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To receive Newstart Allowance, a person must be:
- aged 21 years or over and under Age Pension age
- unemployed
- an Australian resident and currently in Australia
- prepared to enter into, comply with and vary an existing Preparing for Work Agreement
- satisfy an activity test.
At 30 June 2003, the highest rates of persons receiving Newstart Allowance in Tasmania were located in the local government areas of Break O'Day (68.4 per 1,000 persons) and the Tasman (64.6 per 1,000 persons). The lowest rates were found in King Island (19.1 per 1,000 persons) and Kingborough (24.3 per 1,000 persons). Tasmania as a whole had 40.5 recipients per 1,000 persons.
RECIPIENTS OF NEWSTART ALLOWANCE, 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)
|
no.
|
median age
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| Greater Hobart-Southern |  |  |  |  |
 | Brighton | 675 | 51.6 | 13,070 | 37 |
 | Central Highlands | 131 | 56.0 | 2,341 | 46 |
 | Clarence | 1,594 | 32.0 | 49,861 | 36 |
 | Derwent Valley | 506 | 53.8 | 9,402 | 37 |
 | Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 194 | 47.7 | 4,071 | 48 |
 | Glenorchy | 2,051 | 46.0 | 44,577 | 36 |
 | Hobart | 1,721 | 35.8 | 48,069 | 36 |
 | Huon Valley | 739 | 52.5 | 14,080 | 41 |
 | Kingborough | 737 | 24.3 | 30,327 | 36 |
 | Sorell | 518 | 46.4 | 11,155 | 41 |
 | Southern Midlands | 307 | 53.5 | 5,742 | 37 |
 | Tasman | 142 | 64.6 | 2,199 | 46 |
 | Total | 9,315 | 39.7 | 234,894 | 40 |
Northern |  | | | |
 | Break O'Day | 406 | 68.4 | 5,938 | 37 |
 | Dorset | 224 | 30.9 | 7,254 | 37 |
 | Flinders | 39 | 44.6 | 875 | 48 |
 | George Town | 334 | 50.0 | 6,680 | 44 |
 | Launceston | 2,579 | 40.7 | 63,337 | 36 |
 | Meander Valley | 717 | 39.2 | 18,275 | 37 |
 | Northern Midlands | 378 | 31.4 | 12,035 | 37 |
 | West Tamar | 811 | 39.2 | 20,673 | 36 |
 | Total | 5,488 | 40.6 | 135,067 | 39 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
 | Burnie | 962 | 50.6 | 19,029 | 38 |
 | Central Coast | 833 | 39.6 | 21,032 | 37 |
 | Circular Head | 212 | 26.2 | 8,086 | 40 |
 | Devonport | 1,051 | 42.8 | 24,567 | 36 |
 | Kentish | 295 | 53.3 | 5,533 | 49 |
 | King Island | 32 | 19.1 | 1,677 | 47 |
 | Latrobe | 353 | 41.4 | 8,518 | 45 |
 | Waratah/Wynyard | 522 | 38.7 | 13,485 | 39 |
 | West Coast | 278 | 53.6 | 5,189 | 37 |
 | Total | 4,538 | 42.4 | 107,116 | 41 |
Tasmania | 19,341 | 40.5 | 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.
Source: Department of Family and Community Services, data extracted to ABS definitions. |
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