About Us
The Public Health Unit is responsible for protecting the health of people who live, work in or visit South Western Sydney Local Health District.
We are focused on protecting people from diseases and ill-health through control of communicable diseases and environmental health risks. Our programs include:
- Surveillance, monitoring and control of communicable diseases
- Immunisation advice and programs including the School Immunisation Program
- Control of environmental health hazards and assessment of environmental health risks
- Tobacco control and smoke-free environment compliance
- Public health emergency planning and management
- Applied epidemiology and public health research
South Western Sydney LHD Catchment Area
South Western Sydney South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) covers an area of 6,243 square kilometres in south western Sydney from Bankstown to Bowral. Cabrogal clan of the Darug Nation and peoples of the Dharawal and Gundungurra Nations are the traditional custodians of the land. In 2021 the estimated population was 1,038,534 residents, and over the decade to 2031, the overall population is projected to increase to 1,317,503.
