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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In June 2024 there were 24,550 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 monthJune 2024September 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,5507.023,2056.7+1,345
Albury2,5127.32,3376.8+175
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,5878.6+172
Ballina1,5756.01,3955.3+180
Balranald534.0534.00
Bathurst Regional1,4245.21,3214.8+103
Bayside (NSW)4,0603.33,6152.9+445
Bega Valley1,3406.71,2456.2+95
Bellingen7249.76899.2+35
Berrigan2936.52806.2+13
Blacktown14,4495.512,7964.9+1,653
Bland1504.71404.4+10
Blayney2455.51703.8+75
Blue Mountains1,8523.91,6573.5+195
Bogan15810.715010.1+8
Bourke32622.031621.4+10
Brewarrina19322.318721.6+6
Broken Hill1,18511.31,15010.9+35
Burwood8392.97642.6+75
Byron2,0858.81,8707.9+215
Cabonne3033.82813.5+22
Camden2,3893.12,0312.6+358
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6886.76,9066.0+782
Canada Bay1,1401.99861.6+154
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1926.313,8595.7+1,333
Carrathool764.1754.0+1
Central Coast (NSW)12,9206.211,5805.6+1,340
Central Darling19418.118217.0+12
Cessnock2,9767.42,8237.1+153
Clarence Valley3,08510.12,9229.5+163
Cobar1807.01656.4+15
Coffs Harbour3,9268.43,7538.1+173
Coolamon953.8863.5+9
Coonamble31014.132414.7-14
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3856.23655.9+20
Cowra6839.56418.9+42
Cumberland10,2946.49,0265.6+1,268
Dubbo Regional2,4057.12,3206.8+85
Dungog2955.22855.0+10
Edward River3627.43457.1+17
Eurobodalla1,7878.31,7598.1+28
Fairfield13,5529.913,1539.7+399
Federation4376.34456.4-8
Forbes3416.43316.2+10
Georges River3,5723.53,1893.1+383
Gilgandra2359.62359.60
Glen Innes Severn62512.459011.7+35
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2006.11,1255.7+75
Greater Hume Shire2433.82383.7+5
Griffith7964.67544.4+42
Gunnedah5457.25246.9+21
Gwydir2128.02027.6+10
Hawkesbury1,7184.01,5343.5+184
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7526.87116.5+41
Hornsby1,9212.01,7221.8+199
Hunters Hill1722.21411.8+31
Inner West4,7553.64,2693.3+486
Inverell1,0249.99649.3+60
Junee1854.51804.4+5
Kempsey2,03511.61,97011.2+65
Kiama3302.63352.6-5
Ku-ring-gai8651.17200.9+145
Kyogle65712.258010.8+77
Lachlan3269.33128.9+14
Lake Macquarie6,8015.36,2244.9+577
Lane Cove3931.53111.2+82
Leeton4626.64166.0+46
Lismore2,4008.72,2918.3+109
Lithgow9908.09307.6+60
Liverpool10,7496.99,7256.3+1,024
Liverpool Plains43510.04109.4+25
Lockhart623.4563.1+6
Maitland3,0205.32,7044.7+316
Mid-Coast5,06510.04,8009.5+265
Mid-Western Regional9085.98485.5+60
Moree Plains93811.785010.6+88
Mosman2051.21650.9+40
Murray River3314.72984.2+33
Murrumbidgee1004.9974.7+3
Muswellbrook8908.58107.8+80
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,30011.8+130
Narrabri6097.95767.5+33
Narrandera3189.82718.4+47
Narromine3008.33008.30
Newcastle6,6275.96,0495.4+578
North Sydney7831.66811.4+102
Northern Beaches2,7251.62,4101.4+315
Oberon1464.51344.1+12
Orange1,4285.41,3205.0+108
Parkes6687.95796.9+89
Parramatta6,1143.45,3873.0+727
Penrith7,6935.46,8114.8+882
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2356.82,9856.3+250
Port Stephens3,0077.02,7976.5+210
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,2012.81,0892.6+112
Randwick2,3652.62,1552.3+210
Richmond Valley1,2279.21,1648.7+63
Ryde2,2352.51,8542.1+381
Shellharbour2,8506.02,5355.3+315
Shoalhaven4,2887.13,8816.4+407
Singleton7494.76684.2+81
Snowy Monaro Regional5654.14933.6+72
Snowy Valleys5306.14655.4+65
Strathfield9412.88172.5+124
Sutherland Shire3,2192.22,7771.9+442
Sydney6,0403.45,4433.1+597
Tamworth Regional2,9617.82,7067.1+255
Temora2146.52016.1+13
Tenterfield57015.751014.1+60
The Hills Shire2,2381.81,7771.4+461
Tweed3,9307.13,6056.5+325
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04104.8+20
Upper Lachlan Shire2064.11853.7+21
Uralla2186.22085.9+10
Wagga Wagga2,6476.22,2665.3+381
Walcha1147.01298.0-15
Walgett72223.069922.3+23
Warren15110.414610.1+5
Warrumbungle Shire54110.751210.2+29
Waverley9001.87651.6+135
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3547.93397.6+15
Willoughby8041.67191.5+85
Wingecarribee8853.07752.7+110
Wollondilly1,0783.29282.7+150
Wollongong7,9655.87,2005.3+765
Woollahra5361.64851.4+51
Yass Valley2972.82532.4+44
Unincorporated NSW7311.66911.0+4
Alpine2983.82703.5+28
Ararat5898.35547.8+35
Ballarat4,9607.04,3346.1+626
Banyule3,1253.92,6403.3+485
Bass Coast1,5146.71,4636.5+51
Baw Baw1,8075.31,6474.8+160
Bayside (Vic.)1,1701.91,0351.7+135
Benalla6157.55757.0+40
Boroondara1,9401.81,6401.5+300
Brimbank9,9557.79,0857.0+870
Buloke2406.92356.8+5
Campaspe1,3956.21,3456.0+50
Cardinia3,2304.22,8403.7+390
Casey13,1355.410,7854.4+2,350
Central Goldfields93612.887612.0+60
Colac Otway7405.66905.2+50
Corangamite5255.64905.2+35
Darebin5,4805.34,8154.6+665
East Gippsland2,4959.52,3308.8+165
Frankston5,3455.94,7005.2+645
Gannawarra4357.54006.9+35
Glen Eira2,4352.52,1602.2+275
Glenelg9858.39107.7+75
Golden Plains6354.15353.4+100
Greater Bendigo4,6726.34,3425.8+330
Greater Dandenong7,9207.56,8106.4+1,110
Greater Geelong9,2085.48,1414.8+1,067
Greater Shepparton3,2507.73,0207.2+230
Hepburn5145.45025.2+12
Hindmarsh2668.22377.3+29
Hobsons Bay2,4814.22,1753.6+306
Horsham7105.86505.3+60
Hume12,2057.510,9956.8+1,210
Indigo4254.23753.7+50
Kingston (Vic.)3,3503.32,9652.9+385
Knox3,7203.63,2953.2+425
Latrobe (Vic.)4,77210.14,4879.5+285
Loddon4209.74099.4+11
Macedon Ranges8402.77402.4+100
Manningham1,9712.61,6762.2+295
Mansfield2193.82053.5+14
Maribyrnong3,7906.03,3905.4+400
Maroondah2,6813.62,3213.1+360
Melbourne4,6053.63,8053.0+800
Melton7,4056.26,0605.1+1,345
Mildura2,8208.02,6157.4+205
Mitchell1,8555.81,6405.2+215
Moira1,1306.61,0706.3+60
Monash3,4102.72,9402.3+470
Moonee Valley3,2704.02,8303.5+440
Moorabool1,0734.59594.1+114
Moreland5,7074.74,9814.1+726
Mornington Peninsula3,9604.13,4953.7+465
Mount Alexander6425.55584.8+84
Moyne4244.13893.8+35
Murrindindi5355.94905.4+45
Nillumbik8902.27601.9+130
Northern Grampians5908.55608.1+30
Port Phillip3,1954.22,8553.7+340
Pyrenees3568.03197.2+37
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9355.48855.1+50
Southern Grampians6556.96006.3+55
Stonnington1,9552.61,5952.1+360
Strathbogie3956.33705.9+25
Surf Coast5542.45132.3+41
Swan Hill7956.07705.8+25
Towong1855.31955.6-10
Wangaratta1,0155.89305.3+85
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1505.3+60
Wellington1,9707.21,8506.8+120
West Wimmera1787.91577.0+21
Whitehorse3,0742.82,7402.5+334
Whittlesea8,0205.36,9954.6+1,025
Wodonga1,6956.31,5555.8+140
Wyndham9,9795.18,4204.3+1,559
Yarra3,2184.62,7744.0+444
Yarra Ranges3,6193.63,3493.4+270
Yarriambiack3058.42958.1+10
Unincorporated Vic384.9364.6+2
Aurukun47560.847560.80
Balonne2408.82107.7+30
Banana4805.34254.7+55
Barcaldine955.5734.2+22
Barcoo115.4104.9+1
Blackall Tambo605.4474.3+13
Boulia145.0134.6+1
Brisbane32,6773.829,9623.5+2,715
Bulloo2711.32610.8+1
Bundaberg5,99010.55,5209.6+470
Burdekin7857.97157.2+70
Burke8428.88228.1+2
Cairns9,2108.48,5577.8+653
Carpentaria38828.437627.5+12
Cassowary Coast2,04011.71,82210.5+218
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1015.91,1126.0-11
Charters Towers6509.36008.6+50
Cherbourg11416.110715.1+7
Cloncurry2017.81786.9+23
Cook74525.471024.2+35
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina104.894.3+1
Doomadgee25828.225027.3+8
Douglas7859.97008.9+85
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4525.9+5
Fraser Coast6,95011.46,58510.8+365
Gladstone3,6208.83,5158.6+105
Gold Coast19,5604.817,7904.4+1,770
Goondiwindi4056.63505.7+55
Gympie3,0459.82,8359.2+210
Hinchinbrook5909.75308.7+60
Hope Vale15825.515124.4+7
Ipswich11,0937.49,8786.6+1,215
Isaac3902.53502.2+40
Kowanyama33745.733745.70
Livingstone1,1404.71,0954.5+45
Lockhart River10625.810124.6+5
Lockyer Valley1,8607.11,7156.6+145
Logan18,2958.316,0207.2+2,275
Longreach1205.21104.7+10
Mackay4,3105.53,9855.1+325
McKinlay376.3345.8+3
Mapoon6925.86524.3+4
Maranoa4505.64155.2+35
Mareeba1,89013.21,75012.2+140
Moreton Bay18,0056.116,3955.5+1,610
Mornington20228.119527.1+7
Mount Isa1,40511.01,2429.7+163
Murweh2359.42008.0+35
Napranum14725.314024.1+7
Noosa1,5504.81,5494.8+1
North Burnett66011.566011.50
Northern Peninsula Area39523.534020.2+55
Palm Island57543.559545.0-20
Paroo11111.410811.1+3
Pormpuraaw19945.419945.40
Quilpie5111.35011.1+1
Redland4,9155.04,4754.6+440
Richmond316.4285.8+3
Rockhampton4,1558.03,9257.6+230
Scenic Rim1,7606.81,5856.2+175
Somerset1,1757.81,1757.80
South Burnett2,32012.42,11211.3+208
Southern Downs1,8088.81,6147.9+194
Sunshine Coast10,3204.99,4064.5+914
Tablelands1,55010.41,4359.7+115
Toowoomba6,9276.66,3066.0+621
Torres27512.132514.4-50
Torres Strait Island78531.362525.0+160
Townsville9,3107.38,5556.7+755
Weipa903.1852.9+5
Western Downs1,7408.41,5857.6+155
Whitsunday1,7057.01,4906.1+215
Winton355.2324.7+3
Woorabinda6410.46310.3+1
Wujal Wujal4726.44525.3+2
Yarrabah75046.074045.4+10
Adelaide1,4307.21,3306.7+100
Adelaide Hills6802.75752.3+105
Adelaide Plains4707.24356.6+35
Alexandrina1,2148.01,1537.6+61
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara83049.757034.1+260
Barossa7304.96454.3+85
Barunga West13310.11219.2+12
Berri Barmera72011.571511.4+5
Burnside6502.45652.1+85
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3003.7+110
Ceduna33415.532114.9+13
Charles Sturt4,5395.74,3865.5+153
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3005.72805.3+20
Cleve535.4515.2+2
Coober Pedy30532.429531.4+10
Copper Coast98512.392511.5+60
Elliston447.3447.30
Flinders Ranges9510.49110.0+4
Franklin Harbour385.3365.1+2
Gawler1,1497.51,0697.0+80
Goyder27011.625511.0+15
Grant3275.92995.4+28
Holdfast Bay8193.67853.5+34
Kangaroo Island1505.41555.6-5
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba315.4305.2+1
Kingston (SA)735.8645.1+9
Light5365.34614.5+75
Lower Eyre Peninsula2456.92316.5+14
Loxton Waikerie5788.85618.6+17
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,3965.53,3055.4+91
Mid Murray62712.060311.5+24
Mitcham1,2112.91,1812.8+30
Mount Barker1,0354.29703.9+65
Mount Gambier1,3988.61,3808.5+18
Mount Remarkable18811.617410.8+14
Murray Bridge1,47011.21,40110.7+69
Naracoorte Lucindale2905.52554.8+35
Northern Areas1907.51857.3+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8953.78203.4+75
Onkaparinga7,9447.37,8047.1+140
Orroroo Carrieton5311.24910.3+4
Peterborough10911.810110.9+8
Playford8,45913.37,81812.3+641
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6907.56,3467.1+344
Port Augusta1,32915.01,31814.9+11
Port Lincoln7929.07618.7+31
Port Pirie1,35013.21,28012.5+70
Prospect4953.34452.9+50
Renmark Paringa5609.45609.40
Robe525.9465.2+6
Roxby Downs602.1501.7+10
Salisbury8,5509.07,9178.3+633
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay17714.616913.9+8
Tatiara1453.41453.40
Tea Tree Gully2,9644.72,7374.3+227
Coorong32010.032510.1-5
Tumby Bay845.7785.3+6
Unley6502.76152.6+35
Victor Harbor7189.86749.2+44
Wakefield41010.33729.3+38
Walkerville1853.81753.6+10
Wattle Range6108.75858.3+25
West Torrens1,9864.81,8944.5+92
Whyalla2,17516.21,95014.5+225
Wudinna466.8466.80
Yankalilla2488.12448.0+4
Yorke Peninsula68011.564010.9+40
Unincorporated SA27912.926312.2+16
Albany1,6607.21,4806.5+180
Armadale4,3757.24,0006.6+375
Ashburton1552.91502.8+5
Augusta Margaret River4804.64354.2+45
Bassendean6005.85505.3+50
Bayswater2,3515.12,2214.8+130
Belmont1,8606.31,7555.9+105
Beverley10511.49510.3+10
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook615.9545.2+7
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1746.01525.2+22
Brookton5511.25210.5+3
Broome1,44512.41,29511.1+150
Broomehill-Tambellup487.4446.8+4
Bruce Rock498.8509.0-1
Bunbury1,8489.01,6558.1+193
Busselton1,2055.11,0804.6+125
Cambridge3221.82841.6+38
Canning2,7394.22,4583.8+281
Capel5404.64804.1+60
Carnamah4011.7339.6+7
Carnarvon59117.354515.9+46
Chapman Valley838.4777.8+6
Chittering1253.31002.6+25
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1342.01151.7+19
Cockburn3,5184.43,2534.1+265
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.254510.3+45
Coolgardie28211.824210.1+40
Coorow6611.4559.5+11
Corrigin6110.85810.3+3
Cottesloe581.2521.0+6
Cranbrook497.6456.9+4
Cuballing387.3336.3+5
Cue2720.62720.60
Cunderdin10412.89311.5+11
Dalwallinu687.9617.1+7
Dandaragan1387.11196.1+19
Dardanup3824.33353.7+47
Denmark2607.42156.2+45
Derby-West Kimberley1,56532.01,57532.2-10
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin3810.3339.0+5
Dumbleyung225.5205.0+2
Dundas5311.54610.0+7
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara6628.45086.5+154
Esperance5286.24505.3+78
Exmouth1255.81185.4+7
Fremantle1,5057.21,3856.6+120
Gingin2327.02016.1+31
Gnowangerup476.1344.4+13
Goomalling549.9478.6+7
Gosnells5,6806.95,0856.1+595
Greater Geraldton2,4459.92,2289.0+217
Halls Creek88536.088035.8+5
Harvey9355.38404.8+95
Irwin1557.71407.0+15
Jerramungup446.1324.4+12
Joondalup3,0463.02,7722.7+274
Kalamunda1,5254.21,3853.8+140
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2796.31,1815.9+98
Karratha9305.99205.8+10
Katanning29911.927110.8+28
Kellerberrin8912.88011.5+9
Kent195.9144.4+5
Kojonup837.6766.9+7
Kondinin295.6265.0+3
Koorda2110.3188.8+3
Kulin255.5235.0+2
Kwinana2,3707.62,1707.0+200
Lake Grace455.6415.1+4
Laverton23921.247141.7-232
Leonora25721.050541.3-248
Mandurah4,4788.74,0057.8+473
Manjimup3957.13426.2+53
Meekatharra17519.117519.10
Melville1,6872.61,5572.4+130
Menzies9521.618642.3-91
Merredin1738.91769.1-3
Mingenew2711.8229.6+5
Moora1087.9987.1+10
Morawa4111.5349.6+7
Mosman Park1622.81582.7+4
Mount Magnet8319.28319.20
Mount Marshall227.2206.6+2
Mukinbudin257.2236.6+2
Mundaring1,0714.31,0024.0+69
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8708.37857.5+85
Nannup607.4577.0+3
Narembeen398.8409.0-1
Narrogin2639.12458.5+18
Nedlands1861.41611.2+25
Ngaanyatjarraku20921.041141.3-202
Northam81511.875510.9+60
Northampton20111.220411.4-3
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove282.8272.7+1
Perenjori5311.7449.7+9
Perth1,3905.91,3445.7+46
Pingelly6210.95910.4+3
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9588.69128.2+46
Quairading6513.05811.6+7
Ravensthorpe725.5654.9+7
Rockingham5,3956.24,8355.6+560
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8404.07453.6+95
Shark Bay385.8365.5+2
South Perth9853.48903.1+95
Stirling6,6724.56,2924.2+380
Subiaco3002.72852.6+15
Swan6,2346.15,4835.4+751
Tammin3213.12811.5+4
Three Springs3811.6329.8+6
Toodyay2157.81957.1+20
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2314.71,1674.4+64
Victoria Plains397.7367.1+3
Vincent8863.38393.1+47
Wagin727.2616.1+11
Wandering3611.03510.7+1
Wanneroo7,3345.36,5284.7+806
Waroona27010.82359.4+35
West Arthur347.3296.3+5
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin235.6204.9+3
Williams437.1376.1+6
Wiluna7618.77618.70
Wongan-Ballidu7710.1668.7+11
Woodanilling3111.82810.7+3
Wyalkatchem259.7228.5+3
Wyndham-East Kimberley1,03019.990517.5+125
Yalgoo5319.45319.40
Yilgarn637.3596.8+4
York20511.418510.3+20
Break O'Day54514.552013.9+25
Brighton1,23710.31,1759.8+62
Burnie1,1949.51,0898.7+105
Central Coast (Tas.)8826.58876.5-5
Central Highlands (Tas.)17011.21459.6+25
Circular Head3356.73206.4+15
Clarence1,9185.01,8244.8+94
Derwent Valley6829.96479.4+35
Devonport1,4519.21,3668.7+85
Dorset3558.93659.2-10
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town53513.050512.3+30
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2157.72007.1+15
Glenorchy2,6277.92,4687.4+159
Hobart1,6054.31,5504.1+55
Huon Valley9758.89408.5+35
Kentish3107.52806.8+30
King Island303.2303.20
Kingborough1,0454.29153.7+130
Latrobe (Tas.)4546.44145.8+40
Launceston3,7028.33,5277.9+175
Meander Valley6845.56695.4+15
Northern Midlands5456.75046.2+41
Sorell6646.36005.7+64
Southern Midlands3107.32957.0+15
Tasman15010.21409.5+10
Waratah-Wynyard6357.76007.2+35
West Coast39014.536513.5+25
West Tamar8485.68185.4+30
Alice Springs1,95010.81,89010.5+60
Barkly1,51735.21,39232.3+125
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22851.01,03242.9+196
Coomalie14118.112516.0+16
Darwin3,1535.62,7014.8+452
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,15049.32,93245.9+218
Katherine1,05515.91,03015.5+25
Litchfield7675.17194.8+48
MacDonnell1,56237.81,24930.2+313
Palmerston1,6206.41,4405.7+180
Roper Gulf2,03044.21,95042.5+80
Tiwi Islands77545.350029.2+275
Victoria Daly73438.672538.1+9
Wagait4618.34015.9+6
West Arnhem1,90342.01,68137.1+222
West Daly1,10754.01,07452.4+33
Unincorporated NT69414.41,39328.9-699
Unincorporated ACT8,3952.77,6052.5+790
Unincorp. Other Territories654.3553.7+10
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