Public Health Data and Research
The Public Health Unit prepares regular reports of the health surveillance data on the residents living in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. These reports provide useful, up-to-date information about disease trends in our population. The Public Health Unit also has a dynamic research program across multiple public health related areas. You can learn more about the data by reading About the Data. Any questions can be emailed to the Epidemiology team.
Notifiable diseases data for NSW and by Local Health District are available here.
In this section we post current surveillance reports for COVID-19 and influenza activity and impact in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
Acute Respiratory Infections Report
Latest weekly report: week-ending March 10 2023
Key Points of Report
- COVID-19 notifications increased by 30% this week
- Impacts on residential aged care facilities are steady with five facilities experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak
- Presentations to ED for influenza like illness (ILI) increased but the number is small and below average; presentations for bronchiolitis remain higher than usual for this time of the year. Admissions from ED to hospital due to COVID-19 continue to increase slowly while admissions due to pneumonia and ILI increased sharply and are above average.
| Earlier Reports | Week Ending |
|---|---|
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 3 March 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 24 February 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 17 February 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 10 February 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 3 February 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 27 January 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 20 January 2022 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 13 January 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 6 January 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 29 December 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 23 December 2022 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 18 December 2022 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 12 December 2022 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 2 December 2022 |
Sexually Transmissible Infections in South Eastern Sydney
This report, generated every six months, documents the historical trend and the demographic characteristics of sexually transmissible infections in residents within the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, focusing on chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.
View current report: 2022 End of Year Report
Key points of report: Notifications for sexually transmissible infections increased in 2022 compared to 2021; 5122 cases of chlamydia (+2%), 3020 cases of gonorrhoea (+39%), and 693 cases of infectious syphilis (+12%) in SESLHD residents were notified.
This monthly report provides the trend (ie. epidemic curve) since 2015 of cases of norovirus detected in sentinel public and private pathology laboratories serving the NSW population.
View current report February 2023
This report, published during the summer months, monitors trends in laboratory confirmed arbovirus cases reported in residents of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and in mosquito surveillance around the eastern tidal portion of the Georges River. It provides a summary of the main arboviral infections of concern in South Eastern Sydney (Barmah Forest virus and Ross River virus) with a breakdown of locally acquired cases to provide information on the geographic distribution of the viruses. In 2022-23 the report also includes information on mosquito surveillance in Matraville.
View current report: February 2023
Key points of report:
- No cases of Ross River virus or Barmah Forest virus infection in SESLHD residents have been reported this summer
- Four confirmed and two probable cases of dengue virus infection in SESLHD residents were reported in February 2023, along with one confirmed case of malaria. All infections were acquired overseas
- Mosquito numbers were extremely low in February 2023
Childhood Immunisation Coverage Report
This report, published quarterly, provides an overview of the latest childhood immunisation coverage data for children living within the boundaries of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), based on immunisation encounters for children reported by providers to the Australian Immunisation Register (formerly the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register).
View current report: Fourth Quarter 2022
Key points of report:
As at 31 December 2022:
- 93.7% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 12 months.
- 91.2% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 2 years.
- 92.7% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 5 years.
Aboriginal Childhood Immunisation Coverage Report
This report, published annually, provides an overview of the latest childhood immunisation coverage data for Aboriginal children living within the boundaries of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), based on immunisation encounters for Aboriginal children reported by providers to the Australian Immunisation Register (formerly the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register).
View current report: Annual Report for 2021
Key points of report:
Amongst Aboriginal children in SESLHD in 2021, vaccination coverage:
- Improved to 93.4% fully vaccinated at 12 months
- Declined to 92.3% at 2 years
- Improved to 97.4% at 5 years
School Immunisation Program Coverage Report
This report, published yearly, provides an overview of the latest school immunisation coverage for students attending school-based vaccination programs within the boundaries of SESLHD, based on immunisation encounters for students reported by school immunisation nurses.
View current report: 2022
Key points of report:
In 2022:
- 78% of female year 7 students received the first dose of the HPV vaccine, 65% received dose 2.
- 78% of male year 7 students received the first dose of the HPV vaccine, 64% received dose 2.
- 79% of year 7 students received the dTpa vaccine.
- 72% of year 10 students received the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Due to COVID-19 there was some disruption in the school program in 2020 and 2021; some of the schools were not able to be offered dose 2 of the HPV vaccine in 2020 and 2021. Some students might have been vaccinated at their GPs, hence the apparent decrease in the coverage as we only report vaccines given at schools.
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2021-2022 (November 2022)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2020-2021 (November 2021)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2019-2020 (October 2020)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2018-2019 (August 2019)