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Counties Manukau covers an area of 55,200 hectares and includes parts of the local authorities of Auckland, Waikato District and Hauraki District. Different areas within Counties Manukau have their own characteristics. The characteristics of each locality are important as they shape the health needs and aspirations of that community and therefore how services are shaped to meet those.

Enrolled population, service localities

The population of CMDHB can be mapped according to the locality in which people live (their residential locality). In addition to residential localities, the population can also be mapped according to where they are enrolled for primary care services. This can be termed an ‘enrolled population’ view of CMDHB. The extent to which the resident populations and enrolled populations differ varies across the residential localities of CMDHB.

For the development of localities for health service provision, the CMDHB enrolled population will be divided into four localities. The boundaries for these localities take into account primary care provider affiliations and networks of interest as well as the physical address of primary care services. As at December 2011, the service localities will essentially comprise:

  • Mangere/Otara (including northern Papatoetoe),

  • Eastern (Howick plus the Maraetai/Beachlands and Clevedon),

  • Manukau (Manurewa, Papakura and the majority of Papatoetoe), and

  • Franklin

For intersectoral activities, the Mangere/Otara and Manukau localities taken together will align with the Auckland Council’s proposed Southern Initiative.

Analysis of the demography and health service utilisation of these service locality populations will be available in early 2012.

Residential localities

The DHB can also be divided into residential locality boundaries, where people are mapped according to where they live. Where possible these residential localities have been aligned to the Auckland Council boundaries. Exceptions occur when the DHB boundaries do not match the Council ones (see further in the document linked below).

Using these divisions CMDHB has been divided into seven residential localities: Mangere, Otara, Papatoetoe, Howick, Manurewa, Papakura and Franklin. When earlier localities work was done in CMDHB in 2008/09, Botany-Clevedon was a separate area. Now some of that area is in the Howick local board and some in Franklin. In addition the Drury area was part of Papakura, but is now classified as part of Franklin.

Available at the link below is a document summarising the demography, health indicators and health service utilisation of the population of CMDHB mapped according to the locality in which people live (their residential locality). It outlines the key characteristics for each locality to help community understanding and those planning and shaping services for these areas.

Link to Profile document

If you have any comments, suggestions or further information you can contact Doone Winnard (Acting Clinical Director, Public Health).

Other Information

Note: not all information can be provided at this locality level as some indicators are statistically unreliable. However, it is a valuable resource to assist understanding of needs and planning for the future. For additional district wide information, please click here to access a variety of other reports including:

  • Residential Locality Profiles for Counties Manukau DHB (NEW)

  • The Health of Children and Young People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities in Counties Manukau, 2010

  • Survey of Persons Living with Diabetes in Counties Manukau, 2010

  • Let's Beat Diabetes 2009 Tracking Survey, 2010

  • CMDHB: Changes in Primary Health Care between 2001 and 2009, 2010

  • The Determinants of Health for Children and Young People in Counties Manukau, 2009

  • The Prevalence and Care of Mental Disorders in Counties Manukau District Health Board from Linked Health Data, 2009

  • CMDHB Health Needs Assessment, 2008

  • The health needs of Asian people in CMDHB (May 2008)

  • The health of children and young people in Counties Manukau (March 2008)

  • The changing demography of Counties Manukau DHB (January 2008)

  • Information to support Maaori health planning in Counties Manukau (September 2007)

  • Mental health and addiction in Counties Manukau: health needs assessment (July 2007)

  • CMDHB: Improving access to elective surgery 1996/97 – 2005/06 (June 2007)

  • Ethnic-specific health needs assessment for Pacific people in Counties Manukau (May 2007)

  • CMDHB progress 2001-2006 (August 2006)

  • Health of older people (April 2006)

  • Counties Manukau Health Indicators 2005 (July 2005)

 

 


Published:  12-Jan-2012  |   Website queries:  Web Content Manager