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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In May 2024 there were 24,480 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 monthMay 2024September 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4807.023,2056.7+1,275
Albury2,4937.22,3376.8+156
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,5878.6+172
Ballina1,5656.01,3955.3+170
Balranald534.0534.00
Bathurst Regional1,4285.21,3214.8+107
Bayside (NSW)4,0523.33,6152.9+437
Bega Valley1,3286.61,2456.2+83
Bellingen7249.76899.2+35
Berrigan3076.82806.2+27
Blacktown14,3695.512,7964.9+1,573
Bland1504.71404.4+10
Blayney2305.21703.8+60
Blue Mountains1,8373.91,6573.5+180
Bogan15210.315010.1+2
Bourke32622.031621.4+10
Brewarrina19322.318721.6+6
Broken Hill1,20511.51,15010.9+55
Burwood8452.97642.6+81
Byron2,0408.61,8707.9+170
Cabonne3103.92813.5+29
Camden2,3613.12,0312.6+330
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6746.76,9066.0+768
Canada Bay1,1311.99861.6+145
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1386.313,8595.7+1,279
Carrathool764.1754.0+1
Central Coast (NSW)12,8656.211,5805.6+1,285
Central Darling19418.118217.0+12
Cessnock2,9907.52,8237.1+167
Clarence Valley3,09510.12,9229.5+173
Cobar1756.81656.4+10
Coffs Harbour3,9118.43,7538.1+158
Coolamon953.8863.5+9
Coonamble31514.332414.7-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3906.33655.9+25
Cowra6829.56418.9+41
Cumberland10,2406.49,0265.6+1,214
Dubbo Regional2,4107.12,3206.8+90
Dungog3005.32855.0+15
Edward River3627.43457.1+17
Eurobodalla1,7798.21,7598.1+20
Fairfield13,5579.913,1539.7+404
Federation4526.54456.4+7
Forbes3506.63316.2+19
Georges River3,5603.53,1893.1+371
Gilgandra24410.02359.6+9
Glen Innes Severn64012.759011.7+50
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2076.21,1255.7+82
Greater Hume Shire2473.82383.7+9
Griffith7914.67544.4+37
Gunnedah5457.25246.9+21
Gwydir2087.92027.6+6
Hawkesbury1,7194.01,5343.5+185
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7576.97116.5+46
Hornsby1,9042.01,7221.8+182
Hunters Hill1682.11411.8+27
Inner West4,7313.64,2693.3+462
Inverell1,0209.89649.3+56
Junee1904.61804.4+10
Kempsey2,05511.71,97011.2+85
Kiama3352.63352.60
Ku-ring-gai8501.17200.9+130
Kyogle64011.958010.8+60
Lachlan3269.33128.9+14
Lake Macquarie6,7655.36,2244.9+541
Lane Cove3751.43111.2+64
Leeton4476.44166.0+31
Lismore2,4208.82,2918.3+129
Lithgow1,0058.29307.6+75
Liverpool10,6936.99,7256.3+968
Liverpool Plains44510.24109.4+35
Lockhart623.4563.1+6
Maitland2,9755.22,7044.7+271
Mid-Coast5,09010.14,8009.5+290
Mid-Western Regional9085.98485.5+60
Moree Plains93811.785010.6+88
Mosman2001.11650.9+35
Murray River3164.52984.2+18
Murrumbidgee1025.0974.7+5
Muswellbrook8958.68107.8+85
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,30011.8+130
Narrabri6097.95767.5+33
Narrandera3049.42718.4+33
Narromine3058.43008.3+5
Newcastle6,5935.86,0495.4+544
North Sydney7921.66811.4+111
Northern Beaches2,7401.62,4101.4+330
Oberon1474.51344.1+13
Orange1,4335.41,3205.0+113
Parkes6587.85796.9+79
Parramatta6,1263.45,3873.0+739
Penrith7,7065.46,8114.8+895
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2456.82,9856.3+260
Port Stephens3,0127.02,7976.5+215
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,0892.6+83
Randwick2,4002.62,1552.3+245
Richmond Valley1,2249.21,1648.7+60
Ryde2,2062.51,8542.1+352
Shellharbour2,8606.02,5355.3+325
Shoalhaven4,2737.03,8816.4+392
Singleton7554.76684.2+87
Snowy Monaro Regional5544.04933.6+61
Snowy Valleys5206.04655.4+55
Strathfield9382.88172.5+121
Sutherland Shire3,1592.22,7771.9+382
Sydney6,0553.55,4433.1+612
Tamworth Regional2,9767.92,7067.1+270
Temora2146.52016.1+13
Tenterfield57015.751014.1+60
The Hills Shire2,2251.81,7771.4+448
Tweed3,9057.13,6056.5+300
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04104.8+20
Upper Lachlan Shire2034.11853.7+18
Uralla2266.42085.9+18
Wagga Wagga2,6176.12,2665.3+351
Walcha1147.01298.0-15
Walgett72223.069922.3+23
Warren14710.214610.1+1
Warrumbungle Shire54110.751210.2+29
Waverley9201.97651.6+155
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13397.6+25
Willoughby7991.67191.5+80
Wingecarribee8803.07752.7+105
Wollondilly1,0523.19282.7+124
Wollongong7,9305.87,2005.3+730
Woollahra5381.64851.4+53
Yass Valley2932.72532.4+40
Unincorporated NSW7311.66911.0+4
Alpine2943.82703.5+24
Ararat6048.55547.8+50
Ballarat4,9046.94,3346.1+570
Banyule3,0853.92,6403.3+445
Bass Coast1,5446.81,4636.5+81
Baw Baw1,8075.31,6474.8+160
Bayside (Vic.)1,1601.91,0351.7+125
Benalla6007.35757.0+25
Boroondara1,9301.81,6401.5+290
Brimbank9,9007.79,0857.0+815
Buloke2406.92356.8+5
Campaspe1,3956.21,3456.0+50
Cardinia3,2054.22,8403.7+365
Casey12,9055.310,7854.4+2,120
Central Goldfields91612.587612.0+40
Colac Otway7355.56905.2+45
Corangamite5255.64905.2+35
Darebin5,5005.34,8154.6+685
East Gippsland2,4909.42,3308.8+160
Frankston5,2705.84,7005.2+570
Gannawarra4407.64006.9+40
Glen Eira2,4452.52,1602.2+285
Glenelg9708.29107.7+60
Golden Plains6354.15353.4+100
Greater Bendigo4,6976.34,3425.8+355
Greater Dandenong7,8707.46,8106.4+1,060
Greater Geelong9,1435.48,1414.8+1,002
Greater Shepparton3,2657.83,0207.2+245
Hepburn5145.45025.2+12
Hindmarsh2668.22377.3+29
Hobsons Bay2,5064.22,1753.6+331
Horsham7055.76505.3+55
Hume12,1557.510,9956.8+1,160
Indigo4204.13753.7+45
Kingston (Vic.)3,3753.32,9652.9+410
Knox3,7053.63,2953.2+410
Latrobe (Vic.)4,75710.14,4879.5+270
Loddon4159.64099.4+6
Macedon Ranges8502.77402.4+110
Manningham1,9502.51,6762.2+274
Mansfield2193.82053.5+14
Maribyrnong3,7606.03,3905.4+370
Maroondah2,6313.62,3213.1+310
Melbourne4,4803.53,8053.0+675
Melton7,2556.16,0605.1+1,195
Mildura2,8508.12,6157.4+235
Mitchell1,8355.81,6405.2+195
Moira1,1356.61,0706.3+65
Monash3,3952.72,9402.3+455
Moonee Valley3,2404.02,8303.5+410
Moorabool1,0594.59594.1+100
Moreland5,6824.74,9814.1+701
Mornington Peninsula3,9154.13,4953.7+420
Mount Alexander6425.55584.8+84
Moyne4194.13893.8+30
Murrindindi5255.84905.4+35
Nillumbik8652.17601.9+105
Northern Grampians5758.35608.1+15
Port Phillip3,1904.22,8553.7+335
Pyrenees3618.13197.2+42
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9305.48855.1+45
Southern Grampians6406.86006.3+40
Stonnington1,9702.61,5952.1+375
Strathbogie3906.23705.9+20
Surf Coast5392.45132.3+26
Swan Hill7855.97705.8+15
Towong1905.51955.6-5
Wangaratta1,0205.99305.3+90
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1505.3+60
Wellington1,9707.21,8506.8+120
West Wimmera1787.91577.0+21
Whitehorse3,0442.72,7402.5+304
Whittlesea7,9555.36,9954.6+960
Wodonga1,6956.31,5555.8+140
Wyndham9,7945.08,4204.3+1,374
Yarra3,1634.52,7744.0+389
Yarra Ranges3,6203.63,3493.4+271
Yarriambiack3158.72958.1+20
Unincorporated Vic374.8364.6+1
Aurukun47060.247560.8-5
Balonne2358.62107.7+25
Banana4855.34254.7+60
Barcaldine1015.8734.2+28
Barcoo125.9104.9+2
Blackall Tambo645.8474.3+17
Boulia155.3134.6+2
Brisbane32,4473.829,9623.5+2,485
Bulloo2811.72610.8+2
Bundaberg6,04010.65,5209.6+520
Burdekin7958.07157.2+80
Burke8629.58228.1+4
Cairns9,3098.58,5577.8+752
Carpentaria39628.937627.5+20
Cassowary Coast2,03611.71,82210.5+214
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,1126.0-9
Charters Towers6459.36008.6+45
Cherbourg11416.110715.1+7
Cloncurry1967.61786.9+18
Cook75625.871024.2+46
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina115.394.3+2
Doomadgee26428.825027.3+14
Douglas80510.27008.9+105
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4525.9+5
Fraser Coast6,96011.56,58510.8+375
Gladstone3,6258.83,5158.6+110
Gold Coast19,4354.817,7904.4+1,645
Goondiwindi4156.83505.7+65
Gympie3,0609.92,8359.2+225
Hinchinbrook6059.95308.7+75
Hope Vale16025.815124.4+9
Ipswich11,0337.49,8786.6+1,155
Isaac3952.53502.2+45
Kowanyama33144.933745.7-6
Livingstone1,1454.71,0954.5+50
Lockhart River10826.310124.6+7
Lockyer Valley1,8707.21,7156.6+155
Logan18,2408.216,0207.2+2,220
Longreach1154.91104.7+5
Mackay4,2905.53,9855.1+305
McKinlay376.3345.8+3
Mapoon7026.26524.3+5
Maranoa4605.74155.2+45
Mareeba1,89013.21,75012.2+140
Moreton Bay17,9706.016,3955.5+1,575
Mornington20628.719527.1+11
Mount Isa1,38910.81,2429.7+147
Murweh2309.22008.0+30
Napranum15025.914024.1+10
Noosa1,5744.91,5494.8+25
North Burnett66511.566011.5+5
Northern Peninsula Area39523.534020.2+55
Palm Island57043.159545.0-25
Paroo11411.810811.1+6
Pormpuraaw19644.719945.4-3
Quilpie5211.55011.1+2
Redland4,8805.04,4754.6+405
Richmond316.4285.8+3
Rockhampton4,1308.03,9257.6+205
Scenic Rim1,7656.91,5856.2+180
Somerset1,2008.01,1757.8+25
South Burnett2,28512.22,11211.3+173
Southern Downs1,7538.61,6147.9+139
Sunshine Coast10,2914.99,4064.5+885
Tablelands1,57510.61,4359.7+140
Toowoomba6,9076.56,3066.0+601
Torres28012.432514.4-45
Torres Strait Island77030.762525.0+145
Townsville9,3407.38,5556.7+785
Weipa903.1852.9+5
Western Downs1,7308.31,5857.6+145
Whitsunday1,7257.01,4906.1+235
Winton375.5324.7+5
Woorabinda6210.16310.3-1
Wujal Wujal4827.04525.3+3
Yarrabah77047.274045.4+30
Adelaide1,4207.21,3306.7+90
Adelaide Hills6452.55752.3+70
Adelaide Plains4807.34356.6+45
Alexandrina1,2248.01,1537.6+71
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara80548.257034.1+235
Barossa7304.96454.3+85
Barunga West1299.81219.2+8
Berri Barmera71511.471511.40
Burnside6402.35652.1+75
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3003.7+110
Ceduna34115.932114.9+20
Charles Sturt4,5675.84,3865.5+181
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3055.72805.3+25
Cleve535.4515.2+2
Coober Pedy31033.029531.4+15
Copper Coast99512.492511.5+70
Elliston416.8447.3-3
Flinders Ranges9810.79110.0+7
Franklin Harbour385.3365.1+2
Gawler1,1497.51,0697.0+80
Goyder27011.625511.0+15
Grant3215.82995.4+22
Holdfast Bay8163.67853.5+31
Kangaroo Island1405.01555.6-15
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4305.2+1
Kingston (SA)735.8645.1+9
Light5265.24614.5+65
Lower Eyre Peninsula2446.82316.5+13
Loxton Waikerie5838.95618.6+22
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,4345.63,3055.4+129
Mid Murray62712.060311.5+24
Mitcham1,2162.91,1812.8+35
Mount Barker1,0604.39703.9+90
Mount Gambier1,3948.61,3808.5+14
Mount Remarkable18211.317410.8+8
Murray Bridge1,46511.21,40110.7+64
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32554.8+25
Northern Areas1957.61857.3+10
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68203.4+50
Onkaparinga7,9997.37,8047.1+195
Orroroo Carrieton5210.94910.3+3
Peterborough10611.510110.9+5
Playford8,41413.27,81812.3+596
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6817.56,3467.1+335
Port Augusta1,34015.21,31814.9+22
Port Lincoln7838.97618.7+22
Port Pirie1,35513.21,28012.5+75
Prospect4903.24452.9+45
Renmark Paringa5709.65609.4+10
Robe525.9465.2+6
Roxby Downs501.7501.70
Salisbury8,5599.07,9178.3+642
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.016913.9+14
Tatiara1403.31453.4-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9614.72,7374.3+224
Coorong32010.032510.1-5
Tumby Bay845.7785.3+6
Unley6552.76152.6+40
Victor Harbor7129.76749.2+38
Wakefield39810.03729.3+26
Walkerville1803.71753.6+5
Wattle Range6158.85858.3+30
West Torrens1,9934.81,8944.5+99
Whyalla2,17516.21,95014.5+225
Wudinna446.5466.8-2
Yankalilla2407.92448.0-4
Yorke Peninsula68011.564010.9+40
Unincorporated SA28213.126312.2+19
Albany1,6407.21,4806.5+160
Armadale4,3707.24,0006.6+370
Ashburton1552.91502.8+5
Augusta Margaret River4754.64354.2+40
Bassendean5955.75505.3+45
Bayswater2,3565.12,2214.8+135
Belmont1,8806.41,7555.9+125
Beverley10311.29510.3+8
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook605.8545.2+6
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81525.2+18
Brookton5210.55210.50
Broome1,47012.61,29511.1+175
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3446.8+3
Bruce Rock509.0509.00
Bunbury1,8338.91,6558.1+178
Busselton1,1855.01,0804.6+105
Cambridge3231.82841.6+39
Canning2,6964.22,4583.8+238
Capel5304.64804.1+50
Carnamah4011.7339.6+7
Carnarvon59617.454515.9+51
Chapman Valley828.3777.8+5
Chittering1203.21002.6+20
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1362.01151.7+21
Cockburn3,5194.43,2534.1+266
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.254510.3+45
Coolgardie28511.924210.1+43
Coorow6811.8559.5+13
Corrigin5810.35810.30
Cottesloe631.3521.0+11
Cranbrook477.2456.9+2
Cuballing366.9336.3+3
Cue2619.82720.6-1
Cunderdin10212.69311.5+9
Dalwallinu698.0617.1+8
Dandaragan1367.01196.1+17
Dardanup3824.33353.7+47
Denmark2557.32156.2+40
Derby-West Kimberley1,54531.51,57532.2-30
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin369.8339.0+3
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas5411.74610.0+8
East Fremantle1252.61302.7-5
East Pilbara6678.55086.5+159
Esperance5136.14505.3+63
Exmouth1255.81185.4+7
Fremantle1,4957.11,3856.6+110
Gingin2296.92016.1+28
Gnowangerup455.8344.4+11
Goomalling529.5478.6+5
Gosnells5,6106.85,0856.1+525
Greater Geraldton2,4289.82,2289.0+200
Halls Creek90536.888035.8+25
Harvey9305.38404.8+90
Irwin1507.51407.0+10
Jerramungup425.8324.4+10
Joondalup3,0473.02,7722.7+275
Kalamunda1,5154.21,3853.8+130
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2806.31,1815.9+99
Karratha9506.09205.8+30
Katanning29911.927110.8+28
Kellerberrin8812.68011.5+8
Kent195.9144.4+5
Kojonup817.4766.9+5
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda209.8188.8+2
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,1707.0+200
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton24221.447141.7-229
Leonora26021.350541.3-245
Mandurah4,4188.64,0057.8+413
Manjimup3816.93426.2+39
Meekatharra17318.917519.1-2
Melville1,6462.61,5572.4+89
Menzies9621.818642.3-90
Merredin1769.11769.10
Mingenew2711.8229.6+5
Moora1108.0987.1+12
Morawa4211.8349.6+8
Mosman Park1672.91582.7+9
Mount Magnet8218.98319.2-1
Mount Marshall237.5206.6+3
Mukinbudin267.5236.6+3
Mundaring1,0714.31,0024.0+69
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8958.67857.5+110
Nannup597.3577.0+2
Narembeen409.0409.00
Narrogin2629.12458.5+17
Nedlands1871.41611.2+26
Ngaanyatjarraku21121.241141.3-200
Northam82011.875510.9+65
Northampton19911.120411.4-5
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8272.7+1
Perenjori5411.9449.7+10
Perth1,3685.81,3445.7+24
Pingelly5910.45910.40
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9478.59128.2+35
Quairading6412.85811.6+6
Ravensthorpe725.5654.9+7
Rockingham5,3506.14,8355.6+515
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.97453.6+75
Shark Bay385.8365.5+2
South Perth1,0053.58903.1+115
Stirling6,6264.46,2924.2+334
Subiaco3002.72852.6+15
Swan6,1586.05,4835.4+675
Tammin3112.72811.5+3
Three Springs3911.9329.8+7
Toodyay2258.21957.1+30
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2094.61,1674.4+42
Victoria Plains407.9367.1+4
Vincent8863.38393.1+47
Wagin686.8616.1+7
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo7,2185.26,5284.7+690
Waroona26510.62359.4+30
West Arthur326.9296.3+3
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams416.8376.1+4
Wiluna7518.57618.7-1
Wongan-Ballidu739.6668.7+7
Woodanilling3111.82810.7+3
Wyalkatchem249.3228.5+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.290517.5+90
Yalgoo5219.05319.4-1
Yilgarn667.7596.8+7
York20211.318510.3+17
Break O'Day54014.452013.9+20
Brighton1,25210.41,1759.8+77
Burnie1,1899.51,0898.7+100
Central Coast (Tas.)9076.78876.5+20
Central Highlands (Tas.)17511.61459.6+30
Circular Head3256.53206.4+5
Clarence1,9035.01,8244.8+79
Derwent Valley6829.96479.4+35
Devonport1,4219.01,3668.7+55
Dorset3558.93659.2-10
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town52512.850512.3+20
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32007.1+5
Glenorchy2,5837.82,4687.4+115
Hobart1,6154.31,5504.1+65
Huon Valley9858.99408.5+45
Kentish3007.22806.8+20
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0354.29153.7+120
Latrobe (Tas.)4386.24145.8+24
Launceston3,6948.23,5277.9+167
Meander Valley6845.56695.4+15
Northern Midlands5506.75046.2+46
Sorell6836.56005.7+83
Southern Midlands3057.22957.0+10
Tasman15010.21409.5+10
Waratah-Wynyard6457.86007.2+45
West Coast38514.336513.5+20
West Tamar8565.78185.4+38
Alice Springs1,99011.01,89010.5+100
Barkly1,51135.11,39232.3+119
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22650.91,03242.9+194
Coomalie13717.612516.0+12
Darwin3,1645.62,7014.8+463
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,11948.82,93245.9+187
Katherine1,06016.01,03015.5+30
Litchfield7675.17194.8+48
MacDonnell1,57938.21,24930.2+330
Palmerston1,6606.51,4405.7+220
Roper Gulf2,02044.01,95042.5+70
Tiwi Islands78545.950029.2+285
Victoria Daly73038.472538.1+5
Wagait4417.54015.9+4
West Arnhem1,93942.81,68137.1+258
West Daly1,09753.51,07452.4+23
Unincorporated NT69414.41,39328.9-699
Unincorporated ACT8,3502.77,6052.5+745
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7553.7+15
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