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Heart Health Profile

City of Wagga Wagga

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Wagga Wagga (C)

Wagga Wagga Australia

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Population Snapshot
8,235 13.2 11.3 The City of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales has an estimated
population of 64,085 and according to the ABS Index of Relative
Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD), is in Quintile 4 for its level of
relative disadvantage (where Quintile 1 is the most disadvantaged).
3,508 5.6 2.8 Disadvantage, Indigenous status and low educational attainment
are all associated with a higher risk of heart disease, along with the
known risks of smoking, obesity, a lack of physical exercise, high
9,283 14.5 15.2 blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The proportion of people aged 65 and over living in Wagga Wagga
is 14% compared to the national average of 15%. The proportion of
3,915 17.5 14.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Wagga
Wagga is 6% compared to the national average of 3% and the
proportion of people who left school before year 10 is 13%
compared to the national average of 11%.
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Admissions

Heart-related hospital admissions (ASR, 2012-2016) Heart related hospital admissions and mortality
The rate of heart-related hospital admissions in Wagga
LGA Wagga Wagga (C) Wagga (67 per 10,000 persons) is significantly higher than
Riverina
the national average (48 per 10,000 persons).
Regional

State or Territory New South Wales Wagga Wagga has a heart disease mortality rate of (75
per 100,000 persons) compared to the national average
National (68 per 100,000 persons).
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Heart disease risk factors Prevalence of risk factors (%)

The prevalence of high cholesterol in Wagga Wagga (35%) is not
significantly different from the national average (33%). Wagga Wagga has Current Smoking
a prevalence of high blood pressure (19%) which is not significantly
High Blood Pressure
different from the national average (23%).
High Cholesterol
Wagga Wagga has a rate of physical inactivity (70%), which is not
significantly different from the national average (66%). The prevalence of Insufficient Exercise
smoking in Wagga Wagga is 17%, a rate not significantly different from
the national average (16%). The prevalence of obesity (38%) in Wagga Obesity
Wagga is significantly higher than the national average (28%).
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