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Table 1 Most likely spatial clusters of suicide in NSW for data aggregated from 2005 to 2013

From: Spatial clustering of fatal, and non-fatal, suicide in new South Wales, Australia: implications for evidence-based prevention

Local Government Area

ERP

Total geography area (km2)

Population density/km2

SEIFA score

Non-fatal self-harm (N)

Non-fatal self-harm crude rate per 100,000

Suicide mortality (N)

Mortality crude rate per 100,000

Composite score

Primary clusters

 Sydney (C)

174,185

25

8214.0

1051

2945

1691

246

141

165

 Newcastle (C)

150,586

187

794.3

991

3436

2282

142

94

140

 Shoalhaven (C)

93,857

4567

21.4

944

1760

1875

120

128

130

 Lake Macquarie (C)

191,331

648

315.0

985

3271

1710

170

89

112

 Tweed (A)

86,257

1321

69.9

949

1506

1746

102

118

97

 Penrith (C)

180,521

405

442.0

989

3114

1725

148

82

89

 Albury (C)

48,347

306

164.2

967

894

1849

63

130

66

 Wollongong (C)

195,266

684

305.4

981

3092

1583

178

91

66

 Wyong (A)

151,141

827

181.1

942

2155

1426

132

87

64

Secondary likely clusters

 Byron (A)

29,756

567

33.2

979

38

128

464

1559

54

 Blacktown (C)

304,892

247

1254.0

974

218

72

3056

1002

53

 Coffs Harbour (C)

69,285

1175

61.9

950

51

74

1340

1934

52

 Lismore (C)

43,275

1290

33.2

946

50

116

737

1703

50

 Ballina (A)

39,747

484

81.1

980

31

78

635

1598

44

 Campbelltown (C)

147,717

312

509.4

943

117

79

2848

1928

44

 Gosford (C)

164,192

940

172.8

1001

157

96

1862

1134

43

 Wagga Wagga (C)

60,153

4826

13.1

987

56

93

1090

1812

41

 Bega Valley (A)

32,274

6279

5.3

951

28

87

717

2222

38

 Cessnock (C)

51,379

1966

25.4

922

56

109

729

1419

37

 Eurobodalla (A)

36,137

3428

10.9

940

33

91

712

1970

37

 Maitland (C)

68,192

392

172.1

986

58

85

892

1308

35

 Richmond Valley (A)

22,263

3051

7.2

888

30

135

385

1729

34

 Port Stephens (A)

65,537

979

66.2

970

43

66

963

1469

32

 Great Lakes (A)

34,802

3376

10.2

920

26

75

518

1488

30

 Greater Taree (C)

46,999

3730

12.5

906

37

79

748

1592

26

  1. (A) Areas, (C) Cities, ERP Estimated Resident Population, Km 2 Square Kilometer, SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Area