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The Parenting Payment is available to assist people responsible for caring for children irrespective of their marital status. Parenting Payment is subject to an income and assets test. It provides increased choice for parents in balancing work and family responsibilities.

As at 1 June 2001, there were 49.0 single parenting payments per 1,000 persons in the local government area of Brighton, the highest rate in the state. King Island recorded 12.8 recipients per 1,000 persons, the lowest rate in the state.

RECIPIENTS OF PARENTING PAYMENT (SINGLE), Tasmanian local government areas(a)(b) - 1 June 2001
		Recipients		Estimated resident population - as at 30 June 2001(c)
Local government area		no.	crude rate(d) (per 1,000 persons)	no.	median age
Greater Hobart-Southern
	Brighton	633	49.0	12,915	29
	Central Highlands	102	44.2	2,316	39
	Clarence	1,302	26.3	49,594	38
	Derwent Valley	308	32.8	9,373	36
	Glamorgan/Spring Bay	86	21.4	3,989	45
	Glenorchy	1,475	33.5	44,003	37
	Hobart	750	15.8	47,446	36
	Huon Valley	415	30.0	13,846	36
	Kingborough	591	20.1	29,379	37
	Sorell	398	36.2	11,004	36
	Southern Midlands	185	32.3	5,730	36
	Tasman	53	23.5	2,259	42
	Total	6,299	27.2	231,854	37
Northern
	Break O'Day	141	24.5	5,781	43
	Dorset	162	22.0	7,339	37
	Flinders	17	19.2	887	43
	George Town	238	36.7	6,491	36
	Launceston	1,884	30.2	62,335	36
	Meander Valley	368	20.4	18,066	36
	Northern Midlands	231	19.4	11,926	37
	West Tamar	453	22.3	20,290	38
	Total	3,494	26.2	133,115	37
Mersey-Lyell
	Burnie	530	28.1	18,886	36
	Central Coast	517	24.6	21,029	38
	Circular Head	152	18.9	8,047	34
	Devonport	808	33.3	24,257	38
	Kentish	134	24.3	5,499	36
	King Island	22	12.8	1,724	38
	Latrobe	194	23.5	8,241	38
	Waratah/Wynyard	390	28.6	13,627	37
	West Coast	123	22.2	5,516	33
	Total	2,870	26.9	106,826	37
Tasmania		12,662	26.8	471,795	37
(a) Data have been aggregated to local government areas from postcode data supplied by Centrelink. Consequently, some figures have been rounded. (b) Small area data in this table has been confidentialised. Totals for Tasmania may differ to 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: Centrelink.