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Births in Victoria 2007

Please note: Figures below exclude all terminations of pregnancy.

Table 1: ABS local government area by births, confinements and mothers < 20 years, Victoria 2007

Note: 1. Figures are approximate only and are based upon the 2005 ABS allocation of postcodes to LGAs.
2. Figures below exclude all terminations of pregnancy.

ABS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA					Mothers < 20 Years
	All Births		All Confinements		All Confinements
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Outside Victoria	1416	2.0	1387	2.0	70	5.0
Alpine	137	0.2	134	0.2	7	5.2
Ararat	126	0.2	123	0.2	6	4.9
Ballarat	1222	1.7	1193	1.7	53	4.4
Banyule	1689	2.3	1649	2.3	28	1.7
Bass Coast	294	0.4	289	0.4	12	4.2
Baw Baw	501	0.7	485	0.7	13	2.7
Bayside	1073	1.5	1051	1.5	5	0.5
Benalla	152	0.2	151	0.2	11	7.3
Boroondara	1730	2.4	1705	2.4	1	0.1
Brimbank	2809	3.9	2771	3.9	53	1.9
Buloke	82	0.1	81	0.1	5	6.2
Campaspe	457	0.6	446	0.6	28	6.3
Cardinia	877	1.2	864	1.2	27	3.1
Casey	3915	5.4	3847	5.4	89	2.3
Central Goldfields	147	0.2	146	0.2	15	10.3
Colac-Otway	226	0.3	222	0.3	17	7.7
Corangamite	221	0.3	213	0.3	10	4.7
Darebin	2097	2.9	2053	2.9	34	1.7
East Gippsland	436	0.6	427	0.6	23	5.4
Frankston	1862	2.6	1830	2.6	67	3.7
Gannawarra	135	0.2	130	0.2	11	8.5
Glen Eira	1776	2.5	1742	2.5	6	0.3
Glenelg	246	0.3	242	0.3	16	6.6
Golden Plains	204	0.3	201	0.3	5	2.5
Greater Bendigo	1330	1.8	1302	1.8	71	5.5
Greater Dandenong	2083	2.9	2058	2.9	66	3.2
Greater Geelong	2583	3.6	2535	3.6	77	3.0
Greater Shepparton	855	1.2	840	1.2	45	5.4
Hepburn	148	0.2	144	0.2	5	3.5
Hindmarsh	51	0.1	49	0.1	1	2.0
Hobsons Bay	1354	1.9	1327	1.9	25	1.9
Horsham	246	0.3	242	0.3	8	3.3
Hume	2581	3.6	2540	3.6	94	3.7
Indigo	158	0.2	154	0.2	4	2.6
Kingston	1840	2.6	1810	2.6	15	0.8
Knox	1928	2.7	1890	2.7	41	2.2
La Trobe	930	1.3	918	1.3	64	7.0
Loddon	92	0.1	92	0.1	1	1.1
Macedon Ranges	426	0.6	419	0.6	13	3.1
Manningham	1191	1.7	1166	1.6	3	0.3
Mansfield	100	0.1	98	0.1	0	0.0
Maribyrnong	1245	1.7	1229	1.7	25	2.0
Maroondah	1343	1.9	1323	1.9	20	1.5
Melbourne	765	1.1	751	1.1	5	0.7
Melton	1567	2.2	1550	2.2	44	2.8
Mildura	708	1.0	694	1.0	49	7.1
Mitchell	452	0.6	443	0.6	24	5.4
Moira	351	0.5	346	0.5	17	4.9
Monash	1855	2.6	1820	2.6	10	0.5
Moonee Valley	1524	2.1	1497	2.1	11	0.7
Moorabool	345	0.5	338	0.5	14	4.1
Moreland	2228	3.1	2191	3.1	45	2.1
Mornington Peninsula	1595	2.2	1567	2.2	44	2.8
Mount Alexander	177	0.2	172	0.2	8	4.7
Moyne	198	0.3	195	0.3	6	3.1
Murrindindi	172	0.2	168	0.2	6	3.6
Nillumbik	727	1.0	716	1.0	5	0.7
Northern Grampians	136	0.2	135	0.2	10	7.4
Port Phillip	1298	1.8	1279	1.8	9	0.7
Pyrenees	56	0.1	55	0.1	2	3.6
Queenscliffe	17	0.0	17	0.0	0	0.0
South Gippsland	314	0.4	311	0.4	12	3.9
Southern Grampians	204	0.3	199	0.3	9	4.5
Stonnington	1120	1.6	1092	1.5	4	0.4
Strathbogie	78	0.1	76	0.1	0	0.0
Surf Coast	327	0.5	318	0.4	2	0.6
Swan Hill	292	0.4	290	0.4	14	4.8
Towong	45	0.1	45	0.1	1	2.2
Wangaratta	349	0.5	343	0.5	13	3.8
Warrnambool	469	0.7	461	0.7	20	4.3
Wellington	509	0.7	499	0.7	25	5.0
West Wimmera	31	0.0	31	0.0	2	6.5
Whitehorse	2012	2.8	1979	2.8	13	0.7
Whittlesea	1925	2.7	1894	2.7	42	2.2
Wodonga	522	0.7	513	0.7	27	5.3
Wyndham	2326	3.2	2287	3.2	68	3.0
Yarra	1117	1.5	1096	1.5	17	1.6
Yarra Ranges	1902	2.6	1865	2.6	48	2.6
Yarriambiack	76	0.1	76	0.1	2	2.6
Total	72103	*100.0*	70827	*100.0*	1818	*2.6*

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Table 2: All births and confinements by health regions of human services, Victoria 2007

HEALTH REGIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES	All Births		All Confinements
HEALTH REGIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES	No	%	No	%
Barwon S W	4491	6.2	4402	6.2
Grampians	2641	3.7	2587	3.7
Loddon Mallee	3846	5.3	3772	5.3
Hume	3119	4.3	3062	4.3
Gippsland	2984	4.1	2929	4.1
Western Metro	11590	16.1	11412	16.1
Northern Metro	12364	17.1	12139	17.1
Eastern Metro	11961	16.6	11748	16.6
Southern Metro	17439	24.2	17140	24.2
Other*	1668	2.3	1636	2.3
Total	72103	*100.0*	70827	*100.0*

*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 2007

Patient accommodation status	No.	%
Public	46270	65.3
Private	24557	34.7
Total	70827	*100*

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Table 4: Maternal age, all confinements, Victoria 2007

Maternal age group	No.	%
<20 yrs	1818	2.6
20-24 yrs	8032	11.3
25-29 yrs	17973	25.4
30-34 yrs	24844	35.1
35-39 yrs	15283	21.6
40+ yrs	2877	4.1
Total	70827	*100*

The median age for all women was 31.0 years and the mean age was 30.7 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 2007

Baby delivery type	No.	%
Spontaneous cephalic	39027	55.1
Forceps	3950	5.6
Vacuum	5680	8.0
Vaginal breech	258	0.4
Caesarean section	21912	31.0
Total	70827	*100*

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Table 6: Postnatal length of stay, all confinements, Victoria 2007

Postnatal length of stay	No.	%
< 1 day	1927	2.7
1 day	6542	9.2
2 days	15681	22.1
3 days	13578	19.2
4 days	19720	27.8
5 days	10310	14.6
6+ days	3069	4.3
Total	70827	*100*

Table 7: Type of labour, all confinements, Victoria 2007

Type of labour	No.	%
Spontaneous	26381	37.2
Induced	17414	24.6
Spont & augmented	14376	20.3
No labour	12656	17.9
Total	70827	*100*

Table 8: Aboriginality by births and confinements, Victoria 2007

Aboriginality	Total Births		Total confinements
Aboriginality	No.	%	No.	%
Non-Aboriginal	71401	99.0	70135	99.0
Aboriginal	698	1.0	688	1.0
Unknown	4	0.0	4	0.0
Total	72103	*100*	70827	*100*

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Table 9: Estimated gestation, all births, Victoria 2007

Estimated gestation grouped	No.	%
20-27 wks	500	0.7
28-31 wks	552	0.8
32-36 wks	4612	6.4
37-41 wks	65475	90.8
>41 wks	961	1.3
Unknown	3	0.0
Total	72103	*100.0*

Table 10: Multiple births, Victoria 2007

Plurality	No.*	Sets	%
Singleton	69567	N/A	96.5
Twins	2487	1243	3.4
Triplets	49	17	0.1
Total	72103	70827	*100*

*Figures relate to total number of multiple births

Table 11: Sex, Victoria 2007

Sex of baby	No.	%
Male	37011	51.3
Female	35081	48.7
Unknown	11	0.0
Total	72103	*100.0*

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