❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks a breakdown of suicides in Bunbury and the South West by age and gender for 2012 and 2013. The answer provides data for the broader Bunbury coronial district, not just Bunbury and the South West region, with a breakdown of suicides by gender and age bracket.
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2 at page 537 "Appropriations, Expenses and Cash Assets", and ask of the suicides completed in both Bunbury and the South West region in each 2012 and 2013, how many were: (a) Female; (b) Male; (c) under the age of 16 years; (d) 16 years to under 18 years; (e) 18 years to under 25 years; (f) 25 years to under 45 years; and (g) 45 years and over?
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Answered
3 December 2013
Responded by
Minister for Attorney General
Response time
33 days
Data extracted from the National Coroner's Information System is only able to produce reports for the Bunbury coronial jurisdictional area as a whole, not the actual location of the death.
The Bunbury coronial district is comprised of Bunbury and the towns of Augusta, Australind, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Brunswick Junction, Busselton, Collie, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Harvey, Manjimup, Margaret River, Nannup, Pemberton, Waroona and Yarloop.
(a) and (b) The number of cases determined by a Coroner to be suicides in the Bunbury coronial jurisdiction in 2012 was 18 and in 2013, 15 as at 13 November 2013.
In 2012 there were a total of 6 female and 12 male suicides.
As at 13 November 2013, there has been a total of 1 female and 14 male suicides.
Please see the table below showing age at the date of death:
Age
2012
2013
(c)
Under 16 years
0
1
(d)
16 - 18 years
0
0
(e)
18 - 25 years
3
3
(f)
25 - 45 years
6
7
(g)
45 years and over
9
4
Total
18
15
The Bunbury coronial district is comprised of Bunbury and the towns of Augusta, Australind, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Brunswick Junction, Busselton, Collie, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Harvey, Manjimup, Margaret River, Nannup, Pemberton, Waroona and Yarloop.
(a) and (b) The number of cases determined by a Coroner to be suicides in the Bunbury coronial jurisdiction in 2012 was 18 and in 2013, 15 as at 13 November 2013.
In 2012 there were a total of 6 female and 12 male suicides.
As at 13 November 2013, there has been a total of 1 female and 14 male suicides.
Please see the table below showing age at the date of death:
Age
2012
2013
(c)
Under 16 years
0
1
(d)
16 - 18 years
0
0
(e)
18 - 25 years
3
3
(f)
25 - 45 years
6
7
(g)
45 years and over
9
4
Total
18
15
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