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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 1 June 2001 the highest rates of Disability Support Pensioners were found in the local government areas of Central Highlands (76.2 per 1,000 persons) and Tasman (73.9 per 1,000 persons). King Island had the lowest rate of Disability Support Pensioners with 21.5 per 1,000 persons.
RECIPIENTS OF DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION, Tasmanian local government areas(a)(b) - 1 June 2001 |
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| | Recipients | Estimated resident population -
as at 30 June 2001(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 | 895 | 69.3 | 12,915 | 29 |
| Central Highlands | 177 | 76.2 | 2,316 | 39 |
| Clarence | 1,930 | 38.9 | 49,594 | 38 |
| Derwent Valley | 612 | 65.3 | 9,373 | 36 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 211 | 52.8 | 3,989 | 45 |
| Glenorchy | 2,610 | 59.3 | 44,003 | 37 |
| Hobart | 1,576 | 33.2 | 47,446 | 36 |
| Huon Valley | 774 | 55.9 | 13,846 | 36 |
| Kingborough | 816 | 27.8 | 29,379 | 37 |
| Sorell | 535 | 48.6 | 11,004 | 36 |
| Southern Midlands | 355 | 61.9 | 5,730 | 36 |
| Tasman | 167 | 73.9 | 2,259 | 42 |
| Total | 10,657 | 46.0 | 231,854 | 37 |
Northern | | | | |
| Break O'Day | 366 | 63.3 | 5,781 | 43 |
| Dorset | 255 | 34.7 | 7,339 | 37 |
| Flinders | 24 | 27.1 | 887 | 43 |
| George Town | 378 | 58.3 | 6,491 | 36 |
| Launceston | 2,669 | 42.8 | 62,335 | 36 |
| Meander Valley | 620 | 34.3 | 18,066 | 36 |
| Northern Midlands | 483 | 40.5 | 11,926 | 37 |
| West Tamar | 732 | 36.1 | 20,290 | 38 |
| Total | 5,527 | 41.5 | 133,115 | 37 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
| Burnie | 1,067 | 56.5 | 18,886 | 36 |
| Central Coast | 1,095 | 52.1 | 21,029 | 38 |
| Circular Head | 253 | 31.4 | 8,047 | 34 |
| Devonport | 1,362 | 56.2 | 24,257 | 38 |
| Kentish | 251 | 45.7 | 5,499 | 36 |
| King Island | 37 | 21.5 | 1,724 | 38 |
| Latrobe | 342 | 41.5 | 8,241 | 38 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 765 | 56.2 | 13,627 | 37 |
| West Coast | 283 | 51.3 | 5,516 | 33 |
| Total | 5,456 | 51.1 | 106,826 | 37 |
Tasmania |
21,640
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45.9
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471,795
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37
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(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. |
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