Link with Socio –Economic disadvantageOverall, Northern Tasmanian data reveals a high concentration of teenage parents living in the George Town andLaunceston areas. The suburbs of Rocherlea, Mayfield, Ravenswood, George Town, Waverly had both high rates ofteenage mothers as well as high numbers of teenage mothers. These suburbs comprised 30% of all births to teenagemothers in the North, but only 10% of the relevant population. The over-representation of teen parents in these suburbscan be partly explained by the availability of public housing in these areas.24
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