Elements of this profile updated: 29/04/2008
TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public
This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 29 April 2008
REVIEW DATE: May 2008
District Health Council Members:
| NAME | OCCUPATION |
| Cairns | . |
| Mr Stephen Russell | Chairperson |
| Ms Marion Norrie | Health Worker |
| Ms Patricia Gates | Teacher |
| Mr Robert Pyne | . |
| Mr Sawaran Austin | . |
| Dr Damian Byrnes | . |
| Mr Dino Bazarbassis | . |
| Ms Janelle Gullo | Support Officer |
| Innisfail | . |
| Peter Roberts | Chairperson |
| Ralph Laksa | . |
| Janice Anderson | . |
| Diane Green | . |
| Eugenia (Jean) Vallianos | . |
| Cecily Dunne | . |
| Karen Croft | . |
| Tablelands | . |
| Robyn Boundy | Chairperson |
| Louise De Marzi | . |
| Elaine Bruce | . |
| John Smith | . |
| Lesley Walton | . |
Hospital Facilities within District:
| Community Health Services | Aplin Street, Mossman, Shields Street, Westcourt Tropical Public Health Unit, Yarrabah, Smithfield, Edmonton, Rehabilitation Unit at Cairns Base Hospital. |
| Dental Services | Cairns, mobile clinic 36, 76, 82, 19, 152, Mossman, Yarrabah. |
| Specialist Outreach Services | Provided from Cairns Base Hospital to other district facilities |
| Private Health Facilities in District | Private hospitals/day centres = 2 private nursing homes (profit) = 1 private nursing homes |
Capital Works or Recent Improvements:
Nil |
This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
Geographic Description of the District’s Administrative Area:
The Cairns District Health Service covers an area of approximately 40,833 square kilometres which includes 11 Statistical Local Areas (SLA). As with most districts, SLA boundaries do not reflect District boundaries. In this regard, three of these SLAs, Mareeba, Cairns City - Pt. B and Cook (excluding Weipa) overlap the Tableland's, Innisfail and Cape York District Health Service boundaries respectively.
The geographical description of the District includes the City of Cairns (excluding Division 1 but including the Towns of Gordonvale and Aloomba), Shire of Cook*, Shire of Douglas, Division 4 of Shire of Mareeba (east of the Oakey/Blackwater Creeks including the towns of Koah and Kuranda).
*(that portion of the Shire south and east of a line from Cape Flattery due west to the Normanby River then due south to the boundary of Mareeba Shire - includes Cooktown, Hopevale, Wujal Wujal and Laura)
State Electorate/s in District:
| Barron River | Cairns | Charters Towers |
| Cook | Hichinbrook | Mount Isa |
| Mulgrave | Tablelands |
Population and Socio Demographic Data:
Estimated Resident Population 30 June 2005 - Total: 215,921
by gender
| Female: | 105,782 | (49.0%) | for Qld: | 50.0% |
| Male: | 110,139 | (51.0%) | for Qld: | 50.0% |
by age
| Age | District (numbers, %) | Qld (%) |
| 0-14 | 45,655 (21.1%) | 20.4% |
| 15-34 | 59,931 (27.8%) | 28.3% |
| 35-49 | 50,771 (23.5%) | 21.8% |
| 50-64 | 37,106 (17.2%) | 17.4% |
| 65-74 | 12,811 (5.9%) | 6.5% |
| 75+ | 9,647 (4.5%) | 5.6% |
ABS Cat. 3235.3.55.001, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2007
| District (numbers, %) | Qld (%) | |
| Indigenous persons | 17779 (7.9%) | 3.1% |
| NESB | 17209 (7.7%) | 6.9% |
ABS 2001 Census, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2007
District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs (v5.0) 2005-2006 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)
| DRG No | DRG Name | Number of Episodes |
| L61Z | Admit for Renal Dialysis | 11,173 |
| R63Z | CHEMOTHERAPY | 2,472 |
| 066B | ANTENATAL & OTH OBSTETRIC ADM | 2,207 |
| 060B | VAGINAL DELIVERY - CSCC | 1,231 |
| F74Z | CHEST PAIN | 960 |
| G67B | OESPHS, GASTR&MIS DIG A>9 - CSCC | 857 |
| X60C | INJURIES A<65 | 816 |
| 060C | VAGINAL DELIVERY SINGLE UNCOMPL | 774 |
| J64B | CELLULITIS A>59 - CSCC / A<60 | 770 |
| O01C | CAESAREAN DELIVERY - CSCC | 619 |
Health Information Centre
Review Date: March 2008
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