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Income Support Recipients by State and Statistical Area Level 2 -As at 25 September 2020,

Table 1: Income Support Recipients by State -As at 25 September 2020,

State ABSTUDY (Living Age Pension Austudy carer Payment Di.sability JobSeeker Parenting Parenti ng Special Benefit Widow Youth Youth Allowance) Support Pension Payment Payment Payment Single Allowance Allowance Allowance Partnered (other) (student and apprentice) Australian Caoital Territorv 132 24,935 660 1,770 8,523 12,596 729 2,453 153 41 1,498 4,22( New South Wales 3,470 799,643 11,615 108,128 238,299 403,420 28,512 72,390 4,387 1,842 46,498 70,20~ Northern Territorv 462 10,217 219 1,803 8,121 22,096 2,523 3,815 31 19 3,495 Shi' Queensland 3,061 506,194 10,034 59,063 158,479 307,893 19,571 62,266 1,196 819 44,328 41,42 South Australia 766 217,785 3,777 22,902 65,829 106,433 7,030 17,649 704 288 12,178 19,02, Tasmania 288 72,352 995 9,231 27,198 33,054 2,378 6,622 52 95 4,880 4,322 Victoria 1,107 611,144 13,224 72,380 183,455 366,130 24,316 50,661 3,401 1,300 35,038 72,93! Western Australia 1,175 237,429 4,751 18,945 56,758 147,724 9,089 28,114 592 341 18,471 21,45E Unknown 2 87,522 23 243 6,171 512 23 24 7 8 30 141 Total 10,463 2,567,221 45,298 294,465 752,833 1,399,858 94,171 243,994 10,523 4,753 166,416 234,28~

Data Descriptions lndudes the following recipients: Recipients of ABSTUDY (Living Allowance), Austudy, Parenting Payment and Youth Allowance who are determined to be current (i,e, entitled to be paid) on the Centrelink payment system, Recipients of JobSeeker Payment, Special Benefit and Widow Allowance who are determined to be current (i,e, entitled to be paid) on the Centrelink payment system, and not in receipt of zero rate of payment, Recipients of Age Pension, carer Payment and Disability Support Pension who are determined to be current (Le, entitled to be paid) or suspended on the Centrelink payment system, Recipient counts for Age Pension and Carer Payment may not match published data due to different data extraction rules, Source: Services Australia administrative data,

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lnoom• Support Reclpi•nts by Stat• and Statistical Ana Lewi 2 • AJ at 25 S•pt•mber 2020.

Table 2: Income Support Reclpl•nu by Statl•tlcal Ar.. Lewi 2 • AJ at 25 S.pt•mber 2020.

Stat1,t1cal Ana Lewi 2 COd•/Name ABSTUDY (LMn1 Al• P•Mlon Austudy CarerP~nt Disability Job5eeker Parenting Parenting Sp•c:lal Benefit Widow Youth Youth Allowance) Support Pension Payment Payment Payment Slngl• Alowance Alowance Alowance Partnered (other) (student and a-nticel 11007 Braidwood I 512 <5 43 139 188 7 41 I I 21 9 11008 Karabar 5 735 7 61 "111 364 19 125 <5 0 63 28 11009 Queanbeyan 5 1,116 17 75 414 549 30 113 <5 <5 60 41 11010 Queanbeyan • East <5 309 9 21 13! 221 u 51 I I 15 11 11011 Queanbeyan Region <5 882 22 53 181 355 24 72 <5 <5 34 40 11012 Queanbeyan West • Jerrabomberra <5 563 9 44 151 227 8 61 I <5 34 21 11013 Bombala 0 367 <5 30 119 101 <5 21 0 0 11 <5 11014 Cooma <5 1058 I 64 338 384 21 93 <5 <5 58 28 11015 Cooma Re12.lon <5 417 <5 28 95 123 7 12 I 0 11 10 11016 Jlndabyne • Berrldale 0 526 14 27 105 387 15 28 I <5 51 21 11017 Batemans Bay <5 1,731 14 177 512 647 49 125 I 5 73 17 11018 Batemans Bay - South 9 1,862 6 163 417 539 39 132 I <5 88 19 11019 Bega - Tathra 14 1,368 17 111 441 431 33 127 I <5 77 36 11020 Bega-Eden Hinterland <5 1,274 16 130 462 581 43 79 I <5 76 28 11021 Broulee • Tomakin I 701 <5 33 123 161 I 21 I I 31 17 11022 Deua • Wadbllll2a 0 10 <5 I 7 <5 0 I I 0 I 0 11023 Eden 7 661 7 Iii 238 22< 15 41 I <5 31 6 11024 Eurobodalla Hinterland 5 475 7 57 182 246 12 42 0 0 26 15 11025 Merlmbula • Tura Beach <5 2,234 11 113 393 527 24 110 <5 <5 75 32 11026 Moruya • Tuross Head 5 1,731 7 157 533 501 29 94 <5 5 69 12 11027 Narootna • Bermagul <5 2,214 7 183 620 639 49 103 <5 <5 70 19 11028 Avoca Beach • Copacabana I 632 12 34 118 321 11 39 I I 41 47 11029 Box Head • MacMasters Beach <5 1,589 19 83 234 408 16 54 I <5 49 67 11030 Caloa - Kulnura <5 414 7 41 148 275 14 29 I I 11 17 11031 Erina - Green Point 5 2 786 22 118 444 536 19 84 0 <5 66 89 11032 Gosford • :-nofield 14 2398 53 189 964 1409 85 251 <5 <5 182 187 11033 Karlong 19 430 8 67 171 291 11 66 0 <5 60 43 11034 Klncumber • Picketts Valley <5 1,545 8 92 261 SO( I 74 <5 <5 33 34 11035 Narara <5 673 <5 77 231 333 14 72 I <5 48 42 11036 Niagara Park • Usarow <5 819 14 83 221 336 19 66 I <5 49 59 11037 Point Clare • Koolewong <5 925 7 53 194 309 11 49 <5 <5 28 41 11038 Saratoe:a • Oa-Astown <5 1 024 11 43 139 275 12 54 I <5 31 30 11039 Terrio-al • North Avoca <5 1521 21 82 234 557 21 81 I <5 71 114 11040 Umina • Booker e.av • Patonn 15 4 353 28 357 1 039 1 n4 81 351 <5 6 239 121 11041 Wamberal • Forresters Beach 6 1,103 13 65 141 356 19 52 0 <5 41 71 11042 Woy Woy • Blad

Data Descriptions Includes the following recipients: Recipients of ABSTUDY (Living Allowance), Austudy, Parenting Payment and Youth Allowance who are determined to be current (i.e. entitled to be paid) on the Centrelink payment system. Recipients of JobSeeker Payment, Special Benefit and Widow Allowance who are determined to be current (i.e. entitled to be paid) on the Centrelink payment system, and not in receipt of zero rate of payment. Recipients of Age Pension, Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension who are determined to be current (i.e. entitled to be paid) or suspended on the Centrelink payment system. Recipient counts for Age Pension and Carer Payment may not match published data due to different data extraction rules. Statistical Areas are based on the recipient's geo‐coded address against the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016. Note: In order to protect individuals' privacy, identified populations <5 are reported as '<5' and other data that would allow these populations to be derived are not provided 'np'. Source: Services Australia administrative data.

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Income Support Recipients by Eam lnp and Partner Eamlnp • As at 2S September 2020.

Table 1: Income Support Recipients by Eamlnp • As at 2S September 2020.

Payment Type Earnings from employment In last fortnight Total NoEamln.. ~$100 Sl-...,143 S143-

Data Descriptions Includes the following recipients: Recipients of ABSTUDY (Living Allowance}, Austudy, Parenting Payment and Youth Allowance who are determined to be current (I.e. entitled to be paid} on the Centrellnk payment system. Recipients of JobSeeker Payment, Special Benefit and Widow Allowance who are determined to be current (I.e. entitled to be paid} on the Centrellnk payment system, and not in receipt of zero rate of payment. Recipients of Age Pension, Carer Payment and Olsabflity Support Pension who are determined to be CtJrre.nt (i.e. entitled to be paid) or suspended on the Centrelink payment system. Recipient counts for Age Pension and Carer Payment may not match published data due to different data extraction rules. Source: Services Australia administrative data.

Table 2: Partnered Income Support Recipients by Partner Eamlnp • As at 2S September 2020.

Payment Type Earnings from employment In last fortnight• coupled recipients by partner reporting earnings Total NoEamln,s ~•100 Sl""-«143 $143-<$2SO $250+ ABSTUDY (Living Allowance) 5S4 <5

Data Descriptions Includes the following recipients: Recipients of ABSTUDY (Living Allowance}, Austudy, Parenting Payment Partnered and Youth Allowance who are determined to be current {l e. entitled to be paid) on the CentreUnk payme.nt system. Recipients of JobSeeker Payment and Special Benefit who are determined to be current {l e. entitled to be paid) on the Centrelink payme.nt system, and not In receipt of zero rate of payme.nt. Recipients of Age Pension, Carer Payment and Olsabflity Support Pension who are determined to be CtJrre.nt (i.e. entitled to be paid) or suspended on the Centrelink payment system. Recipient counts for Age Pension and Carer Payment may not match published data due to different data extraction rules. Note: In order to protect Individuals' privacy, Identified populations <5 are reported as '<5' and other data that would allow these populations to be derived are not provided 'np•. Source: Services Australia administrative data.