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The Disability Support Pension ensures an adequate level of income for people whose physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment prevents them from working, or for people who are permanently blind.
As at 30 June 2003 the highest rates of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension were found in the local government areas of Tasman (81.4 per 1,000 persons) and Southern Midlands (75.2 per 1,000 persons). Flinders Island had the lowest rate of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension with 25.1 per 1,000 persons.
RECIPIENTS OF DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION, Tasmanian local government areas(a)(b) - 30 June 2003 |
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 |  | Recipients | Estimated resident population -
as at 30 June 2003(c) |
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Local government area |
no.
|
crude rate(d)
(per 1,000 persons)
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no.
|
median age
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| Greater Hobart-Southern |  |  |  |  |
 | Brighton | 927 | 70.9 | 13,070 | 37 |
 | Central Highlands | 175 | 74.8 | 2,341 | 46 |
 | Clarence | 1,987 | 39.9 | 49,861 | 36 |
 | Derwent Valley | 664 | 70.6 | 9,402 | 37 |
 | Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 250 | 61.4 | 4,071 | 48 |
 | Glenorchy | 2,874 | 64.5 | 44,577 | 36 |
 | Hobart | 1,672 | 34.8 | 48,069 | 36 |
 | Huon Valley | 876 | 62.2 | 14,080 | 41 |
 | Kingborough | 899 | 29.6 | 30,327 | 36 |
 | Sorell | 589 | 52.8 | 11,155 | 41 |
 | Southern Midlands | 432 | 75.2 | 5,742 | 37 |
 | Tasman | 179 | 81.4 | 2,199 | 46 |
 | Total | 11,524 | 49.1 | 234,894 | 40 |
Northern |  | | | |
 | Break O'Day | 427 | 71.9 | 5,938 | 37 |
 | Dorset | 270 | 37.2 | 7,254 | 37 |
 | Flinders | 22 | 25.1 | 875 | 48 |
 | George Town | 457 | 68.4 | 6,680 | 44 |
 | Launceston | 2,871 | 45.3 | 63,337 | 36 |
 | Meander Valley | 763 | 41.8 | 18,275 | 37 |
 | Northern Midlands | 524 | 43.5 | 12,035 | 37 |
 | West Tamar | 825 | 39.9 | 20,673 | 36 |
 | Total | 6,159 | 45.6 | 135,067 | 39 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
 | Burnie | 1,186 | 62.3 | 19,029 | 38 |
 | Central Coast | 1,205 | 57.3 | 21,032 | 37 |
 | Circular Head | 313 | 38.7 | 8,086 | 40 |
 | Devonport | 1,384 | 56.3 | 24,567 | 36 |
 | Kentish | 293 | 53.0 | 5,533 | 49 |
 | King Island | 44 | 26.2 | 1,677 | 47 |
 | Latrobe | 404 | 47.4 | 8,518 | 45 |
 | Waratah/Wynyard | 835 | 61.9 | 13,485 | 39 |
 | West Coast | 329 | 63.4 | 5,189 | 37 |
 | Total | 5,993 | 55.9 | 107,116 | 41 |
Tasmania(e) | 23,702 | 49.7 | 477,077 | 40 |
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(a) Data have been aggregated to local government areas from postcode data, consequently, some figures have been rounded.
(b) Small area data in this table has been confidentialised. Totals for Tasmania may differ from those published in Statistics - Tasmania.
(c) Source: ABS data available on request, Population by Age and Sex.
(d) This is a crude rate only. It has not been adjusted to take into account the population eligible to receive payment. Therefore, care should be taken when interpreting figures.
(e) Totals for Tasmania include those recipients whose local government area is unknown.
Source: Department of Family and Community Services, data extracted to ABS definitions. |
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