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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 31.3 partnered parenting payments per 1,000 persons in the local government area of Break O'Day, the highest rate in the state. Hobart recorded 6.5 recipients per 1,000 persons, the lowest rate in the state.

RECIPIENTS OF PARENTING PAYMENT (PARTNERED), 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	362	28.0	12,915	29
	Central Highlands	65	28.1	2,316	39
	Clarence	579	11.7	49,594	38
	Derwent Valley	209	22.3	9,373	36
	Glamorgan/Spring Bay	86	21.5	3,989	45
	Glenorchy	653	14.8	44,003	37
	Hobart	309	6.5	47,446	36
	Huon Valley	378	27.3	13,846	36
	Kingborough	358	12.2	29,379	37
	Sorell	203	18.5	11,004	36
	Southern Midlands	145	25.4	5,730	36
	Tasman	62	27.4	2,259	42
	Total	3,410	14.7	231,854	37
Northern
	Break O'Day	181	31.3	5,781	43
	Dorset	118	16.1	7,339	37
	Flinders	16	18.0	887	43
	George Town	125	19.3	6,491	36
	Launceston	848	13.6	62,335	36
	Meander Valley	301	16.7	18,066	36
	Northern Midlands	227	19.1	11,926	37
	West Tamar	305	15.0	20,290	38
	Total	2,122	15.9	133,115	37
Mersey-Lyell
	Burnie	344	18.2	18,886	36
	Central Coast	361	17.2	21,029	38
	Circular Head	149	18.5	8,047	34
	Devonport	414	17.0	24,257	38
	Kentish	160	29.1	5,499	36
	King Island	18	10.4	1,724	38
	Latrobe	141	17.1	8,241	38
	Waratah/Wynyard	296	21.7	13,627	37
	West Coast	97	17.7	5,516	33
	Total	1,980	18.5	106,826	37
Tasmania		7,511	15.9	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.