The importance of an indicator that counts the number of children living in jobless families is recognised by the ABS. Parental joblessness may contribute to child social exclusion and also has an adverse impact on health. Family children’s joblessness puts children at a higher risk of mental health and development problems, and can create further social problems such as violence in families. Table 29 shows presents data about children under 15 yrs living in jobless families. 29: 15 (2006) SLA Number of Number of Single Jobless Risk of children in children in parent families with children jobless jobless families with children in jobless families Aboriginal children under 15 yrs/ families 2006 families under 15 yrs per cent of 2006 2006 total families Frankston (C) 1094 17 1,293 616 11.24% East (10.6%) Frankston (C) 2483 61 2,366 1,478 20.86% West (20.4%) Mornington 997 25 967 554 14.2% P'sula (S) East (13.3%) – Mornington 1013 23 1,001 597 16.72% P'sula (S) (16.3%) – South Mornington 850 18 1,039 482 10.07% P'sula (S) West (8.7%) – Total 6437 6,666 14.1% (9.9%) Victoria 13.8% 8.0% 13.7% Source: Medicare Local Social Atlas 2011, NATSEM SLA risk quintilesxxxiii The number of children under the age of 15 years in jobless families in the catchment was above 18% in 2006 (note that 2011 data not available at time of printing). The risk rate for children under 15 years of age being in a jobless family is highest in the SLAs of Frankston West and Mornington while Frankston West has the highest actual number of children living in jobless families. 4.2 Breast feeding rates and child health checks Prevalence of breastfeeding is a measure linked to prevention of health problems in children. Data is available for 2007-8. Table 30 shows that breastfeeding rates for Frankston are significantly lower than regional, Victorian or Metro Melbourne rates but health checks are just below average across the catchment. children’s 30:
The importance of an indicator that counts the number of children living in jobless families is recognised by the ABS. Parental joblessness may contribute to child social exclusion and also has an adverse impact on children’s health. Family joblessness puts children at a higher risk of mental health and development problems, and can create further social problems such as violence in families. Table 29 shows presents data about children under 15 yrs living in jobless families. 29: 15 (2006) SLA Number of children in jobless families 2006 Number of children in jobless Aboriginal families 2006 Single parent families with children under 15 yrs Jobless families with children under 15 yrs/ per cent of total families Risk of children in jobless families 2006 Frankston (C) East 1094 17 1,293 616 (10.6%) 11.24% Frankston (C) West 2483 61 2,366 1,478 (20.4%) 20.86% Mornington P'sula (S) – East 997 25 967 554 (13.3%) 14.2% Mornington P'sula (S) – South 1013 23 1,001 597 (16.3%) 16.72% Mornington P'sula (S) – West 850 18 1,039 482 (8.7%) 10.07% Total 6437 6,666 (9.9%) 14.1% Victoria 13.8% 8.0% 13.7% Source: Medicare Local Social Atlas 2011, NATSEM SLA risk quintilesxxxiii The number of children under the age of 15 years in jobless families in the catchment was above 18% in 2006 (note that 2011 data not available at time of printing). The risk rate for children under 15 years of age being in a jobless family is highest in the SLAs of Frankston West and Mornington while Frankston West has the highest actual number of children living in jobless families. 4.2 Breast feeding rates and child health checks Prevalence of breastfeeding is a measure linked to prevention of health problems in children. Data is available for 2007-8. Table 30 shows that breastfeeding rates for Frankston are significantly lower than regional, Victorian or Metro Melbourne rates but children’s health checks are just below average across the catchment. 30:
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