Section 3
Suicide Deaths Persons Australia 1990-92

Data Sources
This publication was compiled by NISU from Unit Record data supplied by the ABS, State Registrars of Death and Coroners. Please acknowledge data obtained from this publication as follows:

An Atlas of Injury Death in Australia 1990-1992, NISU Adelaide 1995.

SMR    = Standardised Mortality Ratios
Rate   = Annual Average Crude death rate per 100,000 population
Deaths = Number of Deaths

  SMR	 Rate	Deaths	State	Statistical Subdivision

249.1	 32.0	    11	NSW	Upper Darling
248.1	 29.5	     7	NT	Palmerston-East Arm
224.2	 29.1	     9	SA	Far North
219.3	 28.8	    31	TAS	Southern
207.3	 27.3	     5	SA	West Coast
198.4	 25.8	     8	NT	Darwin Rural Areas
188.8	 23.7	     4	NT	Barkly
180.0	 23.4	    64	QLD	Far North SD Bal
175.3	 23.4	    11	TAS	North Eastern
175.0	 20.5	     7	NT	East Arnhem
170.4	 23.3	    19	NSW	Far West
168.0	 21.7	    20	VIC	East Central Highlands
167.4	 25.0	    97	QLD	Gold Coast City
165.4	 22.8	    64	TAS	Greater Launceston
163.4	 21.6	    13	NSW	Upper Murray (excl. Albury)
162.0	 21.0	    23	QLD	North West
156.6	 20.9	     8	QLD	Central West
152.6	 19.5	    19	QLD	Albert Shire Part A
151.4	 20.5	    17	VIC	North Ovens-Murray
148.6	 19.7	    11	SA	Upper South East
146.3	 18.9	    16	VIC	Macalister-Avon
144.7	 18.4	     9	WA	Blackwood
143.2	 19.6	    48	QLD	Cairns
142.7	 18.3	    14	WA	Avon
142.3	 19.0	    22	VIC	Shepparton-Mooroopna
141.6	 18.5	     6	WA	Moore
140.8	 19.0	    27	QLD	Bundaberg
139.3	 22.6	   141	VIC	Central Melbourne
137.2	 18.1	    14	SA	Lincoln
136.7	 18.7	    34	QLD	Rockhampton
136.2	 21.2	   151	NSW	Inner Sydney
135.8	 19.2	    17	NSW	Tweed Heads
135.8	 20.2	    35	ACT	Central Canberra
134.9	 17.9	    22	VIC	Central Loddon-Campaspe
132.6	 20.2	    81	WA	Central Metropolitan
131.8	 16.4	     7	WA	Fitzroy
131.1	 17.3	    13	SA	Onkaparinga
130.6	 17.7	    18	SA	Riverland
130.3	 16.6	    16	VIC	South Loddon-Campaspe
129.2	 17.7	    33	NT	Darwin City
129.2	 16.9	    17	VIC	West Barwon
129.0	 17.2	     5	WA	Gascoyne
128.1	 17.1	    10	WA	Vasse
128.1	 17.4	    21	VIC	East Barwon
126.9	 17.2	    18	WA	Lefroy
126.8	 16.8	    32	QLD	Northern SD Bal
126.6	 17.9	    44	QLD	Townsville City
126.3	 19.6	   125	NSW	Eastern Suburbs
123.7	 16.2	     9	TAS	Central North
122.0	 16.7	    13	ACT	Weston Creek
121.3	 15.7	    32	QLD	Fitzroy SD Bal
120.8	 17.9	   110	SA	Western
120.6	 15.9	     9	SA	Lower North
119.2	 15.8	    34	VIC	Latrobe Valley
118.7	 15.6	    50	QLD	Ipswich-Moreton Shire Part A
118.6	 16.1	   150	SA	Northern
118.3	 17.4	    63	VIC	Western Inner Melbourne
118.1	 14.9	    10	WA	Fortescue
117.5	 15.5	    47	NSW	Central Murrumbidgee
117.1	 14.5	     6	NT	Lower Top End NT
116.5	 15.6	    18	WA	Dale
115.3	 15.2	    64	QLD	Wide Bay-Burnett SD Bal
115.2	 15.4	     9	NSW	Macquarie-Barwon
115.1	 14.9	    18	WA	Greenough River
114.5	 15.5	    12	SA	Whyalla
113.9	 15.5	   106	NSW	Gosford-Wyong
113.9	 14.9	    15	WA	King
113.8	 15.2	    19	SA	Lower South East
113.7	 15.5	    85	TAS	Greater Hobart
113.6	 15.8	   140	SA	Southern
113.3	 15.6	    11	SA	Yorke
113.2	 15.2	    26	VIC	Hopkins
112.7	 14.8	    13	VIC	East Mallee
112.6	 14.8	    18	NSW	Lower Murrumbidgee
111.9	 15.3	    10	VIC	Gippsland Lakes
111.5	 15.0	    23	NSW	Lower South Coast
111.2	 14.3	    28	QLD	Caboolture Shire Part A
110.3	 14.3	    50	QLD	Moreton SD Bal
110.3	 14.7	    13	NSW	Central Murray
110.0	 14.6	    29	NSW	Bathurst-Orange
108.8	 14.2	    34	QLD	Redland Shire
108.5	 14.3	    13	NSW	North Central Plain
108.1	 14.1	    34	NSW	Central Macquarie
107.9	 13.9	    10	TAS	North Western Rural
107.7	 14.2	    35	NSW	Northern Slopes
107.6	 14.4	    12	QLD	South West
107.0	 14.9	    50	VIC	Mornington Peninsula Inner
107.0	 14.4	    18	VIC	South Gippsland
106.8	 14.7	    50	QLD	Sunshine Coast
106.7	 15.8	    86	VIC	Northern Middle Melbourne
105.3	 13.6	    13	QLD	Gladstone
104.7	 13.2	     8	VIC	Strzlecki
103.8	 13.3	     5	WA	Pallinup
103.7	 13.4	    57	VIC	Eastern Fringe Melbourne
103.4	 14.0	   105	WA	South East Metropolitan
103.3	 12.7	    11	QLD	Thuringowa City Part A
103.1	 14.1	    33	VIC	Ballarat
102.8	 13.6	     9	SA	Flinders Ranges
102.6	 13.5	     4	NSW	Murray-Darling
102.6	 14.8	   326	QLD	Brisbane City
102.2	 14.4	   110	NSW	Central Western Sydney
100.7	 15.0	    65	NSW	Inner Western Sydney
100.2	 13.5	    15	SA	Barossa
 99.5	 13.2	    40	NSW	Illawarra SD Bal
 99.4	 13.1	    47	NSW	Clarence
 99.4	 13.2	    18	NSW	Albury
 98.7	 13.1	    33	NSW	Hunter SD Bal
 98.5	 14.3	    88	NSW	Manly-Warringah
 98.2	 13.1	    27	NSW	Southern Tablelands (ex Q"beyan)
 98.1	 13.4	    90	WA	South West Metropolitan
 96.7	 12.6	    11	VIC	West Gippsland
 96.6	 13.5	    19	QLD	Redcliffe City
 96.5	 12.8	    13	NSW	Central Tablelands (ex Bhurst/Ornge)
 96.1	 12.9	    12	SA	Murray Mallee
 95.3	 12.7	    43	NSW	Hastings
 94.8	 13.9	    59	VIC	Eastern Inner Melbourne
 94.3	 12.6	    25	NSW	Northern Tablelands
 93.4	 12.4	    19	QLD	Mackay
 93.3	 12.8	    90	NSW	Wollongong
 92.0	 12.2	    68	WA	East Metropolitan
 91.9	 13.7	    85	SA	Eastern
 90.0	 11.9	     9	VIC	West Central Highlands
 88.8	 11.8	     7	VIC	South Ovens-Murray
 88.2	 12.0	    38	QLD	Albert Shire Part B
 88.2	 11.4	    57	VIC	South Eastern Outer Melbourne
 88.0	 11.6	    69	VIC	Northern Outer Melbourne
 87.9	 12.1	   109	VIC	Eastern Outer Melbourne
 87.8	 11.8	    50	VIC	Northern Fringe Melbourne
 87.2	 11.6	    12	VIC	South Goulburn
 87.0	 11.8	    24	VIC	Bendigo
 86.7	 12.7	    67	VIC	Southern Outer Melbourne
 86.5	 11.9	   153	NSW	Newcastle
 85.7	 11.3	    29	ACT	Belconnen
 85.2	 11.2	     4	WA	Campion
 84.4	 11.0	   106	NSW	Blacktown-Baulkham Hills
 84.4	 12.5	    64	VIC	Southern Inner Melbourne
 84.1	 10.7	    34	VIC	Western Fringe Melbourne
 83.7	 11.4	   116	WA	North Metropolitan
 83.7	 11.9	   134	NSW	St George-Sutherland
 83.6	 10.9	    20	WA	Preston
 83.6	 11.1	    14	VIC	Glenelg
 83.4	 11.4	     6	VIC	North Wimmera
 83.2	 11.0	    47	NSW	Richmond-Tweed SD Bal
 83.2	 11.0	     4	VIC	West Mallee
 83.1	 12.6	    95	NSW	Lower Northern Sydney
 82.4	 10.7	    13	VIC	Wodonga
 82.3	 10.8	    15	VIC	North Goulburn
 82.1	 12.3	    33	VIC	Northern Inner Melbourne
 82.1	 10.6	    85	NSW	Outer Western Sydney
 81.1	 11.2	    49	VIC	South Eastern Inner Melbourne
 80.9	 10.4	     5	WA	Hotham
 79.7	 10.8	    11	VIC	South Wimmera
 79.3	 10.2	     9	VIC	South West Goulburn
 77.9	 10.6	    31	VIC	Mornington Peninsula Outer
 76.1	  9.9	     4	WA	Johnston
 75.9	  9.5	    40	QLD	Logan City
 75.6	  9.8	    16	QLD	Mackay SD Bal
 74.7	 10.3	    45	VIC	Geelong
 74.5	  9.9	    55	QLD	Darling Downs
 74.2	  9.5	     6	WA	De Grey
 73.5	  9.9	     8	SA	Pirie
 73.4	  9.8	     9	VIC	Northern Loddon-Campaspe
 73.2	  9.8	    79	NSW	Fairfield-Liverpool
 71.9	  9.4	    18	NSW	Lachlan
 71.9	  9.7	    11	VIC	Mildura
 69.7	 10.0	    80	VIC	Eastern Middle Melbourne
 69.5	  9.7	     7	NSW	Queanbeyan
 68.9	  9.7	    81	NSW	Canterbury-Bankstown
 68.9	  9.5	    64	NSW	Hornsby-Ku-ring-gai
 68.7	  9.4	     5	NSW	Snowy
 65.8	  9.0	    63	VIC	Western Outer Melbourne
 64.5	  8.7	    20	TAS	Burnie-Devonport
 63.8	  9.3	     9	ACT	Woden Valley
 53.9	  6.9	    18	QLD	Pine Rivers Shire
 47.4	  5.9	    33	NSW	Outer South Western Sydney
 40.6	  5.7	     4	SA	Fleurieu
 38.0	  4.7	    10	ACT	Tuggeranong
    *	    *	     3	VIC	Mitchell-Snowy
    *	    *	     3	QLD	Beaudesert Shire Part A
    *	    *	     1	SA	Kangaroo Island
    *	    *	     2	WA	Lakes
    *	    *	     3	WA	Carnegie
    *	    *	     2	WA	Ord
    *	    *	     3	TAS	Western
    *	    *	     1	NT	Bathurst-Melville
    *	    *	     2	NT	Alligator
    *	    *	     0	NT	Daly
    *	    *	     3	NT	Central NT
    *	    *	     2	ACT	Outer Canberra
    *	    *	     1	ACT	Aust Capital Territory - Bal