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The Parenting Payment for single people is paid to primary carers of at least one child aged under 8.
For further information about Parenting Payment see http://www.centrelink.gov.au and follow these headings: Individuals, Parent or Guardian, Payments to help you raise children, Parenting Payment.
As at 30 June 2003, there were 45.2 persons receiving the Parenting Payment per 1,000 persons in the local government area of Brighton, the highest rate in the state. Hobart recorded 15.6 recipients per 1,000 persons, the lowest rate in the state.
RECIPIENTS OF PARENTING PAYMENT (SINGLE), Tasmanian local government areas(a)(b) - 30 June 2003 |
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as at 30 June 2003(c) |
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Local government area |
no.
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crude rate(d)
(per 1,000 persons)
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no.
|
median age
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| Greater Hobart-Southern |  |  |  |  |
 | Brighton | 591 | 45.2 | 13,070 | 37 |
 | Central Highlands | 93 | 39.7 | 2,341 | 46 |
 | Clarence | 1,331 | 26.7 | 49,861 | 36 |
 | Derwent Valley | 311 | 33.1 | 9,402 | 37 |
 | Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 95 | 23.3 | 4,071 | 48 |
 | Glenorchy | 1,620 | 36.3 | 44,577 | 36 |
 | Hobart | 749 | 15.6 | 48,069 | 36 |
 | Huon Valley | 419 | 29.8 | 14,080 | 41 |
 | Kingborough | 595 | 19.6 | 30,327 | 36 |
 | Sorell | 394 | 35.3 | 11,155 | 41 |
 | Southern Midlands | 221 | 38.5 | 5,742 | 37 |
 | Tasman | 61 | 27.7 | 2,199 | 46 |
 | Total | 6,480 | 27.6 | 234,894 | 40 |
Northern | | | | |
 | Break O'Day | 178 | 30.0 | 5,938 | 37 |
 | Dorset | 162 | 22.3 | 7,254 | 37 |
 | Flinders | 36 | 41.1 | 875 | 48 |
 | George Town | na | na | 6,680 | 44 |
 | Launceston | 1,848 | 29.2 | 63,337 | 36 |
 | Meander Valley | 449 | 24.6 | 18,275 | 37 |
 | Northern Midlands | 247 | 20.5 | 12,035 | 37 |
 | West Tamar | na | na | 20,673 | 36 |
 | Total | 2,920 | 21.6 | 135,067 | 39 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
 | Burnie | 664 | 34.9 | 19,029 | 38 |
 | Central Coast | 530 | 25.2 | 21,032 | 37 |
 | Circular Head | 162 | 20.0 | 8,086 | 40 |
 | Devonport | 817 | 33.3 | 24,567 | 36 |
 | Kentish | 148 | 26.7 | 5,533 | 49 |
 | King Island | na | na | 1,677 | 47 |
 | Latrobe | na | na | 8,518 | 45 |
 | Waratah/Wynyard | 401 | 29.7 | 13,485 | 39 |
 | West Coast | 142 | 27.4 | 5,189 | 37 |
 | Total | 2,864 | 26.7 | 107,116 | 41 |
Tasmania(e) | 12,264 | 25.7 | 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 derived only from the available data.
Source: Department of Family and Community Services, data extracted to ABS definitions. |
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