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6.10.1. Summary
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Median income levels in Western Adelaide are similar to those across Greater Adelaide, albeit
slightly lower.
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Income levels are highest in Charles Sturt.
6.11. Age Pensioners and Income Support Recipients
Figures 6.35 and 6.36
summarise data regarding age pensioners and income support recipients.
Supporting data tables are provided in Section 1.10
of
Appendix C.
6.11.1. Recipients of Aged Pension
Centrelink data from June 2009 indicated that there were over 38,000 aged pensioners living in the Study
Area. As a percentage of the eligible age (males aged 65 years and over and females aged 63 years and
over), approximately 79% of the eligible population were receiving the pension. This was higher than the
rate across the Adelaide Statistical Division of approximately 75%. Within the region, a higher proportion
of the eligible population is receiving the age pension in Port Adelaide Enfield (nearly 83%) while there
are proportionally fewer pension recipients in West Torrens (under 75%).
Figure 6.36: Age Pensioners at 30 June 2009
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Data Source: Centrelink via the 2011 Social Health Atlas of Local Governments.
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Western Adelaide, in the Social Healh Atlas, is defined as per the State Government boundaries.
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Port Adelaide Enfield
Charles Sturt
West Torrens
Western Adelaide
Adelaide Statistical
Division
Percentage of eligable population
