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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In November 2023 there were 23,640 JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients in State Growth Tasmania.

This new dataset released by the Department of Social Services is updated monthly. This represents the number of people who are eligible recipients of JobSeeker allowance (generally aged 22+) and youth allowance (excluding students, generally aged 21 and under). To be eligible for JobSeeker, which replaced Newstart allowance in March 2020, participants must be unemployed and looking for work, though certain activity criteria have been relaxed during the COVID-19 period.

JobSeeker rates are a good updated measure of socio-economic disadvantage in an area, and should be looked at in conjunction with 2016 Census SEIFA indexes, employment status, income and education levels. They can also provide an indication of which areas within your region are most affected by the impacts of COVID-19 containment measures.

JobSeeker data are shown for Local Government Areas, and SA2s which have a significant population within the LGA or region.

JobSeeker
Current monthNovember 2023June 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,6406.824,7657.1-1,125
Albury2,3446.82,4397.1-95
Armidale Regional1,6529.01,6589.0-6
Ballina1,4605.61,5205.8-60
Balranald564.3594.5-3
Bathurst Regional1,3555.01,4365.3-81
Bayside (NSW)3,7203.03,8983.2-178
Bega Valley1,2846.41,3366.6-52
Bellingen7049.474810.0-44
Berrigan2806.22986.6-18
Blacktown13,1695.013,5095.1-340
Bland1454.51605.0-15
Blayney1854.21954.4-10
Blue Mountains1,6873.61,8173.9-130
Bogan15010.116110.9-11
Bourke32922.234323.2-14
Brewarrina19422.420323.4-9
Broken Hill1,18011.21,24511.9-65
Burwood7792.78162.8-37
Byron1,9308.21,9808.4-50
Cabonne2893.63073.8-18
Camden2,0742.72,1622.8-88
Campbelltown (NSW)7,0906.27,5106.6-420
Canada Bay1,0281.71,0121.7+16
Canterbury-Bankstown14,1925.914,5966.0-404
Carrathool713.8814.3-10
Central Coast (NSW)11,9205.812,6806.1-760
Central Darling19017.720118.7-11
Cessnock2,8267.13,0777.7-251
Clarence Valley2,9279.63,09310.1-166
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,8488.34,0348.7-186
Coolamon923.7953.8-3
Coonamble32414.733315.1-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3706.04056.5-35
Cowra6418.96929.6-51
Cumberland9,3285.89,4725.9-144
Dubbo Regional2,3356.92,5397.5-204
Dungog2804.93105.5-30
Edward River3447.13877.9-43
Eurobodalla1,7598.11,7978.3-38
Fairfield13,4009.813,86210.2-462
Federation4356.34526.5-17
Forbes3266.13827.2-56
Georges River3,3253.33,3953.3-70
Gilgandra2359.625910.6-24
Glen Innes Severn59011.763012.5-40
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1535.91,2096.2-56
Greater Hume Shire2513.92564.0-5
Griffith7684.48064.7-38
Gunnedah5397.15557.3-16
Gwydir2027.62318.7-29
Hawkesbury1,5703.61,6323.8-62
Hay955.5955.50
Hilltops7216.67576.9-36
Hornsby1,7561.81,7601.8-4
Hunters Hill1471.81481.9-1
Inner West4,3523.34,4143.4-62
Inverell9829.51,08310.5-101
Junee1904.61904.60
Kempsey1,98511.32,08011.8-95
Kiama3402.63402.60
Ku-ring-gai7501.07451.0+5
Kyogle61411.460211.2+12
Lachlan3169.03359.6-19
Lake Macquarie6,3395.06,8105.3-471
Lane Cove3301.23251.2+5
Leeton4356.24536.5-18
Lismore2,3118.42,5209.2-209
Lithgow9607.89757.9-15
Liverpool10,0236.510,2846.6-261
Liverpool Plains4209.645010.3-30
Lockhart603.3623.4-2
Maitland2,7484.82,9855.2-237
Mid-Coast4,8809.75,09510.1-215
Mid-Western Regional8485.59156.0-67
Moree Plains84510.694211.8-97
Mosman1801.01650.9+15
Murray River3004.33234.6-23
Murrumbidgee944.61045.0-10
Muswellbrook8157.88808.4-65
Nambucca Valley1,35512.31,37512.4-20
Narrabri5917.66398.3-48
Narrandera2618.13149.7-53
Narromine3008.33359.2-35
Newcastle6,1905.56,4625.7-272
North Sydney6891.47041.4-15
Northern Beaches2,4701.52,5901.6-120
Oberon1454.51544.8-9
Orange1,3475.11,4285.4-81
Parkes5997.16597.8-60
Parramatta5,5883.15,6383.2-50
Penrith6,9824.97,3025.1-320
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0456.43,2306.8-185
Port Stephens2,8676.73,0227.0-155
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,0892.61,1532.7-64
Randwick2,2002.42,2552.4-55
Richmond Valley1,1918.91,2679.5-76
Ryde1,9782.21,9072.1+71
Shellharbour2,5905.42,7055.7-115
Shoalhaven3,9626.54,0626.7-100
Singleton6894.37334.6-44
Snowy Monaro Regional5083.75133.7-5
Snowy Valleys4755.55005.8-25
Strathfield8552.68742.6-19
Sutherland Shire2,8832.03,0132.1-130
Sydney5,5903.25,5623.2+28
Tamworth Regional2,7817.32,9027.7-121
Temora2146.52196.6-5
Tenterfield53514.854014.9-5
The Hills Shire1,8831.51,9211.6-38
Tweed3,6606.63,8306.9-170
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04505.2-20
Upper Lachlan Shire1933.91893.8+4
Uralla2015.72166.1-15
Wagga Wagga2,3575.52,4225.7-65
Walcha1298.01388.5-9
Walgett70322.475624.1-53
Warren14610.115610.8-10
Warrumbungle Shire50610.055411.0-48
Waverley8001.67751.6+25
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3507.83828.5-32
Willoughby7481.57381.5+10
Wingecarribee7752.78252.8-50
Wollondilly9532.81,0373.1-84
Wollongong7,4255.47,7805.7-355
Woollahra5171.54801.4+37
Yass Valley2762.62802.6-4
Unincorporated NSW7211.57511.9-3
Alpine2703.53084.0-38
Ararat5597.85698.0-10
Ballarat4,4636.34,5616.4-98
Banyule2,8003.52,7353.4+65
Bass Coast1,4886.61,5947.1-106
Baw Baw1,6874.91,7425.1-55
Bayside (Vic.)1,0501.71,0401.7+10
Benalla5807.16157.5-35
Boroondara1,7701.61,7201.6+50
Brimbank9,3357.29,6757.5-340
Buloke2406.92457.1-5
Campaspe1,3756.11,5006.7-125
Cardinia2,9003.83,0654.0-165
Casey11,3854.711,3054.7+80
Central Goldfields89612.295013.0-54
Colac Otway6905.27355.5-45
Corangamite4955.25355.7-40
Darebin5,0404.84,9654.8+75
East Gippsland2,4009.12,4659.3-65
Frankston4,9055.45,0355.6-130
Gannawarra4057.04307.4-25
Glen Eira2,2202.32,2002.2+20
Glenelg9508.01,0108.5-60
Golden Plains5503.55453.5+5
Greater Bendigo4,4626.04,7626.4-300
Greater Dandenong7,0756.77,0956.7-20
Greater Geelong8,4255.08,7725.2-347
Greater Shepparton3,0557.33,2757.8-220
Hepburn5195.45255.5-6
Hindmarsh2588.02547.8+4
Hobsons Bay2,2323.72,3744.0-142
Horsham6605.37205.8-60
Hume11,4307.011,5907.1-160
Indigo4054.04104.0-5
Kingston (Vic.)3,0703.03,1253.1-55
Knox3,4203.33,4603.3-40
Latrobe (Vic.)4,5329.64,73710.0-205
Loddon4049.343510.0-31
Macedon Ranges7702.58152.6-45
Manningham1,8012.31,7812.3+20
Mansfield2003.52003.50
Maribyrnong3,5005.63,5905.7-90
Maroondah2,4073.32,4913.4-84
Melbourne4,0703.23,9803.1+90
Melton6,3855.46,4205.4-35
Mildura2,6257.42,8458.1-220
Mitchell1,6855.31,7505.5-65
Moira1,0606.21,1306.6-70
Monash3,1352.53,1002.5+35
Moonee Valley2,9853.72,8903.6+95
Moorabool9544.01,0294.3-75
Moreland5,1324.25,0774.2+55
Mornington Peninsula3,5553.73,8704.1-315
Mount Alexander5875.06225.3-35
Moyne3903.84304.2-40
Murrindindi4955.54805.3+15
Nillumbik7851.97901.9-5
Northern Grampians5658.15858.4-20
Port Phillip2,9453.82,8753.8+70
Pyrenees3287.43237.2+5
Queenscliffe412.7442.9-3
South Gippsland9105.39395.4-29
Southern Grampians6256.66456.8-20
Stonnington1,7052.31,5952.1+110
Strathbogie3806.13956.3-15
Surf Coast5232.35042.2+19
Swan Hill7705.88556.5-85
Towong2005.72005.70
Wangaratta9255.39805.6-55
Warrnambool1,1605.31,2595.8-99
Wellington1,8856.91,9507.1-65
West Wimmera1617.11556.9+6
Whitehorse2,9032.62,8092.5+94
Whittlesea7,3404.97,5605.0-220
Wodonga1,5755.91,6856.3-110
Wyndham8,8184.58,7904.5+28
Yarra2,8784.12,7984.0+80
Yarra Ranges3,3993.43,6343.7-235
Yarriambiack2958.13158.7-20
Unincorporated Vic364.6374.8-1
Aurukun46058.951065.3-50
Balonne2057.52258.3-20
Banana4404.84755.2-35
Barcaldine864.9895.1-3
Barcoo125.9136.4-1
Blackall Tambo544.9565.1-2
Boulia165.7176.0-1
Brisbane30,6473.631,8673.7-1,220
Bulloo2610.82811.7-2
Bundaberg5,6809.95,91010.3-230
Burdekin7357.48108.1-75
Burke8228.18830.1-6
Cairns8,6888.09,3708.6-682
Carpentaria38027.840729.8-27
Cassowary Coast1,88610.91,96511.3-79
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,1756.3-72
Charters Towers6158.86609.5-45
Cherbourg10815.311616.4-8
Cloncurry1877.32017.8-14
Cook70424.077426.4-70
Croydon147.6147.60
Diamantina125.8125.80
Doomadgee25327.627129.6-18
Douglas7109.07609.6-50
Etheridge327.5327.50
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,72011.16,90511.4-185
Gladstone3,5358.63,7759.2-240
Gold Coast18,1154.519,2454.8-1,130
Goondiwindi3756.13756.10
Gympie2,8959.42,9509.5-55
Hinchinbrook5308.75909.7-60
Hope Vale14924.016426.5-15
Ipswich10,1236.810,8437.3-720
Isaac3552.23752.4-20
Kowanyama32844.436649.6-38
Livingstone1,1204.61,2355.1-115
Lockhart River10124.611026.8-9
Lockyer Valley1,7956.91,8657.2-70
Logan16,5557.517,2507.8-695
Longreach1154.91154.90
Mackay4,0655.24,4105.6-345
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6524.37126.6-6
Maranoa4105.14555.7-45
Mareeba1,79012.51,87513.1-85
Moreton Bay16,7755.617,6505.9-875
Mornington19827.521229.5-14
Mount Isa1,28310.01,35010.5-67
Murweh2058.22158.6-10
Napranum13924.015326.4-14
Noosa1,5444.81,6685.2-124
North Burnett66011.570012.2-40
Northern Peninsula Area35020.836521.7-15
Palm Island58544.362547.3-40
Paroo10811.111411.8-6
Pormpuraaw19444.321649.3-22
Quilpie5011.15211.5-2
Redland4,6354.84,7204.8-85
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton4,0257.84,2708.3-245
Scenic Rim1,6356.41,7356.7-100
Somerset1,2058.01,2358.2-30
South Burnett2,18611.72,25312.1-67
Southern Downs1,6748.21,7338.5-59
Sunshine Coast9,6514.610,1134.8-462
Tablelands1,4209.61,55510.5-135
Toowoomba6,4966.26,7326.4-236
Torres34015.032514.4+15
Torres Strait Island62024.868527.3-65
Townsville8,6806.89,3157.3-635
Weipa802.7953.3-15
Western Downs1,7608.51,6808.1+80
Whitsunday1,5156.21,6256.6-110
Winton395.8426.2-3
Woorabinda6310.36610.8-3
Wujal Wujal4424.74927.5-5
Yarrabah73545.182550.6-90
Adelaide1,3506.81,3256.7+25
Adelaide Hills5752.36452.5-70
Adelaide Plains4556.94456.8+10
Alexandrina1,1937.81,2137.9-20
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara56033.556033.50
Barossa6664.47164.8-50
Barunga West1239.31299.8-6
Berri Barmera72511.673011.7-5
Burnside5802.16052.2-25
Campbelltown (SA)1,3553.91,4154.1-60
Ceduna33115.433515.6-4
Charles Sturt4,4945.74,6185.8-124
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2805.33105.8-30
Cleve495.0535.4-4
Coober Pedy30031.930532.4-5
Copper Coast95511.999512.4-40
Elliston416.8498.1-8
Flinders Ranges9110.09510.4-4
Franklin Harbour354.9385.3-3
Gawler1,1017.21,1327.4-31
Goyder27511.926011.2+15
Grant3045.53185.8-14
Holdfast Bay7803.58333.7-53
Kangaroo Island1605.71605.70
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba284.9315.4-3
Kingston (SA)766.1614.9+15
Light4894.84874.8+2
Lower Eyre Peninsula2386.72567.2-18
Loxton Waikerie5708.75999.2-29
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,3655.53,5025.7-137
Mid Murray61911.863512.1-16
Mitcham1,1932.91,2162.9-23
Mount Barker9754.01,0454.2-70
Mount Gambier1,3808.51,4579.0-77
Mount Remarkable17210.618011.1-8
Murray Bridge1,39110.61,49511.4-104
Naracoorte Lucindale2655.02554.8+10
Northern Areas1857.32058.0-20
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8503.58653.6-15
Onkaparinga7,8527.28,4647.7-612
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35110.7-2
Peterborough10010.810411.3-4
Playford7,99312.58,37113.1-378
Port Adelaide Enfield6,4617.26,6427.4-181
Port Augusta1,34815.31,37915.6-31
Port Lincoln7658.78499.7-84
Port Pirie1,30512.71,37513.4-70
Prospect4553.04653.1-10
Renmark Paringa5509.361510.3-65
Robe546.1434.9+11
Roxby Downs401.4551.9-15
Salisbury8,1428.68,4908.9-348
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay16913.916613.7+3
Tatiara1503.51553.6-5
Tea Tree Gully2,8234.52,9204.6-97
Coorong33010.335511.1-25
Tumby Bay825.6865.8-4
Unley6552.76452.7+10
Victor Harbor6799.37049.6-25
Wakefield3809.539810.0-18
Walkerville1853.81853.80
Wattle Range5958.56108.7-15
West Torrens1,9064.61,9974.8-91
Whyalla1,97514.72,06015.3-85
Wudinna446.5517.6-7
Yankalilla2448.02488.1-4
Yorke Peninsula65511.164510.9+10
Unincorporated SA25511.827312.7-18
Albany1,5206.61,6057.0-85
Armadale4,0906.74,2957.1-205
Ashburton1552.91703.1-15
Augusta Margaret River4404.24904.7-50
Bassendean5655.45905.7-25
Bayswater2,2925.02,3825.2-90
Belmont1,7906.11,8956.4-105
Beverley9610.410511.4-9
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook565.4615.9-5
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1595.51746.0-15
Brookton5310.85811.8-5
Broome1,32011.31,45512.5-135
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8457.0-1
Bruce Rock488.6519.2-3
Bunbury1,6818.21,8489.0-167
Busselton1,1154.71,1705.0-55
Cambridge2981.73101.7-12
Canning2,5534.02,6194.1-66
Capel4954.35354.6-40
Carnamah3510.2349.9+1
Carnarvon55516.258017.0-25
Chapman Valley828.3868.7-4
Chittering1052.81153.0-10
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1321.91261.9+6
Cockburn3,3374.23,5354.5-198
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie58511.158011.0+5
Coolgardie25810.826611.1-8
Coorow5910.25810.0+1
Corrigin6010.66511.5-5
Cottesloe531.1621.3-9
Cranbrook456.9467.1-1
Cuballing326.1387.3-6
Cue2619.83123.7-5
Cunderdin9712.010012.3-3
Dalwallinu667.6657.5+1
Dandaragan1276.51276.50
Dardanup3393.83864.3-47
Denmark2306.62457.0-15
Derby-West Kimberley1,57532.21,77536.2-200
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32256.30
Dowerin349.2339.0+1
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas4910.65010.8-1
East Fremantle1302.71352.8-5
East Pilbara5236.65336.8-10
Esperance4905.84805.7+10
Exmouth1185.41185.40
Fremantle1,4506.91,4356.8+15
Gingin2146.52146.50
Gnowangerup384.9364.7+2
Goomalling499.0488.8+1
Gosnells5,2106.35,4656.6-255
Greater Geraldton2,3099.42,4039.7-94
Halls Creek88035.893037.8-50
Harvey8404.89105.2-70
Irwin1507.51557.7-5
Jerramungup365.0344.7+2
Joondalup2,9172.93,0023.0-85
Kalamunda1,4404.01,4354.0+5
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2126.01,2186.0-6
Karratha8905.69556.0-65
Katanning27611.028511.3-9
Kellerberrin8311.98612.4-3
Kent165.0154.7+1
Kojonup766.9787.1-2
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda199.3199.30
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,2257.22,3107.5-85
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton45740.450845.0-51
Leonora49140.254544.6-54
Mandurah4,0907.94,3248.4-234
Manjimup3556.43666.6-11
Meekatharra17318.920522.4-32
Melville1,5832.51,6792.6-96
Menzies18141.120145.7-20
Merredin1698.71829.4-13
Mingenew2410.52310.1+1
Moora1057.71037.5+2
Morawa3610.13610.10
Mosman Park1622.81712.9-9
Mount Magnet8218.99722.4-15
Mount Marshall227.2206.6+2
Mukinbudin257.2236.6+2
Mundaring9964.01,1044.4-108
Murchison1321.31626.2-3
Murray7807.58428.1-62
Nannup556.8597.3-4
Narembeen388.6419.3-3
Narrogin2508.72538.8-3
Nedlands1851.41711.3+14
Ngaanyatjarraku39940.144344.5-44
Northam77511.279011.4-15
Northampton20411.422012.3-16
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori4710.44610.2+1
Perth1,3615.81,3515.8+10
Pingelly6010.56611.6-6
Plantagenet2708.42808.8-10
Port Hedland9328.31,0029.0-70
Quairading6012.06212.4-2
Ravensthorpe654.9705.3-5
Rockingham4,9405.75,2606.0-320
Sandstone1419.21621.9-2
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7553.67853.8-30
Shark Bay365.5365.50
South Perth9403.39853.4-45
Stirling6,4274.36,7584.5-331
Subiaco3102.83052.8+5
Swan5,6095.55,9265.8-317
Tammin3012.33112.7-1
Three Springs3410.43310.1+1
Toodyay2007.31957.1+5
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2124.61,2024.6+10
Victoria Plains387.5377.3+1
Vincent8853.38883.3-3
Wagin606.0727.2-12
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,7884.97,1235.2-335
Waroona2459.825010.0-5
West Arthur286.0347.3-6
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams366.0437.1-7
Wiluna7518.58921.9-14
Wongan-Ballidu709.2688.9+2
Woodanilling2911.13011.5-1
Wyalkatchem238.9228.5+1
Wyndham-East Kimberley92017.896018.5-40
Yalgoo5219.06222.7-10
Yilgarn637.3596.8+4
York18810.520511.4-17
Break O'Day54014.452514.0+15
Brighton1,20010.01,27910.6-79
Burnie1,1198.91,1799.4-60
Central Coast (Tas.)8976.69086.7-11
Central Highlands (Tas.)1409.21409.20
Circular Head3256.53206.4+5
Clarence1,8304.82,0065.3-176
Derwent Valley6529.470210.1-50
Devonport1,3958.81,4689.3-73
Dorset3508.83959.9-45
Flinders (Tas.)459.75511.8-10
George Town52012.753513.0-15
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32057.30
Glenorchy2,5087.52,6488.0-140
Hobart1,6104.31,5454.1+65
Huon Valley9758.89708.7+5
Kentish2957.12957.10
King Island303.2353.7-5
Kingborough9303.89703.9-40
Latrobe (Tas.)4356.14506.3-15
Launceston3,5547.93,8108.5-256
Meander Valley6845.57345.9-50
Northern Midlands5106.25306.5-20
Sorell6145.96596.3-45
Southern Midlands2957.03057.2-10
Tasman1459.815510.5-10
Waratah-Wynyard6157.46808.2-65
West Coast37013.739514.7-25
West Tamar8515.68655.7-14
Alice Springs2,00011.12,04511.3-45
Barkly1,40732.71,48034.4-73
Belyuen2018.92220.8-2
Central Desert1,07744.71,04543.4+32
Coomalie12916.613717.6-8
Darwin2,8115.03,0375.4-226
Darwin Waterfront Precinct124.7135.0-1
East Arnhem2,94546.13,05747.9-112
Katherine1,04515.81,08516.4-40
Litchfield7124.77825.2-70
MacDonnell1,25130.21,31431.8-63
Palmerston1,4755.81,6456.5-170
Roper Gulf1,95542.61,98543.2-30
Tiwi Islands53031.051530.1+15
Victoria Daly71937.877140.5-52
Wagait4216.74417.5-2
West Arnhem1,72538.11,69437.4+31
West Daly1,05751.51,12654.9-69
Unincorporated NT1,33327.71,53431.8-201
Unincorporated ACT7,7402.57,8702.5-130
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0654.3-5
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