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Table 3 Information on clusters of high risk (male suicide among 15 to 34 years and 35 to 44 years) at the SLA level

From: Spatial clusters of suicide in Australia

Type

Radii (km)

Cluster number in figures

SLA number(s) and location

Cluster radii (km)

Area (km2)

Population

Number of cases

Expected cases

RR

95% CI

P value

Primary (15 to 34-year)

100

A

1(Mornington Shire, Northwest of QLD)

0

1,231.25

184

10

0.25

40.32

22.05, 73.72

<0.001

 

400

A

4(Northwest of QLD)

211.91

111,527.17

1258

19

1.70

11.23

7.18, 17.56

<0.001

Secondary (15 to 34-year)

100

B

1(Bathurst-Melville, north of NT)

0

7,492.01

431

12

0.58

20.66

11.82, 36.13

<0.001

  

C

1 (North of WA)

0

104,079.96

1,889

13

2.55

5.11

2.97, 8.77

0.013

  

D

8 (Southwest of VIC & southeast of SA)

94.98

16,580.74

9,003

30

12.17

2.48

1.73, 3.55

0.044

 

400

B1

1(Bathurst-Melville, north of NT)

0

7,492.01

431

12

0.58

20.66

11.82, 36.13

<0.001

  

B2

7 (Northeast, NT)

381.84

263,138.40

4,431

24

5.99

4.03

2.70, 6.01

<0.001

  

B3

6 (Inland of NT)

367.33

661,409.44

3,601

24

4.87

4.96

3.32, 7.40

<0.001

  

C1

4 (Northeast, WA)

314.37

420,420.00

6,693

31

9.05

3.45

2.42, 4.91

<0.001

  

C2

5 (Southeast, WA)

296.51

179,497.34

7,994

30

10.81

2.79

1.95, 4.00

0.008

Primary (35 to 54-year)

100

A

8(Central Coast areas, NSW)

66.45

13,740.91

45,405

98

60.56

1.64

1.34, 2.00

0.021

 

400

A

123(Northeast NSW & south of QLD)

303.60

163,267.65

235,694

420

314.36

1.38

1.25, 1.53

<0.001