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Taree Forster CLSD
                                        Expressed Legal Need
                             LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW & NSW Community Legal Centres

                                           LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings
       The CLSD region is based on information provided to the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW in February 2019.

                                   Prepared by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW
                                      using the Legal Assistance Services Data Digest

                                                                           Enquiries to: datadigest@lawfoundation.net.au

© Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales, February 2019.
This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in part or in whole for educational purposes as long as proper credit is given to the Foundation.   Prepared by Delphine Bellerose & Sarah Randell.
Taree Forster CLSD Expressed Legal Need - Law and Justice ...
The Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Program (CLSD) Program comprises
           twelve justice partnerships in regional and remote NSW.
           ➢    About the CLSD Program

           This data pack provides a profile of the Taree Forster CLSD region using data
           from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Legal Assistance Services
           Data Digest (LASDD) compiled by the Law and Justice Foundation. It also uses
           the Foundation’s Collaborative Planning Resource (CPR) to present data on
           Need for Legal Assistance Service (NLAS) indicators and priority groups.
           ➢    About the CPR
           ➢    Definitions for the Foundation’s CPR NLAS indicators and CPR priority groups

           CLSD regions are based on Local Government Area (LGA) boundaries. LASDD
           data is presented by LGA in tables and graphs. Maps present data by postcode
           for a more precise visual representation and may therefore cover a slightly
           larger area than the CLSD region.
           ➢    About the geographies, including LGAs and postal areas, used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Where do people live in the Taree Forster CLSD region?
                   Population number by postcode
                   LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                     Forster

                                                                                       Local Court
                                                                                       Major roads
                                                              Number increases with darker shading.

                                                                                                      3
                                                                    Source: ABS 2016 Census
   February 2019
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Where do Aboriginal people live in the Taree Forster CLSD region?
                         Population number by postcode
                         LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                           Forster

                                                                                             Local Court
                                                                                             Major roads
                                                                    Number increases with darker shading.

                                                                                                            4
                                                                          Source: ABS 2016 Census
         February 2019
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Where do legal enquiries come from in the Taree Forster CLSD region?
                    Number (Rate per 1,000) by postcode
                             LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                   Forster

                                                                                                       Local Court
                                                                                                       Major roads
                                                                              Number increases with darker shading.

                                                                    Source: LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal            5
             February 2019                                           Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW CLCs (2016)
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Need for Legal Assistance Services (NLAS) indicators in the Taree Forster CLSD region –
                                           population numbers and percentages by LGA
                                                         LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                                                      Port Macquarie-           CLSD
                                                                      Mid-Coast                                               NSW
                                   Indicator / Population                                Hastings              Region
                                                                           N                N                    N             N
                                   NLAS(Capability)                         7,507                   4,628        12,135      414,200
                                   NLAS(ATSI)                               2,020                   1,015         3,035       68,769
                                   NLAS(CALD)                               1,030                     780         1,810      734,493
                                   NLAS($52K)                              11,769                   7,986        19,755      718,720
                                   NLAS(65+)                                3,270                   1,948         5,218      159,534
                                   Population (all)                        90,302                  78,541       168,843    7,480,230
                                   Population (15 and over)                76,372                  65,442       141,814    6,093,897
                                   Population (15-64)                      49,174                  43,684        92,858    4,876,257
                                   Population (65 and over)                27,198                  21,759        48,957    1,217,642

                                                                                      Port Macquarie-           CLSD
                                                                      Mid-Coast                                               NSW
                                   Indicator                                             Hastings              Region
                                                                           %                %                    %             %
                                   NLAS(Capability)                            15.3                   10.6          13.1           8.5
                                   NLAS(ATSI)                                   2.6                    1.6           2.1           1.1
                                   NLAS(CALD)                                   1.3                    1.2           1.3          12.1
                                   NLAS($52K)                                  23.9                   18.3          21.3          14.7
                                   NLAS(65+)                                   12.0                    9.0          10.7          13.1

  Note: These are minimum counts based on persons declaring these characteristics to the Census.
  Red cells indicate the LGA has a higher proportion of the priority group than the state average. Green cells indicate it is lower.
  Percentages for NLAS(Capability) and NLAS($52K) are based on the 15-64 population.
  Percentages for NLAS(ATSI) and NLAS(CALD) are based on the 15+ population.
  Percentages for NLAS (65+) are based on the 65+ population.
                                                                                                                                         Source: ABS 2016 Census

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NLAS indicators in the Taree Forster CLSD region – percentages
                                                   LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                          30.0

                          25.0

                          20.0
             Percentage

                          15.0

                          10.0

                           5.0

                           0.0
                                  Mid-Coast            Port Macquarie-Hastings             CLSD Region                    NSW

                                    NLAS(Capability)      NLAS(ATSI)       NLAS(CALD)            NLAS($52K)   NLAS(65+)

Note: These are minimum counts based on persons declaring these characteristics to the Census.
Percentages for NLAS(Capability) and NLAS($52K) are based on the 15-64 population.
Percentages for NLAS(ATSI) and NLAS(CALD) are based on the 15+ population.
Percentages for NLAS (65+) are based on the 65+ population.                                                   Source: ABS 2016 Census
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Taree Forster CLSD – Need for legal assistance services NLAS(Capability)
                             Population number by postcode
                             LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                                                                      Local Court
                                                                                                      Major roads
                                                                             Number increases with darker shading.

                                                                   NLAS(Capability): a count of people aged 15 to
                                                                   64 who are likely to need legal assistance should
                                                                   they experience a problem due to their low level of
                                                                   personal income and educational attainment.
                                                 Forster           • personal income < $500/week or <
                                                                      $25,990/year
                                                                   • highest year of school completion is Year 12
                                                                      for those aged 15-39, Year 11 for those aged
                                                                      40-49, Year 10 for those aged 50-64
                                                                   • not currently a full time or part time student
                                                                   • do not have a non-school qualification.
                                                                   Note: These are minimum counts based on
                                                                   persons declaring these characteristics to the
                                                                   Census.

                                                                                                                     8
             February 2019                                                         Source: ABS 2016 Census
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Taree Forster CLSD – NLAS(Capability) and Rate of enquiries
 NLAS(Capability) population by postcode

                                                                         Number (Rate per 1,000 of the general
                                                                         population) of enquiries by postcode

                                                            Forster

                                                                                         Forster

                                             Local Court
                                             Major roads
                    Number increases with darker shading.

Source: ABS 2016 Census & LJF LASDD LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW
(Advice) and NSW CLCs (2016)

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Priority group profile of the Taree Forster CLSD region – population numbers
                                                       LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                                                                          Port Macquarie-    CLSD
                                                                                            Mid-Coast                                      NSW
          Population / Priority Group                                                                         Hastings      Region
                                                                                                 N               N             N          N
          Population (all)                                                                       90,302              78,541 168,843    7,480,230
          Population (15 and over)                                                               76,372              65,442 141,814    6,093,897
          Population (15-64)                                                                     49,174              43,684   92,858   4,876,257
          People with a personal income
Priority group profile of the Taree Forster CLSD region – percentages
                                                             LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                                                                                    Port Macquarie-          CLSD
                                                                                                    Mid-Coast                                          NSW
           Priority Group                                                                                              Hastings             Region
                                                                                                         %                   %                %          %
           People with a personal income
Priority group profile of the Taree Forster CLSD region – percentages
                                                                                LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                People living in rural or remote areas (all ages)

                                  People experiencing homelessness (all ages)

                      People who do not access internet from dwelling (15 and…
                                                                                                                                NSW
                            People with poor English proficiency (15 and over)
                                                                                                                                CLSD Region
                                                    CALD people (15 and over)

                       ATSI peoples with personal income
Taree Forster CLSD – Index of relative socio-economic disadvantage (SEIFA) by postcode
                                   LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

     Local Court
     Major roads

                                                                                     SEIFA indicator by postcode
                                                                                          Highly Advantaged
                                                                                          Mildly Advantaged
                                                                                          Mildly Disadvantaged
                                                                                          Highly Disadvantaged

                                                                      Areas are assigned a score based on how
                                                                      relatively disadvantaged that area is compared
                                                                      with others. A low score indicates relatively
                                                                      greater disadvantage in general, whereas
                                                       Forster        a high score indicates a relative lack of
                                                                      disadvantage in general.
                                                                      Areas are then ordered from lowest to highest
                                                                      score and divided into four groups, or
                                                                      ‘quartiles’.
                                                                      Highly Disadvantaged: 25% of areas with the
                                                                      lowest scores (1st quartile)
                                                                      Mildly Disadvantaged: 2nd quartile, Mildly
                                                                      Advantaged: 3rd quartile
                                                                      Highly Advantaged: 25% of areas with the
                                                                      highest scores (4th quartile)

                                                                                     Source: ABS 2016 Census           13
                   February 2019
Legal matters enquired about in the Taree Forster CLSD
                     compared to NSW by Broad Area of Law
                                     LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

             Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

Percentage of matters – Taree Forster CLSD                                     Percentage of matters – NSW
                region

    Family                                                                     Family
     25%                                                                        23%

                                                Civil
                                                45%

                                                                                                              Civil
                                                                                                              56%
                                                                          Crime
                                                                           21%

      Crime
       30%

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Top 15 legal matters enquired about in Taree Forster CLSD region
                                           compared to NSW
                                                         LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                             Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

                          Taree Forster CLSD                                                                         NSW
Legal matters                                                 N           %             Legal matters                                    N            %
Live with/Spend time with                                        948       12.5         Live with/Spend time with                       33,373         10.9
Other Driving/Traffic offences                                   638        8.4         Tenancy                                         13,204          4.3
Property                                                         284        3.7         Visas/Residency                                 12,595          4.1
ADVO                                                             279        3.7         Other Driving/Traffic offences                  11,829          3.8
Civil - other                                                    222        2.9         Property                                        11,537          3.8
Neighbours                                                       219        2.9         Money Owed by Client                            10,394          3.4
Domestic violence related assault/harassment                     217        2.9         ADVO                                             9,285            3
Money Owed by Client                                             211        2.8         Fines                                            8,652          2.8
Family - other                                                   204        2.7         Money Owed to Client                             8,540          2.8
Wills/Probate/Administration                                     197        2.6         Pensions/Allowances                              8,030          2.6
Pensions/Allowances                                              172        2.3         Domestic violence related assault/harassment     7,832          2.5
Driving Under Influence of Alcohol/Drugs                         158        2.1         Family - other                                   7,820          2.5
Divorce/Separation/Nullity                                       136        1.8         Neighbours                                       7,674          2.5
Fines                                                            134        1.8         Employment - other                               7,228          2.4
Tenancy                                                          133        1.8         Civil - other                                    7,159          2.3
Total Region                                                   7,584        100         Total NSW                                      307,319          100

  Note: Enquiries made about prison related matters or by prisoners are not included.

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Top 10 legal matters enquired about by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
                  people in the Taree Forster CLSD - compared to NSW
                                                      LGAs: Mid-Coast, Port Macquarie-Hastings

                           Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

                       Taree Forster CLSD                                                                         NSW
 Legal matters                                              N          %              Legal matters                                   N        %
 Other Driving/Traffic offences                                 145     15.5          Live with/Spend time with                       2,783     12.9
 Live with/Spend time with                                      118     12.6          Tenancy                                           994      4.6
 Civil - other                                                   34      3.6          Civil - other                                     901      4.2
 ADVO                                                            33      3.5          Other Driving/Traffic offences                    801      3.7
 Family - other                                                  30      3.2
                                                                                      Criminal Injuries Compensation                    798      3.7
 Service Provider - Financial Products                           27      2.9
                                                                                      Fines                                             796      3.7
 Possess/Use Prohibited Drug                                     22      2.4
                                                                                      ADVO                                              742      3.4
 Fines                                                           22      2.4
 Domestic violence related assault/harassment                    21      2.2
                                                                                      Money Owed by Client                              665      3.1
 Tenancy                                                         21      2.2          Family - other                                    629      2.9
 Pensions/Allowances                                             21      2.2          Domestic violence related assault/harassment      622      2.9
 Total Region                                                   934      100          Total NSW                                      21,611      100

Note: Enquiries made about prison related matters or by prisoners are not included.

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Taree Forster CLSD – Civil law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                              Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016
                                                                                   Port Macquarie-
                                         Mid-Coast                                                   CLSD Region   NSW
Type of legal problem                                                                 Hastings
                                                                                          Rate per 1,000
Business/Investment                         0.3                                            0.4          0.3        0.4
Consumer                                    2.6                                            2.5          2.6        2.5
Debt and Credit                             4.2                                            4.3          4.2        4.9
Employment                                  1.6                                            2.3          1.9        2.6
Housing                                     1.7                                            1.7          1.7        2.6
Neighbours/Planning/Environment             1.6                                            1.8          1.7        1.3
Human Rights & Discrimination               0.3                                            0.3          0.3        0.3
Government/Administrative law               1.8                                            1.6          1.7        1.6
Immigration/Refugee Status                  0.2                                            0.3          0.2        2.2
Mental Health                               0.2                                            0.2          0.2        0.3
Accidents/Injury/Victims' Compensation      1.1                                            1.3          1.2        1.7
Wills/Estates/Guardianship                  2.1                                            3.0          2.5        1.6
                                                                                     5.0

                                                                                     4.0                                             CLSD Region
                                                                                                                                     NSW
                                                     Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                                                                                     3.0

                                                                                     2.0

                                                                                     1.0

                                                                                     0.0

                                                                                                                                                   17
                                         February 2019                                                                   Type of legal problem
Taree Forster CLSD – Civil law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                                        Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016
                              6

                                                                                                                        Mid-Coast
                              5
                                                                                                                        Port Macquarie-Hastings
                                                                                                                        NSW
Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                              4

                              3

                              2

                              1

                              0

                                                                                 Type of legal problem
                                                                                                                                                  18
                                                February 2019
Taree Forster CLSD – Family law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                                                      Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

                                                                            Port Macquarie-
                                                           Mid-Coast                          CLSD Region           NSW
Type of legal problem                                                          Hastings
                                                                                  Rate per 1,000
Care and Protection                                             0.6                 0.6                   0.6        0.6
Child Support                                                   0.5                 0.7                   0.6        0.5
Parenting Arrangements                                          5.5                 7.2                   6.3        4.9
Property/Maintenance                                            1.6                 1.8                   1.7        1.6
Relationships                                                   0.7                 1.1                   0.9        1.0

                                                          7.0
                                                                                                                                        CLSD Region
                                                          6.0
                                                                                                                                        NSW
                        Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                                                          5.0

                                                          4.0

                                                          3.0

                                                          2.0

                                                          1.0

                                                          0.0
                                                                  Care and Protection     Child Support           Parenting    Property/Maintenance   Relationships
                                                                                                                Arrangements

                                                                                                Type of legal problem

                                                                                                                                                                      19
                                                                February 2019
Taree Forster CLSD – Family law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                                    Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

                                8
                                                                                                                Mid-Coast
                                7                                                                               Port Macquarie-Hastings
                                                                                                                NSW
                                6
  Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                                5

                                4

                                3

                                2

                                1

                                0
                                    Care and Protection      Child Support          Parenting     Property/Maintenance      Relationships
                                                                                  Arrangements

                                                                         Type of legal problem

                                                                                                                                            20
                                             February 2019
Taree Forster CLSD – Crime law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                                   Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016
                                                 Port Macquarie-
                                   Mid-Coast                       CLSD Region                     NSW
Type of legal problem                               Hastings
                                                       Rate per 1,000
Domestic Violence/ADVOs               3.0              2.9                                   2.9   2.3
Offences Against Persons              1.7              1.6                                   1.6   1.3
Robbery                               0.0              0.0                                   0.0   0.1
Drug offences                         1.0              0.9                                   0.9   0.5
Firearms/Weapons/Explosives           0.1              0.2                                   0.2   0.2
Fraud/Dishonesty                      0.1              0.3                                   0.2   0.1
Theft/Break and Enter                 0.8              0.5                                   0.6   0.5
Property/Environment Damage           0.6              0.3                                   0.5   0.3
Public Order offences                 0.4              0.4                                   0.4   0.2
Driving/Traffic offences              5.8              3.7                                   4.8   2.1
Justice offences                      0.4              0.3                                   0.4   0.3
Civil Matters Arising from Crime      0.2              0.2                                   0.2   0.2
                                                                                       5.0
                                                                                                         CLSD Region
                                                                                                         NSW
                                                                                       4.0

                                                                                       3.0
                                                         Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                                                                                       2.0

                                                                                       1.0

                                                                                       0.0

                                                                                                                                           21
                                               February 2019                                                       Type of legal problem
Taree Forster CLSD – Crime law problem enquiries, rate per 1,000 people
                                         Source: LJF LASDD - LawAccess NSW, Legal Aid NSW (Advice) and NSW Community Legal Centres 2016

                              6

                                                                       Mid-Coast
                              5                                        Port Macquarie-Hastings

                                                                       NSW

                              4
Rate of enquiries per 1,000

                              3

                              2

                              1

                              0

                                                                                   Type of legal problem
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Taree Forster CLSD SA1s maps
Need for legal assistance services (NLAS) indicators
  The following maps show population numbers and percentages by SA1 for the
  following indicators:
         ➢ NLAS(Capability)
         ➢ NLAS(ATSI)
         ➢ NLAS(CALD)

  •   NLAS indicators are made up of data and information from the Australian Bureau of
      Statistics Census data.
  •   Numbers are based on 2016 Census, Population and Housing (Place of Usual Residence)
      unless specified otherwise.
  •   The counts on these maps should be treated as minimum counts of persons only.
  •   Numbers in brackets show the proportion of the NLAS population as a percentage of the
      general population for that SA1.
  •   Where the count is less than 10, the percentage was not calculated and the SA1 is in the
      lightest shade with no label. Maps where numbers are
NLAS(Capability)
2016 Census

People aged 15 to 64:
• with a personal income of less than $500 per week or $25,999 per year,
• whose highest year of school completion is Year 12 for those aged 15-39,
  Year 11 for those aged 40-49, Year 10 for those aged 50-64,
• who are not currently a full time or part time student,
• and who do not have non-school qualifications.

                                                                        24
NLAS(Capability) Forster – Tuncurry
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                      Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Gloucester
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census
                               Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Harrington
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                      Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Port Macquarie
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census
                                                                                                                                         Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Taree
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                         Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Wauchope
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census
                                                                                                                           Local Court
NLAS(Capability) Wingham
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                      Local Court
NLAS(ATSI)
2016 Census

People aged 15 years and over with a personal income of less than $500 per
week or $25,999 per year and identified as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, or
both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

                                                                                    32
NLAS(ATSI) Forster – Tuncurry
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                  Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Gloucester
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                  Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Harrington
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                  Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Port Macquarie
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                              Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Taree
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Wauchope
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                        Local Court
NLAS(ATSI) Wingham
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                     Local Court
NLAS(CALD)
2016 Census

People aged 15 years and over with a personal income of less than $500 per
week or $25,999 per year and who speak a language other than English at
home, excluding an Australian Indigenous language.

                                                                             40
NLAS(CALD) Forster – Tuncurry
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                               Local Court
NLAS(CALD) Harrington
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                   Local Court
NLAS(CALD) Port Macquarie
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                 Local Court
NLAS(CALD) Taree
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                Local Court
NLAS(CALD) Wingham
Numbers (percentages) – 2016 census

                                                                                                                                 Local Court
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