Income Support, City of Onkaparinga and South Australia 2006

In 2006 there were 41,619 people receiving Centrelink benefits in the City of Onkaparinga. Of these, the major benefits were Age Pension (17,245), Disability support (7,599), Parenting Payment (6,106) and Newstart (5,903).

Centrelink beneficiaries represent almost 28% of the total population of the City of Onkaparinga aged 15 years +, compared to Marion (38%),Playford (43.4%) and South Australia as a whole (25%).

Major Centrelink benefits* as % of total benefits,
Onkaparinga, Marion, Playford and SA, June 2006

Source: Centrelink Data Requests. Information Management
* Major benefits only: Carer, Wife, Sickness, Austudy excluded

Source: Centrelink Data Requests. Information Management
* Major benefits only: Carer, Wife, Sickness, Austudy excluded

In 2006, the City of Onkaparinga had a lower percentage of residents receiving the Age Pension than South Australia as a whole (Onkaparinga 41.3% compared to 46.6% for SA). The percentage of the Onkaparinga population receiving other benefits was similar, but slightly higher than SA, in particular Newstart Allowance (+1.2%) and Parenting benefit (+2.7%). The diagram below shows the proportions of income support benefits received by Centrelink clients in Onkaparinga, in 2006.

Centrelink benefits, Onkaparinga Statistical Local Areas (SLAs)
In 2006 the Hills SLA had the highest proportion of its population over 15 years (46%) receiving Centrelink benefits, mainly the Aged pension. The lowest proportion was in Woodcroft and Morphett SLAs (22%). (Woodcroft and Morphett SLAs have been combined for this analysis, as they share the same postcode (5162), and Centrelink data is reported at postcode level.)

Source: Centrelink Data Requests. Information Management