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The NSW Government Test and Isolate support payment provided a one-off $320 payment to eligible NSW workers who needed to self-isolate and lost income while waiting for their COVID-19 PCR result.
Applicants were able to apply for one payment at least every 30 days, as needed.
This table represents the distribution of the Test and Isolate payment to individuals across NSW. This support payment was offered between 16 August 2021 and 31 January 2022.
Find out about current COVID-19 support and payments.
| Local government area | Number of recipients | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| Albury | 3,925 | $1,256,000 |
| Armidale Regional | 1,284 | $410,880 |
| Ballina | 1,519 | $486,080 |
| Balranald | 54 | $17,280 |
| Bathurst Regional | 1,587 | $507,840 |
| Bayside | 7,484 | $2,394,880 |
| Bega Valley | 637 | $203,840 |
| Bellingen | 162 | $51,840 |
| Berrigan | 242 | $77,440 |
| Blacktown | 18,567 | $5,941,440 |
| Bland | 85 | $27,200 |
| Blayney | 115 | $36,800 |
| Blue Mountains | 936 | $299,520 |
| Bogan | 145 | $46,400 |
| Bourke | 317 | $101,440 |
| Brewarrina | 311 | $99,520 |
| Broken Hill | 796 | $254,720 |
| Burwood | 1,918 | $613,760 |
| Byron | 2,127 | $680,640 |
| Cabonne | 228 | $72,960 |
| Camden | 2,906 | $929,920 |
| Campbelltown | 9,071 | $2,902,720 |
| Canada Bay | 1,737 | $555,840 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 14,312 | $4,579,840 |
| Carrathool | 49 | $15,680 |
| Central Coast | 12,322 | $3,943,040 |
| Central Darling | 78 | $24,960 |
| Cessnock | 3,047 | $975,040 |
| Clarence Valley | 1,721 | $550,720 |
| Cobar | 123 | $39,360 |
| Coffs Harbour | 2,357 | $754,240 |
| Coolamon | 66 | $21,120 |
| Coonamble | 742 | $237,440 |
| Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional | 186 | $59,520 |
| Cowra | 461 | $147,520 |
| Cumberland | 12,569 | $4,022,080 |
| Dubbo Regional | 3,379 | $1,081,280 |
| Dungog | 180 | $57,600 |
| Edward River | 270 | $86,400 |
| Eurobodalla | 805 | $257,600 |
| Fairfield | 12,644 | $4,046,080 |
| Federation | 719 | $230,080 |
| Forbes | 282 | $90,240 |
| Georges River | 5,017 | $1,605,440 |
| Gilgandra | 192 | $61,440 |
| Glen Innes Severn | 277 | $88,640 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree | 1,105 | $353,600 |
| Greater Hume Shire | 290 | $92,800 |
| Griffith | 1,228 | $392,960 |
| Gunnedah | 546 | $174,720 |
| Gwydir | 118 | $37,760 |
| Hawkesbury | 1,353 | $432,960 |
| Hay | 42 | $13,440 |
| Hilltops | 524 | $167,680 |
| Hornsby | 1,824 | $583,680 |
| Hunters Hill | 195 | $62,400 |
| Inner West | 4,655 | $1,489,600 |
| Inverell | 1,625 | $520,000 |
| Junee | 236 | $75,520 |
| Kempsey | 2,306 | $737,920 |
| Kiama | 463 | $148,160 |
| Ku-Ring-Gai | 1,229 | $393,280 |
| Kyogle | 246 | $78,720 |
| Lachlan | 255 | $81,600 |
| Lake Macquarie | 8,813 | $2,820,160 |
| Lane Cove | 471 | $150,720 |
| Leeton | 263 | $84,160 |
| Lismore | 1,147 | $367,040 |
| Lithgow | 502 | $160,640 |
| Liverpool | 10,720 | $3,430,400 |
| Liverpool Plains | 288 | $92,160 |
| Lockhart | 34 | $10,880 |
| Maitland | 4,219 | $1,350,080 |
| Mid-Coast | 3,034 | $970,880 |
| Mid-Western Regional | 519 | $166,080 |
| Moree Plains | 2,179 | $697,280 |
| Mosman | 393 | $125,760 |
| Murray River | 700 | $224,000 |
| Murrumbidgee | 105 | $33,600 |
| Muswellbrook | 846 | $270,720 |
| Nambucca Valley | 682 | $218,240 |
| Narrabri | 642 | $205,440 |
| Narrandera | 262 | $83,840 |
| Narromine | 361 | $115,520 |
| Newcastle | 8,758 | $2,802,560 |
| North Sydney | 999 | $319,680 |
| Northern Beaches | 4,911 | $1,571,520 |
| Oberon | 142 | $45,440 |
| Orange | 1,648 | $527,360 |
| Parkes | 388 | $124,160 |
| Parramatta | 8,701 | $2,784,320 |
| Penrith | 8,432 | $2,698,240 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 2,225 | $712,000 |
| Port Stephens | 2,960 | $947,200 |
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 1,223 | $391,360 |
| Randwick | 4,091 | $1,309,120 |
| Richmond Valley | 785 | $251,200 |
| Ryde | 2,280 | $729,600 |
| Shellharbour | 3,417 | $1,093,440 |
| Shoalhaven | 3,627 | $1,160,640 |
| Singleton | 1,074 | $343,680 |
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 566 | $181,120 |
| Snowy Valleys | 296 | $94,720 |
| Strathfield | 2,782 | $890,240 |
| Sutherland Shire | 4,501 | $1,440,320 |
| Sydney | 11,375 | $3,640,000 |
| Tamworth Regional | 3,266 | $1,045,120 |
| Temora | 103 | $32,960 |
| Tenterfield | 250 | $80,000 |
| The Hills Shire | 2,656 | $849,920 |
| Tweed | 3,108 | $994,560 |
| Unincorporated | 7 | $2,240 |
| Unincorporated Lord Howe | 13 | $4,160 |
| Unincorporated NSW | 7 | $2,240 |
| Upper Hunter Shire | 363 | $116,160 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire | 109 | $34,880 |
| Uralla | 163 | $52,160 |
| Wagga Wagga | 2,909 | $930,880 |
| Walcha | 60 | $19,200 |
| Walgett | 815 | $260,800 |
| Warren | 114 | $36,480 |
| Warrumbungle Shire | 249 | $79,680 |
| Waverley | 2,301 | $736,320 |
| Weddin | 32 | $10,240 |
| Wentworth | 437 | $139,840 |
| Willoughby | 1,122 | $359,040 |
| Wingecarribee | 1,111 | $355,520 |
| Wollondilly | 911 | $291,520 |
| Wollongong | 9,086 | $2,907,520 |
| Woollahra | 909 | $290,880 |
| Yass Valley | 279 | $89,280 |
Grouped data
| Category | Number of recipients | Total amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| De-identified LGAs | 513 | $164,160 |