Table 2.
Statistics describing the COVID-19 Pandemic vulnerability domains for all Local Government Areas (n = 563) in Australia.
| Measurements (Unit) | Mean | S.D. | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Share of adults 65–69 years old | 5.52 | 2.23 | 0.00 | 15.10 |
| Share of adults 70–74 years old | 4.06 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 9.90 |
| Share of adults 75–79 years old | 2.84 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Share of adults 80–84 years old | 1.88 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
| Share of adults 85 years or older and over | 1.84 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
| Average of household size (No. of persons in a household) | 2.44 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| IRSD1 using the score for each LGA | 956.48 | 109.18 | 404.00 | 1123.00 |
| Medical | ||||
| Share of total deaths by cancer deaths | 16.50 | 7.27 | 0.00 | 34.09 |
| Share of total deaths by diabetes deaths | 19.49 | 8.03 | 0.00 | 37.78 |
| Share of total death by major cardio disease | 0.19 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 7.78 |
| Share of total deaths by respiratory disease | 1.56 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 7.45 |
| Share of total deaths by influenza/pneumonia | 3.15 | 2.52 | 0.00 | 16.99 |
| Transportation | ||||
| Public transit stops density (No. of stops divided by LGA area) | 2.22 | 5.13 | 0.00 | 26.63 |
| Share of public transit trips to work | 5.22 | 8.14 | 0.00 | 55.26 |
| Land use factors | ||||
| Population density (per sq. kilometre) | 48.95 | 145.52 | 0.00 | 958.50 |
| Proportion of commercial areas | 0.98 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 41.36 |
| Proportion of education centre areas | 0.59 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 10.93 |
| Proportion of medical service areas | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 5.83 |
1 A low IRSD score indicates relatively greater disadvantage in general. IRSD is a combined measure of 18 variables including percentage of dwellings with no internet connection, labourers, people with no post-school qualifications, people earning incomes between $13,000 and $20,799, households renting from government or community organizations, people unemployed, one parent families with dependent offspring, households paying less than $120 per week for rent, people with a long-term health condition or disability, occupied private dwellings with no car, aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, occupied private dwellings requiring one or more extra bedrooms, people aged 15 years and over who are separated or divorced, employed people classified as machinery operators and drivers, people aged 15 years and over who did not go to school, employed people classified as low skill community and personal service workers, and people who do not speak English well.