Know the NSW melanoma hotspots
NSW melanoma hotspots
These tables rank the top five regions (local health districts) and top 25 local government areas¹, by melanoma incidence rate
Melanoma hotspots by local health district
- Northern NSW LHD
- Mid North Coast LHD
- Hunter New England LHD
- Central Coast LHD
- Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD
Melanoma hotspots by local government area
A local government area represents a specific area within a local health district.
- Ballina
- Lismore
- Byron
- Clarence Valley
- Coffs Harbour
- Sutherland Shire
- Port Macquarie-Hastings
- Tweed
- Kempsey
- Richmond Valley
- Nambucca Valley
- Kiama
- Port Stephens
- Bathurst Regional
- Mid-Coast
- Lake Macquarie
- Mosman
- Mid-Western Regional
- Northern Beaches
- Shoalhaven
- Cessnock
- Wagga Wagga
- Central Coast
- Wingecarribee
- Newcastle
95% of melanoma and 99% of non-melanoma skin cancers are caused by overexposure to UV radiation from the sun.
All people in NSW are at risk of melanoma.
There are five easy ways to protect yourself from the sun:
- Stay in the shade where possible
- Wear sun protective clothing
- Wear a broad-brimmed hat
- Wear sunglasses
- Wear sunscreen, and reapply it regularly
Find out what you can do to reduce your skin cancer risk
The NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy is supporting collaborative action on skin cancer prevention. Government and non-government organisations are working together to lessen the impact of skin cancer across NSW.
1. NSW Cancer Registry incidence and mortality dataset, 2021.
2. The NSW and local health district populations for 2012-2021 were sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics Customised Data Services, based on estimated residential populations to 2022 using the 2021 Census.
3. The NSW and local health district populations for 2022-2024 were from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) 2022 CPA population projections, based on estimated residential populations to June 2020 using the 2016 Census and estimates of COVID-19 pandemic migration changes. These population data were accessed via Secure Analytics for Population Health Research and Intelligence (SAPHaRI), Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.
4. Local Government Area 2020 populations for 2012-2024 were from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) 2022 CPA population projections, based on updated estimated residential populations to June 2020 using the 2016 Census and estimates of COVID-19 pandemic migration changes. These population data were accessed via Secure Analytics for Population Health Research and Intelligence (SAPHaRI), Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.
