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Table 2 Characteristics of facilities with catchment populations of 1,000 to 25,000, by service delivery level, 2005 to 2010

From: The distribution of maternity services across rural and remote Australia: does it reflect population need?

Catchment characteristics

Non-birthing

All birthing

Non C-section birthing

C-section birthing

Total

n = 151

n = 108

n = 35

n = 73

n = 259

Freq

(%)

Freq

(%)

Freq

(%)

Freq

(%)

Freq

(%)

Births (per year)

  < 50

116

(77)

11

(10)

9

(26)

2

(3)

127

(49)

 50-100

23

(15)

23

(21)

8

(23)

15

(21)

46

(18)

 100-150

8

(5)

22

(20)

4

(11)

18

(25)

30

(12)

 150-200

4

(3)

8

(7)

7

(20)

1

(1)

25

(10)

  > 200

0

(0)

9

(8)

7

(20)

2

(3)

25

(10)

SES (IRSD deciles)

 1 most disadvantaged

23

(15)

4

(4)

0

(0)

4

(5)

27

(10)

 2

13

(9)

17

(16)

5

(14)

12

(16)

30

(12)

 3

33

(22)

28

(26)

10

(29)

18

(25)

61

(24)

 4

32

(21)

40

(37)

13

(37)

27

(37)

72

(28)

 5

29

(19)

15

(14)

4

(11)

11

(15)

44

(17)

 6, 7 least disadvantaged

21

(14)

4

(4)

3

(9)

1

(1)

25

(10)

Travel time

  ≤ 1 h

7

(5)

47

(44)

22

(63)

25

(34)

54

(21)

 1-2 h

83

(55)

39

(36)

12

(34)

27

(37)

122

(47)

 2-3 h

27

(18)

5

(5)

0

(0)

5

(7)

32

(12)

 3-4 h

8

(5)

7

(6)

0

(0)

7

(10)

15

(6)

  > 4 h

26

(17)

10

(9)

1

(3)

9

(12)

36

(14)

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

  < 2.5% national rate

62

(41)

44

(41)

19

(54)

25

(34)

106

(41)

 2.5-5%

27

(18)

31

(29)

9

(26)

22

(30)

58

(22)

 5-10%

31

(21)

17

(16)

6

(17)

11

(15)

48

(19)

 10-25%

11

(7)

11

(10)

1

(3)

10

(14)

22

(8)

  > 25% (10 x rate)

20

(13)

5

(5)

0

(0)

5

(7)

25

(10)

Remoteness

 Rural RA 2

14

(9)

36

(33)

15

(43)

21

(29)

50

(19)

 Rural RA 3

73

(48)

55

(51)

18

(51)

37

(51)

128

(49)

 Remote RA 4

39

(26)

12

(11)

2

(6)

10

(14)

51

(20)

 Remote RA 5

25

(17)

5

(5)

0

(0)

5

(7)

30

(12)

Women aged 15-44

 mean (SD)

25.3

(5.8)

20.6

(2.6)

20.9

(3.0)

20.5

(2.4)

23.3

(5.3)

 median

24.5

 

20.4

 

20.8

 

20.3

 

22.2

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