Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I can probably provide you with a little bit more information to answer a few broader questions. As at 16 September 2022, there are 16,886 participants on the cashless debit card. In the Cape York region, the number of participants is 105, and First Nations participants are 92 per cent. In the Ceduna region, there are 692 participants, and First Nations participants represent 78 per cent. In the East Kimberley region, there are 1,236 participants, and First Nations represent 86 per cent. In the Goldfields, there are 2,513 participants, and First Nations represent 50 per cent of that figure. In Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, there are 4,209 participants, and First Nations represent 18 per cent of that figure. In the Northern Territory, the figure is 4,266, as I have previously indicated, and First Nations participants represent 79 per cent of that figure. There are 3,865 out-of-area people, of which just under half are First Nations participants. That comes to a total of 16,886, as I mentioned earlier, with First Nations participants representing just over 50 per cent.