Recipients of Centrelink Benefits in Commonwealth Electoral Divisions, June 1999 (Research Paper 6 1999-2000)

Recipients of Centrelink Benefits in Commonwealth Electoral Divisions, June 1999

Andrew Kopras
Statistics Group
19 October 1999

Contents

Introduction
Notes on Benefit Types
Main Features of Ranked Tables
Table 1. Recipients of Pensions and Mature Age Allowances
Table 2. Recipients of Labour Market and Other Allowances
Table 3. Recipients of Parenting and Family Payments
Table 4. Recipients of Other Payments
Table 5. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Age Pension
Table 6. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension
Table 7. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Youth Allowance
Table 8. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Newstart Allowance
Table 9. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Single Parenting Payment
Table 10. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Partnered Parenting Payment
Table 11. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of families receiving minimum Family Allowance
Table 12. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of families receiving greater than minimum Family Allowance
Table 13. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of families receiving Family Tax Payment
Table 14. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving Rent Assistance

This paper shows the number of persons and/or families in each Commonwealth Electoral Division receiving various benefits from Centrelink as at June 1999. The information is derived from similar data published by postcode by Centrelink. The postcode data is allocated to Electoral Divisions using a formula based on the results of the 1996 Census of Population and Housing (the latest available Census). The Electoral Division boundaries are those applicable to the 1998 Election. Where a postcode is located in two or more Electoral Divisions, the recipients data was allocated on a pro rata basis.

The postcode data is generated by Centrelink using the postal address of the recipients. This creates some difficulty, as some postcodes (e.g. covering Mail Centres) are not valid for Census purposes and so can not be allocated to an Electoral Division. The sum of these postcodes is shown as unallocated category for each State.

The paper shows Centrelink recipients data in two formats -

recipients grouped into benefit types showing Electoral Divisions alphabetically within the State

recipients of selected benefits ranked by Electoral Divisions from lowest to highest.

Notes on Benefit Types

Table 1. Recipients of Pensions and Mature Age Allowances

Age Pension-payable to females aged 611/2 years and over and to males aged 65 years and over. The qualifying age for females is being gradually increased to 65 years between 1 July 1995 and 1 July 2013.

Disability Support Pension-payable to persons who are unable to work through injury or disability. Recipients must be aged 16 years or over and have not reached Age Pension age.

Wife Pension-payable to a woman who is a wife of an Age or Disability Support pensioner and not receiving a pension in her own right. This Pension is gradually being phased out. No new grants have been made from 1 July 1995.

Carer Payment-payable to a person who is caring for someone who has a severe disability and is receiving a social security pension or benefit or a service pension. From March 1996, the Carer Payment was extended to carers of non-pensioners provided the non-pensioner meets the minimum Family Payment assets and income tests.

Widow Pension Class B-payable to widows who do not have any dependent children, have limited means of income, and have lost the financial support of their partner. This Pension is gradually being phased out. No new grants have been made from 20 March 1997.

Mature Age Allowance-payable to non-age pensioners who are aged between 60 and 64 years, who had no recent workforce experience and who have been receiving income support recently.

Mature Age Partner Allowance-payable to a partner of Mature Age Allowance recipient who is under the Age Pension age. This Pension is gradually being phased out. No new grants have been made from 1 July 1995.

Table 2. Recipients of Labour Market and Other Allowances

Youth Allowance-this allowance was introduced on 1 July 1998. Youth Allowance will provide income support to young people including students, those looking for work and some of those who are sick. Youth Allowance replaces AUSTUDY for 16 to 24 years old and Newstart Allowance, Youth Training Allowance and Sickness Allowance for under-21 year olds. It also replaces Family Allowance for most 16 to 18 year old secondary students.

Newstart Allowance-payable to persons who are aged 21 years and over, are under the Age Pension age, are unemployed and who satisfy the activity test and are prepared to enter into, comply and vary an activity agreement.

Sickness Allowance-payable to persons who are aged 21 years and over, are under the Age Pension age, are temporarily incapacitated for their usual work or study and have a job or study to return to when the temporary incapacity ends.

Special Benefit-payable at the discretion of the Department of Family and Community Services to persons who are in severe financial hardship, who are unable to earn a sufficient livelihood and who do not qualify for other pensions or benefits.

Widow Allowance-payable to women who have become widowed, divorced or separated after turning 40 years of age, and who have no recent workforce experience.

Partner Allowance-payable to persons who were born on or before 1 July 1955, are dependant partners of pensioners and allowees, are not qualified for Parenting Payment, and who have little or no recent workforce experience.

Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment-payable to farmers in exceptional circumstances drought affected areas who are experiencing difficulties in meeting family and personal living expenses.

Table 3. Recipients of Parenting and Family Payments

Family Allowance-payable to families to provide assistance in the cost of bringing up children. Almost half of all families receiving the Family Allowance only obtain it at the minimum rate. Those with low incomes and those receiving an income support payment receive Family Allowance at a rate above the minimum rate.

Family Tax Payment-payable to most low income families to provide extra assistance.

Parenting Payment-payable to a person responsible for caring for children irrespective of their marital status. The Parenting Payment is paid to the primary carer of children and is available to both single and partnered parents - although only one member of a couple can get it. Parenting Payment (single) replaces Sole Parent Pension (which was paid only to single parents) while Parenting Payment (partnered) replaces Parenting Allowance (paid only to parents who were in a couple) from 20 March 1998.

Table 4. Recipients of Other payments

Child Disability Allowance-payable to a person responsible for the daily caring for a dependent child with a disability.

Double Orphans Pension-payable to a person who has care and control of a double orphan (a child whose parents or adoptive parents have both died) and who is eligible for Family Allowance.

Mobility Allowance-payable to a person who is aged at least 16 years old, who is employed either in paid work or voluntary work or in vocational training for at least 8 hours per week or looking for work and who is unable to use public transport without substancial assistance because of physical, psychiatric or intellectual impairment.

Rent assistance-payable to persons who are receiving an income support payment and who pay rent or similar payments to private landlords for accomodation.

Austudy-payable to full-time students aged 25 years and over.

Main Features of Ranked Tables

Table 5. Persons receiving the Age Pension

The Division with the highest number of Age Pensioners is Wills (Vic) with 18 443 pensioners. The Division with the lowest number is Kalgoorlie (WA) with 4745. The median Division is Throsby (NSW) with 11 097 pensioners.

Table 6. Persons receiving the Disability Support Pension

Of the 24 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension, 22 are held by the Liberal Party. Conversly, the 16 highest ranked Divisions are held by the ALP or the National Party. The Division with the highest number of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension is Sydney (NSW) with 7080 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 738. The median Division is Melbourne Ports (Vic) with 3869 pensioners.

Table 7. Persons receiving the Youth Allowance

Thirteen Divisions with the lowest number of persons receiving the Youth Allowance are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Fowler (NSW) with 5161 while the lowest is Warringah (NSW) with 836. The median Division is Hindmarsh (SA) with 2469 recipients.

Table 8. Persons receiving the Newstart Allowance

Of the 21 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of persons receiving the Newstart Allowance, 19 are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Melbourne (Vic) with 9907 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 540. The median Division is Scullin (Vic) with 4269 recipients.

Table 9. Persons receiving the Single Parenting Payment

Of the 25 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of persons receiving the Single Parenting Payment, 20 are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of persons receiving the Single Parenting Payment is Chifley (NSW) with 5732 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 374. The median Division is McEwen (Vic) with 2607 pensioners.

Table 10. Persons receiving the Partnered Parenting Payment

Of the 18 highest ranked Divisions on the basis of persons receiving the Partnered Parenting Payment, 16 are held by the ALP. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Fowler (NSW) with 7938 while the lowest is Wentworth (NSW) with 1186. The median Division is Gilmore (NSW) with 4222 recipients.

Table 11. Families receiving the Minimum Family Allowance

The Division with the highest number of families receiving the Minimum Family Allowance is Macarthur (NSW) with 9210 while the lowest is Sydney (NSW) with 2068. The median Division is Farrer (NSW) with 5627 recipients.

Table 12. Families receiving Greater than Minimum Family Allowance

The 14 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of families receiving greater than minimum Family Allowance are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Northern Territory with 12 517 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 965. The median Division is Hunter (NSW) with 6184 recipients.

Table 13. Families receiving the Family Tax Payment

The 13 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of families receiving the Family Tax Payment are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Fowler (NSW) with 11 844 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 1193. The median Division is Indi (Vic) with 6082 recipients.

Table 14. Persons receiving Rent Assistance

Of the 18 lowest ranked Divisions on the basis of persons receiving Rent Assistance, 15 are held by the Liberal Party. The Division with the highest number of recipients is Richmond (NSW) with 17 352 while the lowest is Bradfield (NSW) with 1475. The median Division is Northern Territory with 6423 recipients.

In Tables 5-14, Party refers to the party holding the Division after the 1998 Federal Election.

Table 1. Recipients of Pensions and Mature Age Allowances

Electoral Division	Pensions					Mature Age Allowance
Electoral Division	Age	Disability Support	Wives	Carers Payment	Widow B	Client	Partner
New South Wales
Banks	12 983	2 823	498	229	45	288	9
Barton	13 329	2 765	551	190	46	275	6
Bennelong	11 484	2 217	260	130	32	124	5
Berowra	8 066	1 661	174	116	37	91	4
Blaxland	13 866	4 368	1 108	432	68	359	16
Bradfield	6 191	738	79	56	15	48	2
Calare	11 387	4 511	596	297	57	229	8
Charlton	13 870	4 954	860	310	67	294	15
Chifley	8 185	6 332	1 112	496	127	248	9
Cook	10 839	1 685	176	122	49	171	6
Cowper	14 276	5 451	1 133	499	62	554	23
Cunningham	14 167	3 712	609	304	56	368	15
Dobell	16 940	4 699	790	349	77	446	18
Eden-Monaro	12 156	4 155	745	319	58	436	14
Farrer	11 241	3 723	558	280	50	292	14
Fowler	11 686	5 245	1 074	503	95	458	22
Gilmore	15 376	4 408	937	389	51	550	21
Grayndler	12 602	4 970	792	258	65	336	13
Greenway	10 053	3 946	696	261	70	242	9
Gwydir	10 728	4 740	859	424	61	338	12
Hughes	7 519	1 945	306	166	45	186	10
Hume	11 528	4 115	673	308	57	254	12
Hunter	10 700	4 294	826	326	52	279	13
Kingsford-Smith	12 599	3 436	485	260	62	289	7
Lindsay	6 963	3 524	524	245	54	152	6
Lowe	13 688	2 888	621	183	48	226	11
Lyne	18 327	5 211	1 157	520	74	674	20
Macarthur	9 100	3 460	601	273	62	277	14
Mackellar	8 961	1 580	197	94	46	96	1
Macquarie	9 218	3 436	397	212	80	155	0
Mitchell	6 939	1 478	195	93	22	106	5
Newcastle	14 558	5 439	539	303	56	255	8
New England	10 502	3 969	653	338	69	297	18
North Sydney	7 824	1 468	118	62	36	75	2
Page	12 964	5 217	909	474	77	379	13
Parkes	11 639	4 994	902	298	58	197	10
Parramatta	10 478	3 552	464	192	67	198	5
Paterson	10 879	4 119	756	286	40	305	16
Prospect	10 670	4 453	975	412	60	315	23
Reid	13 278	5 520	1 121	362	68	301	15
Richmond	16 897	6 032	1 034	480	82	488	13
Riverina	10 683	3 841	593	294	46	222	9
Robertson	14 922	3 640	576	242	73	303	7
Shortland	14 555	4 848	907	325	81	417	23
Sydney	10 799	7 080	339	298	77	310	5
Throsby	12 593	4 640	1 016	398	91	581	33
Warringah	8 100	1 543	126	66	34	80	1
Watson	12 932	3 661	911	271	62	345	10
Wentworth	8 740	1 860	145	139	50	120	3
Werriwa	7 020	3 769	672	378	97	247	8
Unallocated NSW	2 047	1 066	187	76	12	110	7
Total NSW	577 047	193 181	32 532	14 338	3 026	14 386	569

Victoria
Aston	8 652	2 063	353	170	44	205	9
Ballarat	12 801	4 637	760	355	77	397	16
Batman	17 607	6 169	1 140	421	96	379	26
Bendigo	13 910	4 669	879	445	69	482	38
Bruce	12 035	3 622	733	258	69	375	22
Burke	7 556	3 069	610	314	44	301	17
Calwell	8 567	5 056	1 127	373	77	301	16
Casey	8 903	2 560	379	212	55	259	12
Chisholm	13 567	2 702	457	212	59	281	16
Corangamite	12 921	2 971	539	257	52	387	14
Corio	14 547	4 409	796	388	96	521	24
Deakin	13 075	2 643	386	213	67	240	11
Dunkley	11 455	2 919	409	241	70	368	9
Flinders	15 638	3 370	603	284	78	503	20
Gellibrand	16 204	5 635	1 029	420	79	441	22
Gippsland	13 455	3 975	737	292	69	432	15
Goldstein	12 773	2 380	282	166	53	198	4
Higgins	10 175	2 448	281	143	51	185	4
Holt	9 254	3 938	763	315	61	351	13
Hotham	13 624	3 491	659	266	64	371	15
Indi	12 277	3 499	660	293	61	348	13
Isaacs	11 097	3 014	398	235	59	308	14
Jagajaga	10 636	2 738	384	197	65	195	9
Kooyong	9 699	2 205	161	85	26	106	3
Lalor	8 593	3 314	684	305	49	303	22
La Trobe	7 937	2 204	372	177	55	229	11
Mallee	12 621	4 020	729	277	53	316	15
Maribyrnong	12 800	4 752	1 264	393	70	357	21
McEwen	8 437	2 991	546	256	58	262	6
McMillan	11 564	4 118	629	290	50	409	19
Melbourne	11 843	5 589	549	281	99	300	15
Melbourne Ports	10 999	3 869	280	208	55	295	3
Menzies	9 157	1 859	407	144	34	252	6
Murray	12 945	4 635	841	327	72	266	6
Scullin	9 077	4 757	1 119	346	64	296	14
Wannon	11 841	3 625	605	279	57	290	14
Wills	18 443	5 052	1 099	377	83	328	20
Unallocated VIC	2 199	853	169	45	8	71	5
Total Victoria	438 884	135 820	23 818	10 260	2 348	11 908	539

Queensland
Blair	9 778	5 150	1 056	417	47	303	10
Bowman	10 547	3 139	533	236	70	255	8
Brisbane	11 295	4 672	277	184	49	191	7
Capricornia	10 215	3 351	564	208	60	323	6
Dawson	9 227	3 738	643	300	51	287	7
Dickson	5 963	2 366	372	161	41	155	2
Fadden	10 364	3 264	650	267	57	395	18
Fairfax	11 108	4 020	828	367	61	568	28
Fisher	14 047	3 472	720	281	69	517	19
Forde	8 538	3 944	754	348	65	362	6
Griffith	11 042	2 896	364	191	69	214	7
Groom	11 361	4 093	613	256	75	181	6
Herbert	8 576	3 363	424	252	60	302	6
Hinkler	11 346	4 446	1 025	370	73	517	21
Kennedy	10 935	4 201	815	284	79	317	19
Leichhardt	7 163	3 826	474	260	51	230	7
Lilley	12 715	3 737	367	208	62	193	4
Longman	11 223	4 582	1 088	346	54	460	19
Maranoa	9 770	3 477	724	271	57	239	5
McPherson	14 482	4 005	687	341	82	494	17
Moncrieff	12 436	4 098	595	337	97	449	10
Moreton	10 956	3 271	403	222	70	195	7
Oxley	9 704	5 720	775	398	83	302	9
Petrie	14 189	4 414	629	323	89	320	14
Rankin	6 520	4 187	753	319	63	238	9
Ryan	6 585	1 641	163	104	38	98	4
Wide Bay	13 659	5 225	1 244	476	64	567	22
Unallocated QLD	1 108	603	129	37	11	46	2
Total QLD	284 852	104 901	17 669	7 764	1 747	8 718	299

South Australia
Adelaide	14 676	5 078	636	226	82	201	5
Barker	13 906	4 206	849	286	61	444	17
Bonython	10 930	6 348	1 144	397	97	438	13
Boothby	14 837	3 491	440	182	58	231	7
Grey	12 511	4 897	959	274	77	516	23
Hindmarsh	17 665	4 604	751	227	70	274	16
Kingston	11 119	4 664	907	317	70	425	22
Makin	10 650	3 934	816	199	66	459	19
Mayo	10 598	2 842	617	166	52	274	13
Port Adelaide	17 107	6 163	1 078	346	80	365	7
Sturt	14 764	3 908	545	140	75	200	5
Wakefield	14 764	4 597	1 111	286	43	477	23
Unallocated SA	318	218	4	0	2	6	1
Total SA	163 845	54 950	9 857	3 044	833	4 310	171

Western Australia
Brand	12 337	4 400	994	256	49	455	22
Canning	9 385	3 767	815	229	49	333	12
Cowan	6 879	2 735	607	168	50	196	5
Curtin	10 166	2 586	219	110	48	138	2
Forrest	10 056	3 115	628	186	39	258	16
Fremantle	11 657	4 106	743	232	60	270	9
Kalgoorlie	4 735	3 351	403	232	55	149	2
Moore	6 347	1 869	424	105	45	218	10
O'Connor	8 553	2 932	656	186	48	240	16
Pearce	9 186	3 241	672	178	51	249	12
Perth	12 261	4 501	616	194	62	277	11
Stirling	11 830	3 905	703	172	99	239	4
Swan	13 829	4 031	528	189	73	259	4
Tangney	8 317	1 827	377	96	47	210	13
Unallocated WA	4 108	1 204	263	66	24	108	3
Total WA	139 646	47 570	8 648	2 599	799	3 599	141

Tasmania
Bass	9 698	3 556	650	255	79	327	17
Braddon	9 247	4 275	844	299	54	326	14
Denison	9 492	4 009	405	238	59	236	7
Franklin	8 217	3 735	678	268	42	252	5
Lyons	9 310	4 554	1 029	323	45	500	29
Unallocated TAS	127	71	11	2	0	4	1
Total Tasmania	46 091	20 200	3 617	1 385	279	1 645	73

Northern Territory	5 180	4 524	487	259	93	185	6

A.C.T.
Canberra	6 325	2 487	274	158	35	121	2
Fraser	7 993	3 036	285	169	75	152	2
Total ACT	14 318	5 523	559	327	110	273	4
Invalid Postcodes	46 025	11 051	3 524	97	1 283	142	5
Total Australia	1715 888	577 720	100 711	40 073	10 518	45 166	1 807

Table 2. Recipients of Labour Market and Other Allowances

Electoral Division	Youth Allowance	Newstart Allowance	Sickness Allowance	Special Benefit	Widow Allowance	Partner Allowance	Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
New South Wales
Banks	1 724	2 215	65	185	128	431	0
Barton	1 906	3 031	57	240	184	516	0
Bennelong	1 549	1 541	46	240	128	339	0
Berowra	1 437	1 081	43	132	113	214	0
Blaxland	3 834	5 215	93	430	217	822	0
Bradfield	896	540	21	51	77	84	0
Calare	2 492	3 574	80	23	138	374	0
Charlton	2 386	4 567	74	14	115	586	0
Chifley	3 403	5 351	104	160	269	653	0
Cook	989	1 603	45	44	109	247	0
Cowper	3 682	8 257	85	17	239	964	0
Cunningham	2 577	4 828	61	51	159	561	0
Dobell	2 254	4 644	80	26	232	616	0
Eden-Monaro	2 246	5 045	90	14	172	646	113
Farrer	2 501	3 556	71	9	174	472	102
Fowler	5 161	9 138	97	543	339	1 261	0
Gilmore	2 273	4 665	67	10	191	824	0
Grayndler	2 885	5 781	108	272	172	534	0
Greenway	2 305	3 132	57	150	202	537	0
Gwydir	2 210	4 849	45	11	160	543	0
Hughes	1 525	1 969	47	106	125	335	0
Hume	2 269	3 240	59	28	153	478	1
Hunter	2 023	4 513	55	11	126	519	0
Kingsford-Smith	2 130	3 097	67	230	126	358	0
Lindsay	2 321	2 869	91	54	154	327	0
Lowe	1 825	2 254	52	162	150	495	0
Lyne	2 783	5 871	59	6	233	1 007	0
Macarthur	2 362	3 259	108	62	182	539	0
Mackellar	1 027	1 457	65	43	79	161	0
Macquarie	1 910	2 764	89	9	141	292	0
Mitchell	1 215	964	26	81	98	238	0
Newcastle	3 304	5 630	62	20	106	341	0
New England	3 283	4 335	59	9	165	478	0
North Sydney	1 017	1 429	34	97	88	113	0
Page	3 774	7 827	88	16	191	697	0
Parkes	2 375	4 681	66	13	172	415	35
Parramatta	1 929	2 806	62	232	148	446	0
Paterson	1 841	3 901	35	8	126	557	0
Prospect	3 549	5 803	82	304	237	912	0
Reid	4 124	6 089	90	496	235	754	0
Richmond	3 559	9 179	98	19	265	776	1
Riverina	2 404	3 123	47	18	147	348	35
Robertson	1 768	3 420	69	22	180	419	0
Shortland	1 993	4 587	72	17	173	653	0
Sydney	2 612	6 893	119	177	167	263	0
Throsby	2 419	5 572	62	43	222	944	0
Warringah	836	1 345	57	58	93	107	0
Watson	2 904	4 168	68	581	186	783	0
Wentworth	1 393	3 313	67	104	94	142	0
Werriwa	3 106	4 742	87	159	212	545	0
Unallocated NSW	520	1 120	15	9	57	181	0
Total NSW	118 810	204 833	3 446	5 816	8 349	25 847	287

Victoria
Aston	2 273	2 365	67	78	168	475	0
Ballarat	3 708	5 292	67	7	211	709	0
Batman	3 521	7 061	103	215	187	653	0
Bendigo	3 651	5 539	75	3	238	808	0
Bruce	3 396	4 548	86	252	284	863	0
Burke	2 865	3 917	66	34	186	644	0
Calwell	3 854	5 708	108	216	198	777	0
Casey	2 166	2 599	63	15	175	433	1
Chisholm	2 283	2 856	62	122	197	536	0
Corangamite	2 535	3 481	60	11	228	615	0
Corio	2 946	5 828	67	25	281	796	0
Deakin	2 177	2 680	91	80	195	448	0
Dunkley	2 400	3 674	93	22	294	490	0
Flinders	1 983	3 855	91	6	272	677	0
Gellibrand	3 806	7 845	94	327	248	811	0
Gippsland	2 725	4 080	55	3	231	779	401
Goldstein	1 674	2 508	68	86	162	251	0
Higgins	1 874	3 487	53	76	139	257	0
Holt	3 491	4 839	119	277	272	813	0
Hotham	3 097	4 181	84	186	266	755	0
Indi	2 739	3 727	90	9	201	554	0
Isaacs	2 040	3 329	95	69	257	443	0
Jagajaga	2 268	2 781	55	54	140	373	0
Kooyong	1 751	2 103	34	64	99	161	0
Lalor	2 734	4 463	82	132	203	662	0
La Trobe	2 168	2 794	97	27	191	449	1
Mallee	2 620	3 805	64	12	170	601	8
Maribyrnong	3 580	5 726	82	156	265	957	0
McEwen	2 199	3 550	67	22	160	532	0
McMillan	2 769	4 771	71	11	208	758	9
Melbourne	4 566	9 907	95	299	198	445	0
Melbourne Ports	2 097	6 115	92	217	148	245	0
Menzies	1 980	2 121	59	81	171	493	0
Murray	2 872	3 779	61	28	166	462	0
Scullin	3 184	4 269	103	166	162	783	0
Wannon	2 803	3 738	56	8	187	537	0
Wills	3 056	5 863	85	158	159	565	0
Unallocated VIC	701	868	19	4	35	133	14
Total Victoria	102 552	160 052	2 879	3 558	7 552	21 743	434

Queensland
Blair	2 541	3 985	83	14	166	630	267
Bowman	2 292	3 283	78	18	166	448	0
Brisbane	3 485	6 202	100	65	133	193	0
Capricornia	2 501	4 606	63	12	191	533	350
Dawson	2 411	5 472	80	13	206	558	17
Dickson	2 262	2 768	61	19	148	352	1
Fadden	2 232	4 240	72	34	256	699	0
Fairfax	3 032	7 135	130	10	321	943	19
Fisher	3 100	6 281	86	15	290	826	1
Forde	2 850	5 036	111	30	202	639	0
Griffith	2 607	3 636	68	48	160	311	0
Groom	2 952	3 218	67	10	174	381	96
Herbert	2 700	4 933	72	14	187	411	6
Hinkler	2 815	6 416	69	8	300	983	56
Kennedy	2 064	5 871	75	7	191	502	26
Leichhardt	2 430	6 836	108	19	170	279	1
Lilley	2 252	3 998	74	43	174	312	0
Longman	2 806	5 399	105	19	264	888	1
Maranoa	2 321	3 441	68	8	175	480	166
McPherson	3 090	7 569	113	22	353	792	0
Moncrieff	3 278	7 802	152	50	318	624	0
Moreton	3 113	4 128	71	94	165	343	0
Oxley	3 460	5 426	94	104	201	583	6
Petrie	2 437	4 066	85	28	219	498	0
Rankin	3 811	5 883	116	82	230	580	0
Ryan	2 808	2 219	47	45	123	198	0
Wide Bay	2 786	6 248	68	9	248	1 093	406
Unallocated QLD	510	798	18	7	40	89	17
Total QLD	74 946	136 895	2 334	847	5 771	15 168	1 436

South Australia
Adelaide	2 824	5 461	83	80	159	322	0
Barker	2 140	4 402	59	10	216	813	0
Bonython	3 753	7 269	104	47	256	945	0
Boothby	2 282	3 088	58	36	157	446	0
Grey	2 291	6 044	56	14	263	968	0
Hindmarsh	2 469	4 582	58	68	179	470	0
Kingston	3 098	5 500	103	28	223	928	0
Makin	2 720	4 057	68	27	215	954	0
Mayo	2 615	3 308	76	32	181	578	0
Port Adelaide	3 035	6 296	84	106	211	685	0
Sturt	2 342	3 634	54	70	158	381	0
Wakefield	2 296	4 399	61	13	205	854	0
Unallocated SA	8	0	1	1	3	10	0
Total SA	31 873	57 984	865	532	2 426	8 354	0

Western Australia
Brand	2 184	4 779	79	26	217	756	0
Canning	2 430	4 142	90	41	196	608	0
Cowan	2 602	3 305	74	78	171	528	0
Curtin	2 229	3 350	74	46	143	173	0
Forrest	2 015	3 592	69	6	198	435	0
Fremantle	2 349	4 873	80	32	172	458	0
Kalgoorlie	1 287	4 919	82	53	77	208	0
Moore	2 145	2 604	70	37	134	461	0
O'Connor	1 697	3 440	50	3	140	449	0
Pearce	2 125	3 278	77	22	182	482	0
Perth	2 957	5 379	96	113	193	427	0
Stirling	2 788	4 773	83	55	230	503	0
Swan	2 971	4 838	97	86	164	370	0
Tangney	2 470	2 356	48	71	138	387	0
Unallocated WA	835	1 413	31	12	75	210	0
Total WA	33 084	57 041	1 100	681	2 430	6 455	0

Tasmania
Bass	2 471	4 330	55	27	171	582	18
Braddon	2 156	4 437	56	13	174	711	0
Denison	2 901	4 431	57	24	131	352	0
Franklin	2 304	4 097	55	9	143	540	0
Lyons	2 131	5 393	62	15	182	941	0
Unallocated TAS	37	70	2	0	2	8	0
Total Tasmania	12 000	22 758	287	88	803	3 134	18

Northern Territory	2 858	9 611	85	66	121	266	0

A.C.T.
Canberra	2 748	3 254	65	71	151	246	0
Fraser	3 687	4 409	71	116	115	270	0
Total ACT	6 435	7 663	136	187	266	516	0
Invalid Postcodes	5 345	4 882	49	33	104	321	21

Total Australia	387 903	661 719	11 181	11 808	27 822	81 804	2 196

Table 3. Recipients of Parenting and Family Payments

Electoral Division	Family Allowance			Family Tax Payment	Parenting Payment
Electoral Division	Minimum	Greater than Minimum	Total	Family Tax Payment	Single	Partnered
New South Wales
Banks	4 900	4 026	8 926	4 110	1 643	3 245
Barton	4 836	4 579	9 415	4 768	1 760	3 400
Bennelong	4 454	2 880	7 334	3 069	1 024	2 746
Berowra	5 139	2 397	7 536	2 799	968	3 040
Blaxland	5 551	8 752	14 303	8 947	2 748	6 013
Bradfield	2 310	965	3 275	1 193	374	1 546
Calare	5 845	6 028	11 873	5 854	2 706	3 939
Charlton	5 990	5 922	11 912	5 970	2 876	4 229
Chifley	8 599	10 898	19 497	10 755	5 732	5 999
Cook	4 607	2 552	7 159	2 602	1 376	2 308
Cowper	4 542	9 968	14 510	9 957	4 191	5 064
Cunningham	4 514	4 552	9 066	4 624	2 306	3 548
Dobell	6 749	7 287	14 036	7 270	3 870	4 650
Eden-Monaro	4 904	6 818	11 722	6 623	2 796	3 714
Farrer	5 627	5 999	11 626	5 810	2 438	3 452
Fowler	7 411	11 798	19 209	11 844	4 551	7 938
Gilmore	5 122	6 875	11 997	6 687	2 942	4 222
Grayndler	4 570	5 102	9 672	5 203	1 996	3 167
Greenway	8 212	6 196	14 408	6 254	2 787	5 028
Gwydir	4 565	7 479	12 044	7 175	2 946	3 992
Hughes	7 961	3 880	11 841	4 046	1 695	4 604
Hume	5 083	5 975	11 058	5 720	2 135	3 686
Hunter	5 247	6 184	11 431	5 940	3 040	4 819
Kingsford-Smith	4 316	4 032	8 348	4 054	1 807	2 299
Lindsay	8 858	6 383	15 241	6 464	3 356	5 040
Lowe	4 343	3 271	7 614	3 436	1 093	2 639
Lyne	4 438	8 010	12 448	8 047	3 124	4 344
Macarthur	9 210	7 134	16 344	6 988	3 374	5 797
Mackellar	4 860	2 582	7 442	2 780	1 258	2 286
Macquarie	7 434	5 504	12 938	5 561	2 712	4 291
Mitchell	5 088	2 379	7 467	2 517	939	3 036
Newcastle	3 645	4 409	8 054	4 410	2 438	2 415
New England	5 086	6 817	11 903	6 833	2 748	3 776
North Sydney	2 332	1 516	3 848	1 725	701	1 393
Page	4 703	9 375	14 078	9 127	3 664	5 159
Parkes	5 648	7 562	13 210	7 224	3 410	4 068
Parramatta	5 470	4 709	10 179	4 927	1 913	3 691
Paterson	4 791	5 426	10 217	5 374	2 570	3 733
Prospect	5 881	7 734	13 615	7 873	2 747	5 594
Reid	6 298	9 364	15 662	9 583	2 808	6 724
Richmond	5 003	9 978	14 981	9 726	4 583	4 804
Riverina	6 701	6 461	13 162	6 165	2 638	3 885
Robertson	5 972	5 499	11 471	5 534	2 900	3 878
Shortland	5 213	5 895	11 108	5 747	3 006	3 948
Sydney	2 068	3 343	5 411	3 465	2 005	1 246
Throsby	6 052	6 417	12 469	6 533	3 117	5 270
Warringah	3 405	1 741	5 146	1 954	846	1 781
Watson	5 378	7 078	12 456	7 238	2 115	4 928
Wentworth	2 613	2 097	4 710	2 285	1 096	1 186
Werriwa	8 098	9 412	17 510	9 397	4 887	5 978
Unallocated NSW	2 043	1 598	3 641	1 611	700	1 468
Total NSW	271 685	292 838	564 523	293 798	127 455	199 006

Victoria
Aston	7 922	4 310	12 232	4 573	1 812	4 628
Ballarat	5 694	6 908	12 602	7 128	2 810	4 668
Batman	4 829	6 333	11 162	6 350	2 691	3 939
Bendigo	5 566	7 341	12 907	7 380	3 096	4 498
Bruce	5 424	5 414	10 838	5 529	1 946	4 185
Burke	8 554	6 532	15 086	6 638	2 914	5 769
Calwell	8 439	8 434	16 873	8 449	2 980	6 991
Casey	7 870	5 127	12 997	5 467	2 291	4 515
Chisholm	4 649	3 356	8 005	3 482	1 358	2 911
Corangamite	5 838	4 862	10 700	4 876	1 918	3 908
Corio	6 042	6 214	12 256	6 303	3 056	4 602
Deakin	5 895	3 735	9 630	4 007	1 721	3 492
Dunkley	5 796	5 474	11 270	5 501	2 913	3 697
Flinders	5 962	6 482	12 444	6 386	2 828	4 321
Gellibrand	4 800	6 925	11 725	6 902	3 028	4 348
Gippsland	5 172	6 967	12 139	6 937	2 385	4 448
Goldstein	4 276	2 698	6 974	2 894	1 240	2 416
Higgins	2 896	2 075	4 971	2 222	978	1 676
Holt	8 775	7 773	16 548	7 687	2 821	6 421
Hotham	5 772	5 178	10 950	5 308	1 897	4 041
Indi	6 017	6 333	12 350	6 082	2 444	4 059
Isaacs	7 109	5 551	12 660	5 569	2 571	4 676
Jagajaga	6 230	3 752	9 982	3 838	1 772	3 477
Kooyong	2 801	1 601	4 402	1 692	644	1 643
Lalor	8 503	6 772	15 275	6 737	3 118	5 841
La Trobe	8 937	5 448	14 385	5 508	2 479	5 183
Mallee	5 061	6 937	11 998	6 701	2 223	4 003
Maribyrnong	5 988	6 019	12 007	6 223	2 273	4 554
McEwen	8 005	6 604	14 609	6 518	2 607	5 408
McMillan	6 342	6 996	13 338	6 828	3 120	5 062
Melbourne	2 944	5 348	8 292	5 457	2 739	2 677
Melbourne Ports	2 424	2 767	5 191	2 941	1 354	1 489
Menzies	4 501	2 758	7 259	2 987	935	2 713
Murray	6 152	7 231	13 383	7 034	2 529	4 316
Scullin	8 059	6 489	14 548	6 490	2 290	5 667
Wannon	5 338	6 121	11 459	6 133	2 026	4 072
Wills	5 116	5 567	10 683	5 683	2 026	4 201
Unallocated VIC	1 241	1 460	2 701	1 434	432	976
Total Victoria	220 939	205 892	426 831	207 874	84 265	155 491

Queensland
Blair	5 828	7 622	13 450	7 532	2 837	5 129
Bowman	6 913	5 854	12 767	5 817	2 471	4 419
Brisbane	3 439	3 231	6 670	3 279	1 601	2 055
Capricornia	5 449	6 684	12 133	6 582	2 817	4 981
Dawson	6 318	6 624	12 942	6 026	2 627	4 981
Dickson	8 000	5 711	13 711	5 657	2 410	5 091
Fadden	6 322	6 357	12 679	6 362	2 701	4 207
Fairfax	4 584	9 117	13 701	9 067	3 540	5 099
Fisher	4 526	7 602	12 128	7 506	3 346	4 058
Forde	7 033	8 807	15 840	8 638	3 659	5 590
Griffith	5 336	4 437	9 773	4 432	1 842	3 369
Groom	6 103	6 612	12 715	6 661	2 438	4 522
Herbert	7 313	6 724	14 037	6 454	3 200	4 719
Hinkler	5 747	7 859	13 606	7 792	3 229	5 529
Kennedy	6 289	8 395	14 684	7 804	3 444	5 133
Leichhardt	6 519	9 105	15 624	8 360	4 337	4 238
Lilley	4 860	4 494	9 354	4 530	2 126	3 055
Longman	6 221	9 355	15 576	9 147	3 865	6 083
Maranoa	5 925	7 522	13 447	7 506	2 260	5 125
McPherson	5 213	7 724	12 937	7 750	3 577	4 017
Moncrieff	5 571	7 786	13 357	7 888	3 667	4 205
Moreton	4 958	4 884	9 842	4 868	1 953	3 389
Oxley	6 526	9 667	16 193	9 357	4 441	5 674
Petrie	5 439	6 218	11 657	6 202	2 931	3 941
Rankin	7 585	9 995	17 580	9 632	4 375	6 184
Ryan	4 546	2 646	7 192	2 797	1 021	2 512
Wide Bay	4 229	8 501	12 730	8 394	3 137	4 978
Unallocated QLD	1 246	1 366	2 612	1 302	466	1 080
Total QLD	158 038	190 899	348 937	187 342	80 318	123 363

South Australia
Adelaide	3 670	4 006	7 676	4 047	1 895	2 406
Barker	5 928	7 140	13 068	7 103	2 531	4 525
Bonython	6 751	10 864	17 615	10 951	4 998	6 808
Boothby	4 596	3 484	8 080	3 612	1 672	2 500
Grey	5 648	7 634	13 282	7 482	3 082	4 774
Hindmarsh	4 095	3 970	8 065	4 093	1 777	2 611
Kingston	8 309	8 674	16 983	8 787	3 770	6 191
Makin	7 993	6 494	14 487	6 428	2 747	5 296
Mayo	7 767	5 675	13 442	5 896	2 080	4 898
Port Adelaide	4 631	6 655	11 286	6 734	3 145	3 783
Sturt	3 616	3 529	7 145	3 701	1 628	2 258
Wakefield	6 156	7 152	13 308	7 097	2 410	4 918
Unallocated SA	48	0	0	0	0	16
Total SA	69 208	75 202	144 410	75 871	31 720	50 984

Western Australia
Brand	6 399	7 296	13 695	7 023	3 621	5 511
Canning	6 970	7 371	14 341	7 212	3 422	5 361
Cowan	7 712	6 298	14 010	6 191	2 499	5 183
Curtin	3 209	2 233	5 442	2 366	1 111	1 763
Forrest	5 826	7 011	12 837	6 824	2 889	4 294
Fremantle	6 081	5 639	11 720	5 476	2 792	3 960
Kalgoorlie	6 004	8 014	14 018	7 187	3 839	5 105
Moore	8 348	5 867	14 215	5 633	2 405	5 372
O'Connor	6 277	6 850	13 127	6 380	2 612	4 641
Pearce	6 746	6 112	12 858	5 843	2 690	4 717
Perth	5 032	5 407	10 439	5 310	2 522	3 593
Stirling	4 644	5 741	10 385	5 668	2 699	3 461
Swan	4 605	5 611	10 216	5 525	2 800	3 321
Tangney	6 757	4 145	10 902	4 231	1 694	3 905
Unallocated WA	3 251	2 539	5 790	2 487	949	2 402
Total WA	87 861	86 134	173 995	83 356	38 544	62 589

Tasmania
Bass	4 150	5 564	9 714	5 520	2 400	3 560
Braddon	4 211	5 808	10 019	5 709	2 181	4 112
Denison	3 823	4 588	8 411	4 639	2 155	2 568
Franklin	4 908	5 827	10 735	5 863	2 436	3 806
Lyons	4 593	6 790	11 383	6 682	2 303	4 871
Unallocated TAS	62	119	181	120	42	66
Total Tasmania	21 747	28 696	50 443	28 533	11 517	18 983

Northern Territory	8 323	12 600	20 923	11 714	4 931	5 983

A.C.T.
Canberra	8 366	5 129	13 495	4 996	2 547	4 348
Fraser	6 513	5 162	11 675	5 279	2 689	3 527
Total ACT	14 879	10 291	25 170	10 275	5 236	7 875
Invalid Postcodes	3 611	1 911	5 522	2 382	940	1 204
Total Australia	856 291	904 463	1760 754	901 145	384 926	625 478

Table 4. Recipients of Other Payments

Electoral Division	Child Disability Allowance	Double Orphans Pension	Mobility Allowance	Rent Assistance	Austudy
New South Wales
Banks	538	12	179	3 372	179
Barton	450	3	114	6 286	288
Bennelong	365	4	275	4 376	388
Berowra	521	4	240	3 123	218
Blaxland	564	11	124	8 064	368
Bradfield	297	7	103	1 475	193
Calare	693	5	257	6 454	172
Charlton	748	7	250	7 109	260
Chifley	1 448	14	145	7 501	241
Cook	465	7	132	3 384	173
Cowper	756	11	224	11 707	285
Cunningham	530	4	316	6 994	309
Dobell	811	14	151	10 458	165
Eden-Monaro	753	12	137	7 809	121
Farrer	622	6	199	6 675	173
Fowler	796	23	116	12 130	278
Gilmore	638	9	155	7 668	150
Grayndler	289	6	137	11 563	777
Greenway	877	5	181	5 296	216
Gwydir	540	13	149	6 235	65
Hughes	930	7	124	3 377	159
Hume	648	8	157	5 464	125
Hunter	679	5	119	5 903	112
Kingsford-Smith	394	6	161	5 936	326
Lindsay	1 091	10	203	6 394	174
Lowe	351	4	148	5 213	330
Lyne	678	20	222	10 461	200
Macarthur	1 211	7	193	6 111	173
Mackellar	381	3	174	3 801	184
Macquarie	856	9	212	5 861	322
Mitchell	589	6	187	2 718	163
Newcastle	458	9	380	9 878	544
New England	627	5	209	7 599	308
North Sydney	233	1	133	3 541	333
Page	721	10	159	10 737	511
Parkes	672	23	221	6 186	115
Parramatta	576	2	260	5 310	319
Paterson	638	5	128	6 027	147
Prospect	548	5	239	8 522	220
Reid	605	6	244	10 401	417
Richmond	661	12	213	17 352	444
Riverina	783	11	185	5 954	217
Robertson	615	7	159	7 990	182
Shortland	705	10	155	7 622	178
Sydney	239	6	213	11 005	882
Throsby	761	11	241	6 472	161
Warringah	246	1	190	3 462	268
Watson	469	1	102	8 966	399
Wentworth	231	4	91	6 783	411
Werriwa	1 286	7	142	6 183	189
Unallocated NSW	199	2	19	2 624	43
Total NSW	31 782	400	9 167	351 532	13 575

Victoria
Aston	892	10	206	3 521	207
Ballarat	975	7	424	7 263	383
Batman	568	15	306	9 603	678
Bendigo	811	8	374	7 717	341
Bruce	512	9	209	7 028	339
Burke	1 223	10	225	5 005	165
Calwell	1 001	9	202	5 152	193
Casey	940	7	280	4 431	202
Chisholm	449	3	302	5 086	404
Corangamite	791	10	341	5 393	200
Corio	1 197	7	286	6 821	243
Deakin	616	5	283	4 786	268
Dunkley	688	3	207	6 452	263
Flinders	709	5	210	6 710	149
Gellibrand	599	16	214	9 235	478
Gippsland	758	10	209	5 924	137
Goldstein	403	4	278	4 888	321
Higgins	309	4	203	5 997	463
Holt	835	12	164	6 974	252
Hotham	463	6	229	6 613	350
Indi	834	7	304	6 164	198
Isaacs	734	10	213	6 297	225
Jagajaga	662	10	293	3 951	289
Kooyong	339	3	429	4 918	381
Lalor	967	14	180	5 632	201
La Trobe	927	7	146	4 190	182
Mallee	699	11	274	5 764	118
Maribyrnong	688	10	214	6 074	264
McEwen	941	10	148	4 831	191
McMillan	868	12	282	5 870	179
Melbourne	305	15	180	10 701	1 243
Melbourne Ports	253	5	161	10 566	726
Menzies	460	4	169	2 926	285
Murray	814	5	246	6 828	100
Scullin	848	5	352	5 074	214
Wannon	778	10	378	5 229	154
Wills	551	5	260	7 727	421
Unallocated VIC	166	4	64	1 267	51
Total Victoria	26 573	307	9 445	228 608	11 458

Queensland
Blair	989	11	159	7 481	220
Bowman	800	3	184	6 905	252
Brisbane	332	4	294	12 770	991
Capricornia	493	10	172	7 272	280
Dawson	491	8	239	8 774	112
Dickson	778	5	188	4 854	253
Fadden	625	7	140	9 645	274
Fairfax	583	11	242	10 794	318
Fisher	489	8	188	12 362	375
Forde	872	6	135	9 736	224
Griffith	534	10	190	6 898	502
Groom	659	4	382	8 277	396
Herbert	526	6	267	8 236	479
Hinkler	560	9	184	9 246	219
Kennedy	463	12	138	8 109	77
Leichhardt	444	12	131	11 043	269
Lilley	476	7	283	8 579	383
Longman	795	8	162	10 408	252
Maranoa	495	10	112	6 263	86
McPherson	626	6	147	14 572	383
Moncrieff	668	5	232	15 151	466
Moreton	548	7	326	8 147	564
Oxley	1 330	19	265	8 890	272
Petrie	680	9	243	8 930	276
Rankin	977	12	200	10 208	348
Ryan	450	5	193	4 987	513
Wide Bay	617	17	196	9 732	217
Unallocated QLD	132	2	33	1 422	50
Total QLD	17 432	233	5 625	249 691	9 051

South Australia
Adelaide	448	9	242	7 602	751
Barker	538	8	168	5 431	123
Bonython	1 517	16	218	6 232	345
Boothby	442	7	586	4 757	498
Grey	698	14	115	3 949	157
Hindmarsh	424	8	271	6 976	517
Kingston	1 065	9	216	6 022	441
Makin	820	11	218	4 439	335
Mayo	643	10	165	4 441	453
Port Adelaide	616	17	194	6 338	408
Sturt	417	7	355	6 248	560
Wakefield	670	13	166	5 175	156
Unallocated SA	7	0	7	280	3
Total SA	8 305	128	2 921	67 890	4 747

Western Australia
Brand	1 246	7	143	7 968	197
Canning	1 266	10	143	6 482	253
Cowan	893	9	141	4 218	265
Curtin	331	4	173	6 540	694
Forrest	614	9	126	6 509	220
Fremantle	822	15	207	6 620	466
Kalgoorlie	690	18	43	4 198	92
Moore	756	9	93	4 190	285
O'Connor	731	11	114	4 706	134
Pearce	807	8	145	4 787	254
Perth	571	5	301	9 287	664
Stirling	647	6	234	6 941	522
Swan	701	8	258	8 584	589
Tangney	681	7	134	3 624	357
Unallocated WA	356	5	75	2 466	106
Total WA	11 112	131	2 330	87 120	5 098

Tasmania
Bass	638	7	160	5 308	359
Braddon	492	4	217	4 565	184
Denison	522	1	296	6 718	540
Franklin	642	6	176	3 852	273
Lyons	598	4	94	4 784	214
Unallocated TAS	4	0	4	92	5
Total Tasmania	2 896	22	947	25 319	1 575

Northern Territory	672	18	144	6 282	378

A.C.T.
Canberra	1 009	11	161	4 260	413
Fraser	693	5	184	5 146	738
Total ACT	1 702	16	345	9 406	1 151
Invalid Postcodes	192	4	77	2 310	239
Total Australia	100 666	1 259	31 001	1028 158	47 272

Table 5. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Age Pension

Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number	Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number
1	Kalgoorlie (WA)	LIB	4 735	75	Fairfax (Qld)	LIB	11 108
2	Northern Territory (NT)	ALP	5 207	76	Kingston (SA)	ALP	11 119
3	Dickson (Qld)	ALP	5 963	77	Longman (Qld)	LIB	11 223
4	Bradfield (NSW)	LIB	6 191	78	Farrer (NSW)	NP	11 241
5	Canberra (ACT)	ALP	6 325	79	Brisbane (Qld)	ALP	11 295
6	Moore (WA)	LIB	6 347	80	Hinkler (Qld)	NP	11 346
7	Rankin (Qld)	ALP	6 520	81	Groom (Qld)	LIB	11 361
8	Ryan (Qld)	LIB	6 585	82	Calare (NSW)	IND	11 387
9	Cowan (WA)	ALP	6 879	83	Dunkley (Vic)	LIB	11 455
10	Mitchell (NSW)	LIB	6 939	84	Bennelong (NSW)	LIB	11 484
11	Lindsay (NSW)	LIB	6 963	85	Hume (NSW)	LIB	11 528
12	Werriwa (NSW)	ALP	7 020	86	McMillan (Vic)	ALP	11 564
13	Leichhardt (Qld)	LIB	7 163	87	Parkes (NSW)	NP	11 639
14	Hughes (NSW)	LIB	7 519	88	Fremantle (WA)	ALP	11 657
15	Burke (Vic)	ALP	7 556	89	Fowler (NSW)	ALP	11 686
16	North Sydney (NSW)	LIB	7 824	90	Stirling (WA)	ALP	11 830
17	La Trobe (Vic)	LIB	7 937	91	Wannon (Vic)	LIB	11 841
18	Fraser (ACT)	ALP	8 044	92	Melbourne (Vic)	ALP	11 843
19	Berowra (NSW)	LIB	8 066	93	Bruce (Vic)	ALP	12 035
20	Warringah (NSW)	LIB	8 100	94	Eden-Monaro (NSW)	LIB	12 156
21	Chifley (NSW)	ALP	8 185	95	Perth (WA)	ALP	12 261
22	Franklin (TAS)	ALP	8 217	96	Indi (Vic)	LIB	12 277
23	Tangney (WA)	LIB	8 317	97	Brand (WA)	ALP	12 337
24	McEwen (Vic)	LIB	8 437	98	Moncrieff (Qld)	LIB	12 436
25	Forde (Qld)	LIB	8 538	99	Grey (SA)	LIB	12 511
26	O'Connor (WA)	LIB	8 553	100	Throsby (NSW)	ALP	12 593
27	Calwell (Vic)	ALP	8 567	101	Kingsford-Smith (NSW)	ALP	12 599
28	Herbert (Qld)	LIB	8 576	102	Grayndler (NSW)	ALP	12 602
29	Lalor (Vic)	ALP	8 593	103	Mallee (Vic)	NP	12 621
30	Aston (Vic)	LIB	8 652	104	Lilley (Qld)	ALP	12 715
31	Wentworth (NSW)	LIB	8 740	105	Goldstein (Vic)	LIB	12 773
32	Casey (Vic)	LIB	8 903	106	Maribyrnong (Vic)	ALP	12 800
33	Mackellar (NSW)	LIB	8 961	107	Ballarat (Vic)	LIB	12 801
34	Scullin (Vic)	ALP	9 077	108	Corangamite (Vic)	LIB	12 921
35	Macarthur (NSW)	LIB	9 100	109	Watson (NSW)	ALP	12 932
36	Menzies (Vic)	LIB	9 157	110	Murray (Vic)	LIB	12 945
37	Pearce (WA)	LIB	9 186	111	Page (NSW)	NP	12 964
38	Macquarie (NSW)	LIB	9 218	112	Banks (NSW)	ALP	12 983
39	Dawson (Qld)	NP	9 227	113	Deakin (Vic)	LIB	13 075
40	Braddon (TAS)	ALP	9 247	114	Reid (NSW)	ALP	13 278
41	Holt (Vic)	ALP	9 254	115	Barton (NSW)	ALP	13 329
42	Lyons (TAS)	ALP	9 310	116	Gippsland (Vic)	NP	13 455
43	Canning (WA)	ALP	9 385	117	Chisholm (Vic)	ALP	13 567
44	Denison (TAS)	ALP	9 492	118	Hotham (Vic)	ALP	13 624
45	Bass (TAS)	ALP	9 698	119	Wide Bay (Qld)	NP	13 659
46	Kooyong (Vic)	LIB	9 699	120	Lowe (NSW)	ALP	13 688
47	Oxley (Qld)	ALP	9 704	121	Swan (WA)	ALP	13 829
48	Maranoa (Qld)	NP	9 770	122	Blaxland (NSW)	ALP	13 866
49	Blair (Qld)	LIB	9 778	123	Charlton (NSW)	ALP	13 870
50	Greenway (NSW)	ALP	10 053	124	Barker (SA)	LIB	13 906
51	Forrest (WA)	LIB	10 056	125	Bendigo (Vic)	ALP	13 910
52	Curtin (WA)	LIB	10 166	126	Fisher (Qld)	LIB	14 047
53	Higgins (Vic)	LIB	10 175	127	Cunningham (NSW)	ALP	14 167
54	Capricornia (Qld)	ALP	10 215	128	Petrie (Qld)	LIB	14 189
55	Fadden (Qld)	LIB	10 364	129	Cowper (NSW)	NP	14 276
56	Parramatta (NSW)	LIB	10 478	130	McPherson (Qld)	LIB	14 482
57	New England (NSW)	NP	10 502	131	Corio (Vic)	ALP	14 547
58	Bowman (Qld)	ALP	10 547	132	Shortland (NSW)	ALP	14 555
59	Mayo (SA)	LIB	10 598	133	Newcastle (NSW)	ALP	14 558
60	Jagajaga (Vic)	ALP	10 636	134	Adelaide (SA)	LIB	14 676
61	Makin (SA)	LIB	10 650	135	Sturt (SA)	LIB	14 764
62	Prospect (NSW)	ALP	10 670	136	Wakefield (SA)	LIB	14 764
63	Riverina (NSW)	NP	10 683	137	Boothby (SA)	LIB	14 837
64	Hunter (NSW)	ALP	10 700	138	Robertson (NSW)	LIB	14 922
65	Gwydir (NSW)	NP	10 728	139	Gilmore (NSW)	LIB	15 376
66	Sydney (NSW)	ALP	10 799	140	Flinders (Vic)	LIB	15 638
67	Cook (NSW)	LIB	10 839	141	Gellibrand (Vic)	ALP	16 204
68	Paterson (NSW)	ALP	10 879	142	Richmond (NSW)	NP	16 897
69	Bonython (SA)	ALP	10 930	143	Dobell (NSW)	ALP	16 940
70	Kennedy (Qld)	NP	10 935	144	Port Adelaide (SA)	ALP	17 107
71	Moreton (Qld)	LIB	10 956	145	Batman (Vic)	ALP	17 607
72	Melbourne Ports (Vic)	ALP	10 999	146	Hindmarsh (SA)	LIB	17 665
73	Griffith (Qld)	ALP	11 042	147	Lyne (NSW)	NP	18 327
74	Isaacs (Vic)	ALP	11 097	148	Wills (Vic)	ALP	18 443

Table 6. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Disability Support Pension

Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number	Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number
1	Bradfield (NSW)	LIB	738	75	Stirling (WA)	ALP	3 905
2	North Sydney (NSW)	LIB	1 468	76	Sturt (SA)	LIB	3 908
3	Mitchell (NSW)	LIB	1 478	77	Makin (SA)	LIB	3 934
4	Warringah (NSW)	LIB	1 543	78	Holt (Vic)	ALP	3 938
5	Mackellar (NSW)	LIB	1 580	79	Forde (Qld)	LIB	3 944
6	Ryan (Qld)	LIB	1 641	80	Greenway (NSW)	ALP	3 946
7	Berowra (NSW)	LIB	1 661	81	New England (NSW)	NP	3 969
8	Cook (NSW)	LIB	1 685	82	Gippsland (Vic)	NP	3 975
9	Tangney (WA)	LIB	1 827	83	McPherson (Qld)	LIB	4 005
10	Menzies (Vic)	LIB	1 859	84	Denison (TAS)	ALP	4 009
11	Wentworth (NSW)	LIB	1 860	85	Fairfax (Qld)	LIB	4 020
12	Moore (WA)	LIB	1 869	86	Mallee (Vic)	NP	4 020
13	Hughes (NSW)	LIB	1 945	87	Swan (WA)	ALP	4 031
14	Aston (Vic)	LIB	2 063	88	Groom (Qld)	LIB	4 093
15	La Trobe (Vic)	LIB	2 204	89	Moncrieff (Qld)	LIB	4 098
16	Kooyong (Vic)	LIB	2 205	90	Fremantle (WA)	ALP	4 106
17	Bennelong (NSW)	LIB	2 217	91	Hume (NSW)	LIB	4 115
18	Dickson (Qld)	ALP	2 366	92	McMillan (Vic)	ALP	4 118
19	Goldstein (Vic)	LIB	2 380	93	Paterson (NSW)	ALP	4 119
20	Higgins (Vic)	LIB	2 448	94	Eden-Monaro (NSW)	LIB	4 155
21	Canberra (ACT)	ALP	2 487	95	Rankin (Qld)	ALP	4 187
22	Casey (Vic)	LIB	2 560	96	Kennedy (Qld)	NP	4 201
23	Curtin (WA)	LIB	2 586	97	Barker (SA)	LIB	4 206
24	Deakin (Vic)	LIB	2 643	98	Braddon (TAS)	ALP	4 275
25	Chisholm (Vic)	ALP	2 702	99	Hunter (NSW)	ALP	4 294
26	Cowan (WA)	ALP	2 735	100	Blaxland (NSW)	ALP	4 368
27	Jagajaga (Vic)	ALP	2 738	101	Brand (WA)	ALP	4 400
28	Barton (NSW)	ALP	2 765	102	Gilmore (NSW)	LIB	4 408
29	Banks (NSW)	ALP	2 823	103	Corio (Vic)	ALP	4 409
30	Mayo (SA)	LIB	2 842	104	Petrie (Qld)	LIB	4 414
31	Lowe (NSW)	ALP	2 888	105	Hinkler (Qld)	NP	4 446
32	Griffith (Qld)	ALP	2 896	106	Prospect (NSW)	ALP	4 453
33	Dunkley (Vic)	LIB	2 919	107	Perth (WA)	ALP	4 501
34	O'Connor (WA)	LIB	2 932	108	Calare (NSW)	IND	4 511
35	Corangamite (Vic)	LIB	2 971	109	Northern Territory (NT)	ALP	4 529
36	McEwen (Vic)	LIB	2 991	110	Lyons (TAS)	ALP	4 554
37	Isaacs (Vic)	ALP	3 014	111	Longman (Qld)	LIB	4 582
38	Fraser (ACT)	ALP	3 053	112	Wakefield (SA)	LIB	4 597
39	Burke (Vic)	ALP	3 069	113	Hindmarsh (SA)	LIB	4 604
40	Forrest (WA)	LIB	3 115	114	Murray (Vic)	LIB	4 635
41	Bowman (Qld)	ALP	3 139	115	Ballarat (Vic)	LIB	4 637
42	Pearce (WA)	LIB	3 241	116	Throsby (NSW)	ALP	4 640
43	Fadden (Qld)	LIB	3 264	117	Kingston (SA)	ALP	4 664
44	Moreton (Qld)	LIB	3 271	118	Bendigo (Vic)	ALP	4 669
45	Lalor (Vic)	ALP	3 314	119	Brisbane (Qld)	ALP	4 672
46	Capricornia (Qld)	ALP	3 351	120	Dobell (NSW)	ALP	4 699
47	Kalgoorlie (WA)	LIB	3 351	121	Gwydir (NSW)	NP	4 740
48	Herbert (Qld)	LIB	3 363	122	Maribyrnong (Vic)	ALP	4 752
49	Flinders (Vic)	LIB	3 370	123	Scullin (Vic)	ALP	4 757
50	Kingsford-Smith (NSW)	ALP	3 436	124	Shortland (NSW)	ALP	4 848
51	Macquarie (NSW)	LIB	3 436	125	Grey (SA)	LIB	4 897
52	Macarthur (NSW)	LIB	3 460	126	Charlton (NSW)	ALP	4 954
53	Fisher (Qld)	LIB	3 472	127	Grayndler (NSW)	ALP	4 970
54	Maranoa (Qld)	NP	3 477	128	Parkes (NSW)	NP	4 994
55	Boothby (SA)	LIB	3 491	129	Wills (Vic)	ALP	5 052
56	Hotham (Vic)	ALP	3 491	130	Calwell (Vic)	ALP	5 056
57	Indi (Vic)	LIB	3 499	131	Adelaide (SA)	LIB	5 078
58	Lindsay (NSW)	LIB	3 524	132	Blair (Qld)	LIB	5 150
59	Parramatta (NSW)	LIB	3 552	133	Lyne (NSW)	NP	5 211
60	Bass (TAS)	ALP	3 556	134	Page (NSW)	NP	5 217
61	Bruce (Vic)	ALP	3 622	135	Wide Bay (Qld)	NP	5 225
62	Wannon (Vic)	LIB	3 625	136	Fowler (NSW)	ALP	5 245
63	Robertson (NSW)	LIB	3 640	137	Newcastle (NSW)	ALP	5 439
64	Watson (NSW)	ALP	3 661	138	Cowper (NSW)	NP	5 451
65	Cunningham (NSW)	ALP	3 712	139	Reid (NSW)	ALP	5 520
66	Farrer (NSW)	NP	3 723	140	Melbourne (Vic)	ALP	5 589
67	Franklin (TAS)	ALP	3 735	141	Gellibrand (Vic)	ALP	5 635
68	Lilley (Qld)	ALP	3 737	142	Oxley (Qld)	ALP	5 720
69	Dawson (Qld)	NP	3 738	143	Richmond (NSW)	NP	6 032
70	Canning (WA)	ALP	3 767	144	Port Adelaide (SA)	ALP	6 163
71	Werriwa (NSW)	ALP	3 769	145	Batman (Vic)	ALP	6 169
72	Leichhardt (Qld)	LIB	3 826	146	Chifley (NSW)	ALP	6 332
73	Riverina (NSW)	NP	3 841	147	Bonython (SA)	ALP	6 348
74	Melbourne Ports (Vic)	ALP	3 869	148	Sydney (NSW)	ALP	7 080

Table 7. Electoral Divisions ranked by the number of persons receiving the Youth Allowance

Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number	Rank	Electoral Division	Party	Number
1	Warringah (NSW)	LIB	836	75	Tangney (WA)	LIB	2 470
2	Bradfield (NSW)	LIB	896	76	Bass (TAS)	ALP	2 471
3	Cook (NSW)	LIB	989	77	Calare (NSW)	IND	2 492
4	North Sydney (NSW)	LIB	1 017	78	Capricornia (Qld)	ALP	2 501
5	Mackellar (NSW)	LIB	1 027	79	Farrer (NSW)	NP	2 501
6	Mitchell (NSW)	LIB	1 215	80	Corangamite (Vic)	LIB	2 535
7	Kalgoorlie (WA)	LIB	1 287	81	Blair (Qld)	LIB	2 541
8	Wentworth (NSW)	LIB	1 393	82	Cunningham (NSW)	ALP	2 577
9	Berowra (NSW)	LIB	1 437	83	Cowan (WA)	ALP	2 602
10	Hughes (NSW)	LIB	1 525	84	Griffith (Qld)	ALP	2 607
11	Bennelong (NSW)	LIB	1 549	85	Sydney (NSW)	ALP	2 612
12	Goldstein (Vic)	LIB	1 674	86	Mayo (SA)	LIB	2 615
13	O'Connor (WA)	LIB	1 697	87	Mallee (Vic)	NP	2 620
14	Banks (NSW)	ALP	1 724	88	Herbert (Qld)	LIB	2 700
15	Kooyong (Vic)	LIB	1 751	89	Makin (SA)	LIB	2 720
16	Robertson (NSW)	LIB	1 768	90	Gippsland (Vic)	NP	2 725
17	Lowe (NSW)	ALP	1 825	91	Lalor (Vic)	ALP	2 734
18	Paterson (NSW)	ALP	1 841	92	Indi (Vic)	LIB	2 739
19	Higgins (Vic)	LIB	1 874	93	Canberra (ACT)	ALP	2 748
20	Barton (NSW)	ALP	1 906	94	McMillan (Vic)	ALP	2 769
21	Macquarie (NSW)	LIB	1 910	95	Lyne (NSW)	NP	2 783
22	Parramatta (NSW)	LIB	1 929	96	Wide Bay (Qld)	NP	2 786
23	Menzies (Vic)	LIB	1 980	97	Stirling (WA)	ALP	2 788
24	Flinders (Vic)	LIB	1 983	98	Wannon (Vic)	LIB	2 803
25	Shortland (NSW)	ALP	1 993	99	Longman (Qld)	LIB	2 806
26	Forrest (WA)	LIB	2 015	100	Ryan (Qld)	LIB	2 808
27	Hunter (NSW)	ALP	2 023	101	Hinkler (Qld)	NP	2 815
28	Isaacs (Vic)	ALP	2 040	102	Adelaide (SA)	LIB	2 824
29	Kennedy (Qld)	NP	2 064	103	Forde (Qld)	LIB	2 850
30	Melbourne Ports (Vic)	ALP	2 097	104	Burke (Vic)	ALP	2 865
31	Pearce (WA)	LIB	2 125	105	Northern Territory (NT)	ALP	2 865
32	Kingsford-Smith (NSW)	ALP	2 130	106	Murray (Vic)	LIB	2 872
33	Lyons (TAS)	ALP	2 131	107	Grayndler (NSW)	ALP	2 885
34	Barker (SA)	LIB	2 140	108	Denison (TAS)	ALP	2 901
35	Moore (WA)	LIB	2 145	109	Watson (NSW)	ALP	2 904
36	Braddon (TAS)	ALP	2 156	110	Corio (Vic)	ALP	2 946
37	Casey (Vic)	LIB	2 166	111	Groom (Qld)	LIB	2 952
38	La Trobe (Vic)	LIB	2 168	112	Perth (WA)	ALP	2 957
39	Deakin (Vic)	LIB	2 177	113	Swan (WA)	ALP	2 971
40	Brand (WA)	ALP	2 184	114	Fairfax (Qld)	LIB	3 032
41	McEwen (Vic)	LIB	2 199	115	Port Adelaide (SA)	ALP	3 035
42	Gwydir (NSW)	NP	2 210	116	Wills (Vic)	ALP	3 056
43	Curtin (WA)	LIB	2 229	117	McPherson (Qld)	LIB	3 090
44	Fadden (Qld)	LIB	2 232	118	Hotham (Vic)	ALP	3 097
45	Eden-Monaro (NSW)	LIB	2 246	119	Kingston (SA)	ALP	3 098
46	Lilley (Qld)	ALP	2 252	120	Fisher (Qld)	LIB	3 100
47	Dobell (NSW)	ALP	2 254	121	Werriwa (NSW)	ALP	3 106
48	Dickson (Qld)	ALP	2 262	122	Moreton (Qld)	LIB	3 113
49	Jagajaga (Vic)	ALP	2 268	123	Scullin (Vic)	ALP	3 184
50	Hume (NSW)	LIB	2 269	124	Moncrieff (Qld)	LIB	3 278
51	Aston (Vic)	LIB	2 273	125	New England (NSW)	NP	3 283
52	Gilmore (NSW)	LIB	2 273	126	Newcastle (NSW)	ALP	3 304
53	Boothby (SA)	LIB	2 282	127	Bruce (Vic)	ALP	3 396
54	Chisholm (Vic)	ALP	2 283	128	Chifley (NSW)	ALP	3 403
55	Grey (SA)	LIB	2 291	129	Oxley (Qld)	ALP	3 460
56	Bowman (Qld)	ALP	2 292	130	Brisbane (Qld)	ALP	3 485
57	Wakefield (SA)	LIB	2 296	131	Holt (Vic)	ALP	3 491
58	Franklin (TAS)	ALP	2 304	132	Batman (Vic)	ALP	3 521
59	Greenway (NSW)	ALP	2 305	133	Prospect (NSW)	ALP	3 549
60	Lindsay (NSW)	LIB	2 321	134	Richmond (NSW)	NP	3 559
61	Maranoa (Qld)	NP	2 321	135	Maribyrnong (Vic)	ALP	3 580
62	Sturt (SA)	LIB	2 342	136	Bendigo (Vic)	ALP	3 651
63	Fremantle (WA)	ALP	2 349	137	Fraser (ACT)	ALP	3 651
64	Macarthur (NSW)	LIB	2 362	138	Cowper (NSW)	NP	3 682
65	Parkes (NSW)	NP	2 375	139	Ballarat (Vic)	LIB	3 708
66	Charlton (NSW)	ALP	2 386	140	Bonython (SA)	ALP	3 753
67	Dunkley (Vic)	LIB	2 400	141	Page (NSW)	NP	3 774
68	Riverina (NSW)	NP	2 404	142	Gellibrand (Vic)	ALP	3 806
69	Dawson (Qld)	NP	2 411	143	Rankin (Qld)	ALP	3 811
70	Throsby (NSW)	ALP	2 419

Recipients of Centrelink Benefits in Commonwealth Electoral Divisions, June 1999

Andrew Kopras Statistics Group 19 October 1999

Andrew Kopras
Statistics Group
19 October 1999