0.6	22	5.8
Wellington	467	0.7	458	0.7	21	4.6
West Wimmera	20	0	20	0	2	10.0
Whitehorse	1863	2.8	1825	2.8	17	0.9
Whittlesea	1787	2.7	1758	2.7	40	2.3
Wodonga	490	0.7	484	0.7	31	6.4
Wyndham	1981	3	1944	3	51	2.6
Yarra	989	1.5	972	1.5	10	1.0
Yarra Ranges	1793	2.7	1767	2.7	40	2.3
Yarriambiack	74	0.1	73	0.1	8	11.0
Unincorporated - French Is	1	0	1	0	0	0.0
Total	66654	100	65427	100	1834	2.8

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Table 2: All births and confinements by health regions of human services, Victoria 2005

HEALTH REGIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES
	All Births		All Confinements
	No	%	No	%
Barwon S W	4213	6.3	4146	6.3
Grampians	2538	3.8	2483	3.8
Loddon Mallee	3586	5.4	3540	5.4
Hume	3165	4.7	3113	4.8
Gippsland	2721	4.1	2674	4.1
Western Metro	10079	15.1	9905	15.1
Northern Metro	11502	17.3	11284	17.2
Eastern Metro	11512	17.3	11263	17.2
Southern Metro	15858	23.8	15564	23.8
Other*	1480	2.2	1455	2.2
Total	66654	100	65427	100

*Refers to women who live in a postcode outside Victoria, but who give birth at a Victorian hospital.

Table 3: Accommodation status, all confinements, Victoria 2005

Patient accommodation status	No.	%
Public	41431	63.3
Private	23996	36.7
Total	65427	100

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Table 4: Maternal age, all confinements, Victoria 2005

Maternal age group	No.	%
<20 yrs	1834	2.8
20-24 yrs	7421	11.3
25-29 yrs	16605	25.4
30-34 yrs	24160	36.9
35-39 yrs	12970	19.8
40+ yrs	2428	3.7
Unknown	9	0.0
Total	65427	100

The median age for all women was 31.0 years and the mean age was 30.6 years. For women giving birth for the first time the median and mean age was 29.0 years.

Table 5: Delivery type, all confinements, Victoria 2005

Baby delivery type	No.	%
Spontaneous cephalic	36739	56.2
Forceps	3957	6.0
Vacuum	4672	7.1
Vaginal breech	254	0.4
Caesarean section	19781	30.3
Unknown	24	0.0
Total	65427	100

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Table 6: Postnatal length of stay, all confinements, Victoria 2005

Postnatal length of stay	No.	%
< 1 day	1642	2.5
1 day	5413	8.3
2 days	12588	19.2
3 days	13551	20.7
4 days	18528	28.3
5 days	9552	14.6
6+ days	4151	6.3
Unknown	2	0.0
Total	65427	100

Table 7: Type of labour, all confinements, Victoria 2005

Type of labour	No.	%
Spontaneous	24007	36.7
Induced	16994	26
Spont & augmented	12959	19.8
No labour	11467	17.5
Total	65427	100

Table 8: Aboriginality by births and confinements, Victoria 2005

Aboriginality	Total Births		Total confinements
Aboriginality	No.	%	No.	%
Non-Aboriginal	66100	99.2	64882	99.2
Aboriginal	538	0.8	529	0.8
Unknown	16	0.0	16	0.0
Total	66654	100	65427	100

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Table 9: Estimated gestation, all births, Victoria 2005

Estimated gestation grouped	No.	%
20-27 wks	754	1.1
28-31 wks	493	0.7
32-36 wks	4130	6.2
37-41 wks	60389	90.6
>41 wks	874	1.3
Unknown	14	0.0
Total	66654	100

Table 10: Multiple births, Victoria 2005

Rank of baby	No.	%
1	64216	96.3
2	2390	3.6
3	48	0.1
Total	66654	100

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