Table 2 Distribution spatial clustering of childhood asthma across different sociodemographic groups

Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage

< 0.001^a

 Most advantaged (deciles 9–10)

171 (31.2%)

24 (5.2%)

 Advantaged (deciles 7–8)

128 (23.4%)

61 (13.1%)

 Medium (deciles 5–6)

94 (17.2%)

99 (21.3%)

 Disadvantaged (deciles 3–4)

71 (13.0%)

140 (30.1%)

 Most disadvantaged (deciles 1–2)

84 (15.3%)

141 (30.3%)

Indigenous people (%)

< 0.001^a

 Low (< 2.08%)

384 (70.1%)

72 (15.5%)

 High (≥ 2.08%)

164 (29.9%)

393 (84.5%)

Indigenous people (%) × Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage

< 0.001^a

 Low and Most advantaged

159 (29.0%)

17 (3.7%)

 Low and Advantaged

94 (17.2%)

17 (3.7%)

 Low and Medium

61 (11.1%)

22 (4.7%)

 Low and Disadvantaged

33 (6.0%)

11 (2.4%)

 Low and Most disadvantaged

37 (6.8%)

5 (1.1%)

 High and Most advantaged

12 (2.2%)

7 (1.5%)

 High and Advantaged

34 (6.2%)

44 (9.5%)

 High and Medium

33 (6.0%)

77 (16.6%)

 High and Disadvantaged

38 (6.9%)

129 (27.7%)

 High and Most disadvantaged

47 (8.6%)

136 (29.2%)