PHIDU - Income Support Recipients (PHN) 2017-2020

This dataset, released February 2021, contains statistics relating to the income support recipients of Age pensioners, June 2020; Disability support pensioners, June 2020; Female sole parent pensioners, June 2020; People receiving an unemployment benefit, June 2020; JobSeeker unemployment beneficiaries, June 2020; Young people aged 16 to 21 receiving an unemployment benefit, June 2020; People receiving an unemployment benefit short-term and long-term, June 2017; Low income, welfare-dependent families (with children), June 2017; Children in low income, welfare-dependent families, June 2017; Health Care Card holders, June 2020; Pensioner Concession Card holders, June 2020; Seniors Health Card holders, June 2020;

The data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

There are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.

For more information please see the data source notes on the data.

Source: Compiled by PHIDU based on data from the Department of Social Services Payment Demographic Data, June 2020; Compiled by PHIDU based on data from the Department of Social Services, June 2017; and the ABS Estimated Resident Population, 30 June 2017;

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to PHIDU Keys.