Income Support Benefits

The major Centrelink benefits received in the City of Onkaparinga in June 2008 were:

• Age Pension (18,427), an increase of 808 since September 2007
• Disability support (7,867), a rise of 142
• Parenting Payment - Single and Partnered (5,167), a decrease of 380
• Newstart (4,089), a decrease of 1,009
• Youth Allowance (3,353), an increase of 20
• Carer Payment (1,184), an increase of 71.

Centrelink Benefits

Comparison of Centrelink Benefits

The extent of Centrelink benefits received in the City of Onkaparinga is put into context by comparison with other Local Government Areas (LGA) and the state as a whole.  Playford has been selected because it is a 'growth area' and Marion because it is adjacent to Onkaparinga. 

There was 30.8% of the estimated resident population in the City of Onkaparinga at the 30 June 2008, receiving Centrelink benefits.  This is considerably lower than Marion's proportion of 42.3% and Playford at 47.6%.

Comparison of Local Government Areas

The chart below shows major benefit types as a percentage of total major benefits in June 2008, compared to the LGAs of Marion and Playford and the state as a whole. Onkaparinga had:

• a lower proportion of aged pensioners than Marion and South Australia
• a lower level of rent assistance than Marion and Playford
• similar levels of disability support, and Newstart allowance to South Australia
• higher levels of single parent pensions than Marion and SA, and lower than Playford.