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Recipients of Department of Family and Community Services benefits may also be eligible for a range of supplementary payments and entitlements, including rent assistance.
At 1 June 2001, the highest proportion of Rent Assistance recipients was located in the Hobart local government area (74.3 recipients per 1,000 persons), while the lowest rate of recipients were located in King Island local government area (25.5 recipients per 1,000 persons).
RECIPIENTS OF RENT ASSISTANCE, 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)
|
no.
|
median age
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Greater Hobart-Southern | | | | |
| Brighton | 460 | 35.6 | 12,915 | 29 |
| Central Highlands | 121 | 52.5 | 2,316 | 39 |
| Clarence | 1,833 | 37.0 | 49,594 | 38 |
| Derwent Valley | 493 | 52.6 | 9,373 | 36 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 214 | 53.6 | 3,989 | 45 |
| Glenorchy | 2,858 | 64.9 | 44,003 | 37 |
| Hobart | 3,527 | 74.3 | 47,446 | 36 |
| Huon Valley | 791 | 57.1 | 13,846 | 36 |
| Kingborough | 1,061 | 36.1 | 29,379 | 37 |
| Sorell | 626 | 56.8 | 11,004 | 36 |
| Southern Midlands | 200 | 34.9 | 5,730 | 36 |
| Tasman | 114 | 50.5 | 2,259 | 42 |
| Total | 12,298 | 53.0 | 231,854 | 37 |
Northern | | | | |
| Break O'Day | 361 | 62.4 | 5,781 | 43 |
| Dorset | 298 | 40.6 | 7,339 | 37 |
| Flinders | 38 | 42.8 | 887 | 43 |
| George Town | 318 | 49.0 | 6,491 | 36 |
| Launceston | 3,964 | 63.6 | 62,335 | 36 |
| Meander Valley | 795 | 44.0 | 18,066 | 36 |
| Northern Midlands | 534 | 44.7 | 11,926 | 37 |
| West Tamar | 986 | 48.6 | 20,290 | 38 |
| Total | 7,293 | 54.8 | 133,115 | 37 |
Mersey-Lyell | | | | |
| Burnie | 1,001 | 53.0 | 18,886 | 36 |
| Central Coast | 1,059 | 50.4 | 21,029 | 38 |
| Circular Head | 257 | 31.9 | 8,047 | 34 |
| Devonport | 1,485 | 61.2 | 24,257 | 38 |
| Kentish | 223 | 40.5 | 5,499 | 36 |
| King Island | 44 | 25.5 | 1,724 | 38 |
| Latrobe | 473 | 57.3 | 8,241 | 38 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 689 | 50.6 | 13,627 | 37 |
| West Coast | 169 | 30.6 | 5,516 | 33 |
| Total | 5,399 | 50.5 | 106,826 | 37 |
Tasmania |
24,990
|
53.0
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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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