MEDIA RELEASE
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13 June, 2017
The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Stephen Bali has accused the Federal Government of using raw data to play cheap stat diversionary politics.
Councillor Bali says a proper analysis of the suburbs where it’s claimed inordinate numbers of Centrelink clients are not reporting for interviews shows the rate is about the same for each suburb.
“Blacktown is one of the largest cities in Australia – so when the raw data is chased of course there are going to be more people for anything in any category, whether its road accidents, heart attacks, or children crossing the road.
“But, when the rate is more properly expressed as a percentage of the population rather than by raw data, it reveals something perhaps Centrelink wants to hide.
“There is only about a one percent difference between the highest and lowest across the 15 suburbs reported by Minister Tudge,” he said.
“This shows to me that, rather than Blacktown having a problem, Centrelink has a systemic client service problem across the nation that it is unable to solve.
“If there was a problem with individual areas, you would expect larger spikes – but the fact all 15 are all within one percentage point belies this.
“I would have thought that by now, particularly after the flak his department copped over the “Robo debt” program that Minister Tudge would have learnt some messaging and client service lessons. Apparently not.
“Rather than playing cheap shot diversionary politics and blaming the people, this shows Centrelink should be working to improve its customer service.
“The Minister should be coming to us with the solution, rather than the problem. Let’s start with a return to previous levels of funding for youth employment programs.”
% Rank
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Suburb and Centrelink Raw Data Ranking
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Centrelink Stat
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Suburb Population
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Percentage
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1
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1. Caboolture QLD
|
387
|
21929
|
1.76%
|
2
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15. Morwell VIC
|
217
|
14005
|
1.55%
|
3
|
5. Deception Bay QLD
|
276
|
19672
|
1.40%
|
4
|
3. Mildura VIC
|
329
|
30647
|
1.07%
|
5
|
11. Woodridge QLD
|
241
|
24919
|
0.97%
|
6
|
13. Liverpool NSW
|
218
|
24095
|
0.90%
|
7
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4. Frankston VIC
|
280
|
35009
|
0.80%
|
8
|
2. Blacktown NSW
|
333
|
43378
|
0.77%
|
9
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14. Southport QLD
|
217
|
28315
|
0.77%
|
10
|
8. Dubbo NSW
|
245
|
32327
|
0.76%
|
11
|
9. Auburn NSW
|
244
|
32327
|
0.75%
|
12
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10. Dandenong VIC
|
244
|
33122
|
0.74%
|
13
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6. Werribee VIC
|
276
|
37737
|
0.73%
|
14
|
7. St Albans VIC
|
255
|
35091
|
0.73%
|
15
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12. Orange NSW
|
225
|
35990
|
0.63%
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