(1)   How many Health Care Card holders reside in (a) Victoria, and (b) the postcode area (i) 3074, (ii) 3075, (iii) 3076, (iv) 3082, (v) 3083, (vi) 3087, (vii) 3088, (viii) 3089, (ix) 3090, (x) 3091, and (xi) 3752.

(2)   How many Health Care Card holders who do not receive a Centrelink payment, pension, benefit or equivalent payment, reside in (a) Victoria, and (b) the postcode area (i) 3074, (ii) 3075, (iii) 3076, (iv) 3082, (v) 3083, (vi) 3087, (vii) 3088, (viii) 3089, (ix) 3090, (x) 3091 and (xi) 3752.

(1)   The number of Health Care Card holders residing in (a) Victoria, and (b) the postcode area (i) 3074, (ii) 3075, (iii) 3076, (iv) 3082, (v) 3083, (vi) 3087, (vii) 3088, (viii) 3089, (ix) 3090, (x) 3091, and (xi) 3752 is shown in the following table:

Victoria	375,685
Postcode area:
3074	2,738
3075	2,307
3076	1,733
3082	2,533
3083	1,936
3087	568
3088	1,473
3089	516
3090	63
3091	73
3752	567

Note: Data source date is 10 December 2004.

(2)   The number of Health Care Card holders who do not receive a Centrelink payment, pension, benefit or equivalent payment, residing in (a) Victoria, and (b) the postcode area (i) 3074, (ii) 3075, (iii) 3076, (iv) 3082, (v) 3083, (vi) 3087, (vii) 3088, (viii) 3089, (ix) 3090, (x) 3091 and (xi) 3752 is shown in the following table:

Victoria	63,218
Postcode area:
3074	361
3075	266
3076	240
3082	451
3083	442
3087	132
3088	395
3089	152
3090	23
3091	24
3752	86

Note1: Data source date is 10 December 2004.

Note 2: The categories of people who receive Health Care Cards are people on low incomes, foster children, certain disabled children, and former long-term unemployed income support recipients who have obtained employment (such customers can retain their card for six (6) months after entering employment, to ease the transition from welfare to work).

Note 3: The data is based on the number of cards issued that remain current and have not yet reached their expiry date. Due to recent system enhancements, these data no longer include cancelled cards, and are therefore a more accurate reflection of actual Health Care Card numbers than data provided prior to 1 July 2004.

Note: Data source date is 10 December 2004.

(2)   The number of Health Care Card holders who do not receive a Centrelink payment, pension, benefit or equivalent payment, residing in (a) Victoria, and (b) the postcode area (i) 3074, (ii) 3075, (iii) 3076, (iv) 3082, (v) 3083, (vi) 3087, (vii) 3088, (viii) 3089, (ix) 3090, (x) 3091 and (xi) 3752 is shown in the following table:

Victoria	63,218
Postcode area:
3074	361
3075	266
3076	240
3082	451
3083	442
3087	132
3088	395
3089	152
3090	23
3091	24
3752	86

Note1: Data source date is 10 December 2004.

Note 2: The categories of people who receive Health Care Cards are people on low incomes, foster children, certain disabled children, and former long-term unemployed income support recipients who have obtained employment (such customers can retain their card for six (6) months after entering employment, to ease the transition from welfare to work).

Note 3: The data is based on the number of cards issued that remain current and have not yet reached their expiry date. Due to recent system enhancements, these data no longer include cancelled cards, and are therefore a more accurate reflection of actual Health Care Card numbers than data provided prior to 1 July 2004.

Note1: Data source date is 10 December 2004.

Note 2: The categories of people who receive Health Care Cards are people on low incomes, foster children, certain disabled children, and former long-term unemployed income support recipients who have obtained employment (such customers can retain their card for six (6) months after entering employment, to ease the transition from welfare to work).

Note 3: The data is based on the number of cards issued that remain current and have not yet reached their expiry date. Due to recent system enhancements, these data no longer include cancelled cards, and are therefore a more accurate reflection of actual Health Care Card numbers than data provided prior to 1 July 2004.