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Table 2 Participating communities

From: Beyond Bushfires: Community, Resilience and Recovery - a longitudinal mixed method study of the medium to long term impacts of bushfires on mental health and social connectedness

LGA

PCP

Towns

Pop 2006

Households

SEIFA 2006

Impact

Age 4–10 years

Age 11–17 years

Age 18+ 2006

PILOT:

         

Greater Bendigo

2

West Bendigo

362

144

5

M

42

43

277

Baw Baw

4

Darnum

561

221

6

L

73

63

425

MAIN STUDY:

         

Murrindindi, Nillumbik & Whittlesea

3 & 5

Kinglake, Kinglake Central, Kinglake Pheasant Creek

3048

1042

7

H

414

375

2259

 

3

Marysville

429

207

4

H

37

36

356

 

Buxton

377

142

5

25

51

301

Murrindindi

Taggerty

581

233

4

56

25

500

 

Narbethong

271

103

4

22

25

224

  

Granton

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yarra Ranges

1

Steels Creek

n/a

n/a

8

M/H

n/a

n/a

n/a

  

Dixons Creek

575

222

8

M

54

45

476

Alpine

6

Mudgegonga, Dederang & Glen Creek Kancoona Running Creek, Gundowring & Rosewhite

984

360

2 & 8

M

98

107

779

Indigo

 

Bruarong

       

Latrobe

4

Callignee

485

164

5

H

49

68

368

  

Koornalla

n/a

n/a

5

H

n/a

n/a

n/a

Greater Bendigo

2

Axedale

225

89

8

L

21

36

168

Murrindindi

3

Eildon

1148

438

2

L

83

91

974

Mitchell

3

Tallarook

746

297

5

L

65

95

586

Total Populations:

9,792

3,662

  

1,039

1,060

7,693

  1. Population data is based on the 2006 Census data. Http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/communityprofiles?opendocument&navpos=230.
  2. Impact ratings as described in Table 1.
  3. PCPs that are partners in study (relevant LGAs in bold).
  4. 1. Outer East Health and Community Support Alliance - municipalities of Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges.
  5. 2. Bendigo Loddon Primary Care Partnership - City of Greater Bendigo and the Loddon Shire.
  6. 3. Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership – Mitchell and Murrindindi Shires.
  7. 4. Central West Gippsland Primary Care Partnership - municipalities of Baw Baw and Latrobe.
  8. 5. North East Primary Care Partnership (Previously: Banyule Nillumbik Primary Care Alliance) – Nillumbik, Banyule and Darebin.
  9. 6. Central Hume Primary Care Partnership - Alpine and Mansfield Shires and the Rural Cities of Benalla and Wangaratta.