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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In January 2024 there were 24,005 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 monthJanuary 2024October 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,0056.923,3856.7+620
Albury2,3926.92,3376.8+55
Armidale Regional1,6699.11,5878.6+82
Ballina1,5005.71,4305.5+70
Balranald503.8564.3-6
Bathurst Regional1,3695.01,3414.9+28
Bayside (NSW)3,8483.13,6703.0+178
Bega Valley1,3166.51,2496.2+67
Bellingen7399.96939.3+46
Berrigan2986.62806.2+18
Blacktown13,5605.212,9114.9+649
Bland1404.41404.40
Blayney1904.31804.0+10
Blue Mountains1,7683.81,6923.6+76
Bogan1479.91479.90
Bourke32622.032221.8+4
Brewarrina19322.319021.9+3
Broken Hill1,20011.41,14010.9+60
Burwood8112.87622.6+49
Byron1,9858.41,9058.1+80
Cabonne3043.82853.6+19
Camden2,1862.82,0302.6+156
Campbelltown (NSW)7,2686.46,9516.1+317
Canada Bay1,0791.89981.7+81
Canterbury-Bankstown14,5446.013,9035.7+641
Carrathool754.0733.9+2
Central Coast (NSW)12,1605.911,6755.6+485
Central Darling18617.319017.7-4
Cessnock2,8777.22,7927.0+85
Clarence Valley3,0359.92,8989.5+137
Cobar1706.61756.8-5
Coffs Harbour3,9018.43,8048.2+97
Coolamon933.7883.5+5
Coonamble31914.532414.7-5
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3706.03655.9+5
Cowra6599.26469.0+13
Cumberland9,7126.19,1365.7+576
Dubbo Regional2,3907.02,2956.8+95
Dungog2855.02804.9+5
Edward River3567.33457.1+11
Eurobodalla1,7968.31,7458.1+51
Fairfield13,60310.013,2209.7+383
Federation4065.84316.2-25
Forbes3276.23266.1+1
Georges River3,4503.43,2483.2+202
Gilgandra2399.824410.0-5
Glen Innes Severn59011.758511.6+5
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1966.11,1505.9+46
Greater Hume Shire2423.72383.7+4
Griffith7894.67644.4+25
Gunnedah5467.25397.1+7
Gwydir2037.72037.70
Hawkesbury1,6103.71,5543.6+56
Hay955.5905.2+5
Hilltops7476.87216.6+26
Hornsby1,8241.91,7721.9+52
Hunters Hill1521.91421.8+10
Inner West4,5213.54,3443.3+177
Inverell1,0269.99839.5+43
Junee1954.71904.6+5
Kempsey1,98511.31,95511.1+30
Kiama3452.73302.6+15
Ku-ring-gai8101.17401.0+70
Kyogle62411.659711.1+27
Lachlan3169.03169.00
Lake Macquarie6,5125.16,2634.9+249
Lane Cove3551.33171.2+38
Leeton4416.34065.8+35
Lismore2,3958.72,3118.4+84
Lithgow9808.09207.5+60
Liverpool10,2506.69,8276.3+423
Liverpool Plains4309.94159.5+15
Lockhart613.3583.2+3
Maitland2,8855.12,6964.7+189
Mid-Coast4,9459.84,8659.6+80
Mid-Western Regional8615.68625.6-1
Moree Plains89411.285910.7+35
Mosman1851.11650.9+20
Murray River3114.43044.3+7
Murrumbidgee1004.9954.6+5
Muswellbrook8608.28107.8+50
Nambucca Valley1,42512.91,33012.0+95
Narrabri5937.75817.5+12
Narrandera2768.52668.2+10
Narromine3058.43008.3+5
Newcastle6,3865.76,0885.4+298
North Sydney7151.56741.4+41
Northern Beaches2,5751.52,4601.5+115
Oberon1514.71394.3+12
Orange1,3945.31,3065.0+88
Parkes6287.45897.0+39
Parramatta5,7193.25,4713.1+248
Penrith7,2115.06,8394.8+372
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0956.53,0106.3+85
Port Stephens2,9126.82,8026.5+110
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1332.71,0842.6+49
Randwick2,3102.52,1652.3+145
Richmond Valley1,2069.01,1778.8+29
Ryde2,0582.31,9262.2+132
Shellharbour2,6855.62,5605.4+125
Shoalhaven4,0076.63,8816.4+126
Singleton7234.56734.2+50
Snowy Monaro Regional5143.75083.7+6
Snowy Valleys5005.84705.4+30
Strathfield8922.78312.5+61
Sutherland Shire2,9732.12,8482.0+125
Sydney5,7933.35,5203.2+273
Tamworth Regional2,9067.72,7417.2+165
Temora2106.42016.1+9
Tenterfield55015.252014.4+30
The Hills Shire2,0221.61,8561.5+166
Tweed3,7606.83,6306.6+130
Upper Hunter Shire4204.94255.0-5
Upper Lachlan Shire1863.71863.70
Uralla2246.32095.9+15
Wagga Wagga2,4355.72,2935.4+142
Walcha1247.71298.0-5
Walgett70822.668922.0+19
Warren1439.914410.0-1
Warrumbungle Shire52310.450710.1+16
Waverley8451.77801.6+65
Weddin1457.41557.9-10
Wentworth3638.13507.8+13
Willoughby7621.57311.5+31
Wingecarribee8052.87702.6+35
Wollondilly9952.99432.8+52
Wollongong7,6905.67,2905.3+400
Woollahra5161.55121.5+4
Yass Valley2752.62662.5+9
Unincorporated NSW7111.37211.5-1
Alpine2703.52653.4+5
Ararat5647.95597.8+5
Ballarat4,6446.64,3856.2+259
Banyule2,8203.52,7053.4+115
Bass Coast1,5286.81,4736.5+55
Baw Baw1,7325.11,6674.9+65
Bayside (Vic.)1,0751.71,0451.7+30
Benalla6007.35807.1+20
Boroondara1,8351.71,7201.6+115
Brimbank9,4057.39,1807.1+225
Buloke2406.92406.90
Campaspe1,4206.31,3706.1+50
Cardinia3,0254.02,8553.7+170
Casey11,9104.911,0254.5+885
Central Goldfields90112.388212.1+19
Colac Otway7105.36655.0+45
Corangamite4905.24905.20
Darebin5,2405.04,9054.7+335
East Gippsland2,4509.32,3558.9+95
Frankston5,0205.64,8205.3+200
Gannawarra4257.44057.0+20
Glen Eira2,2952.32,1952.2+100
Glenelg9658.19458.0+20
Golden Plains5753.75503.5+25
Greater Bendigo4,5326.14,4175.9+115
Greater Dandenong7,3106.96,9156.5+395
Greater Geelong8,7135.18,3154.9+398
Greater Shepparton3,1757.53,0307.2+145
Hepburn5235.55165.4+7
Hindmarsh2668.22467.6+20
Hobsons Bay2,3323.92,2093.7+123
Horsham6755.56555.3+20
Hume11,5557.111,1906.9+365
Indigo4154.13953.9+20
Kingston (Vic.)3,1753.13,0003.0+175
Knox3,4803.43,3603.2+120
Latrobe (Vic.)4,6229.84,4979.5+125
Loddon4049.33999.2+5
Macedon Ranges7702.57652.4+5
Manningham1,8512.41,7262.2+125
Mansfield2143.72003.5+14
Maribyrnong3,6255.83,4205.5+205
Maroondah2,5113.42,3513.2+160
Melbourne4,2103.33,8903.0+320
Melton6,6905.66,1755.2+515
Mildura2,7107.72,6207.4+90
Mitchell1,7405.51,6605.2+80
Moira1,0906.41,0456.1+45
Monash3,2552.63,0402.4+215
Moonee Valley3,0853.82,8853.6+200
Moorabool1,0134.39444.0+69
Moreland5,4194.45,0064.1+413
Mornington Peninsula3,6503.83,5453.7+105
Mount Alexander6225.35724.9+50
Moyne4094.03843.7+25
Murrindindi5105.64955.5+15
Nillumbik8052.07651.9+40
Northern Grampians5658.15608.1+5
Port Phillip3,0404.02,8653.7+175
Pyrenees3287.43237.2+5
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9155.39155.30
Southern Grampians6406.86206.5+20
Stonnington1,7902.41,6602.2+130
Strathbogie3806.13655.8+15
Surf Coast5292.35232.3+6
Swan Hill7605.77705.8-10
Towong1955.61905.5+5
Wangaratta9805.69255.3+55
Warrnambool1,1805.41,1605.3+20
Wellington1,9257.01,8706.8+55
West Wimmera1637.21587.0+5
Whitehorse2,9592.72,7992.5+160
Whittlesea7,5255.07,1904.8+335
Wodonga1,6106.01,5655.8+45
Wyndham8,9774.68,6014.4+376
Yarra2,9764.32,8034.0+173
Yarra Ranges3,5093.53,3743.4+135
Yarriambiack3008.33008.30
Unincorporated Vic364.6364.60
Aurukun45057.646058.9-10
Balonne2107.72057.5+5
Banana4504.94404.8+10
Barcaldine895.1794.5+10
Barcoo125.9115.4+1
Blackall Tambo565.1514.6+5
Boulia165.7145.0+2
Brisbane31,3973.730,1073.5+1,290
Bulloo2811.72711.3+1
Bundaberg5,85010.25,5959.8+255
Burdekin7607.67307.3+30
Burke8328.48228.1+1
Cairns9,4478.68,5487.8+899
Carpentaria38428.137627.5+8
Cassowary Coast2,01811.61,84610.6+172
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0935.91,1166.0-23
Charters Towers6559.46158.8+40
Cherbourg11215.810514.9+7
Cloncurry2017.81877.3+14
Cook76526.170724.1+58
Croydon147.6126.5+2
Diamantina125.8104.8+2
Doomadgee25527.825027.3+5
Douglas85510.87058.9+150
Etheridge327.5286.5+4
Flinders (Qld)556.2525.9+3
Fraser Coast6,88511.36,62510.9+260
Gladstone3,6108.83,4608.4+150
Gold Coast18,8004.717,8904.4+910
Goondiwindi3856.33655.9+20
Gympie2,9759.62,8809.3+95
Hinchinbrook5759.45358.8+40
Hope Vale16226.115024.2+12
Ipswich10,4737.09,9386.7+535
Isaac3652.33552.2+10
Kowanyama33445.333745.7-3
Livingstone1,1404.71,1054.5+35
Lockhart River10926.510124.6+8
Lockyer Valley1,8307.01,7656.8+65
Logan17,1057.716,1507.3+955
Longreach1255.41054.5+20
Mackay4,1555.33,9805.1+175
McKinlay366.1345.8+2
Mapoon7126.66524.3+6
Maranoa4305.44105.1+20
Mareeba1,90513.31,75012.2+155
Moreton Bay17,0505.716,5155.5+535
Mornington20027.819527.1+5
Mount Isa1,31510.31,2539.8+62
Murweh2208.82058.2+15
Napranum15126.014024.1+11
Noosa1,5684.81,5354.7+33
North Burnett65511.466011.5-5
Northern Peninsula Area35020.834020.2+10
Palm Island60545.858544.3+20
Paroo11411.811111.4+3
Pormpuraaw19845.219945.4-1
Quilpie5211.55111.3+1
Redland4,7254.84,5304.6+195
Richmond296.0285.8+1
Rockhampton4,0957.93,9807.7+115
Scenic Rim1,7256.71,6106.3+115
Somerset1,1907.91,1807.8+10
South Burnett2,22711.92,13411.4+93
Southern Downs1,7198.41,6348.0+85
Sunshine Coast9,8624.79,4904.5+372
Tablelands1,51510.21,4109.5+105
Toowoomba6,7016.36,3166.0+385
Torres34015.032514.4+15
Torres Strait Island65526.163025.1+25
Townsville8,9357.08,5156.6+420
Weipa852.9802.7+5
Western Downs1,7158.21,6007.7+115
Whitsunday1,5956.51,4956.1+100
Winton395.8355.2+4
Woorabinda6210.16510.6-3
Wujal Wujal4827.04424.7+4
Yarrabah79548.773044.8+65
Adelaide1,3706.91,3306.7+40
Adelaide Hills6202.45552.2+65
Adelaide Plains4406.74406.70
Alexandrina1,1887.81,1637.6+25
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara53031.756033.5-30
Barossa7014.76454.3+56
Barunga West1289.71219.2+7
Berri Barmera73011.771511.4+15
Burnside6202.35702.1+50
Campbelltown (SA)1,3904.01,3203.8+70
Ceduna33415.532515.1+9
Charles Sturt4,5695.84,4015.5+168
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3005.72805.3+20
Cleve535.4495.0+4
Coober Pedy30031.929531.4+5
Copper Coast96012.095011.9+10
Elliston416.8396.5+2
Flinders Ranges10211.29110.0+11
Franklin Harbour385.3354.9+3
Gawler1,1277.41,0737.0+54
Goyder28012.126011.2+20
Grant3105.62975.4+13
Holdfast Bay8083.67793.5+29
Kangaroo Island1555.61605.7-5
Karoonda East Murray376.3386.5-1
Kimba315.4284.9+3
Kingston (SA)705.6735.8-3
Light4934.94724.7+21
Lower Eyre Peninsula2406.72336.5+7
Loxton Waikerie5909.05698.7+21
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31317.3+6
Marion3,4525.63,3265.4+126
Mid Murray62411.960011.5+24
Mitcham1,2012.91,1612.8+40
Mount Barker1,0304.29703.9+60
Mount Gambier1,3858.51,3628.4+23
Mount Remarkable17410.817410.80
Murray Bridge1,41610.81,40610.7+10
Naracoorte Lucindale2755.22604.9+15
Northern Areas2007.81907.5+10
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8603.58303.4+30
Onkaparinga7,9447.37,7547.1+190
Orroroo Carrieton4910.34910.30
Peterborough10110.910110.90
Playford8,21612.97,84812.3+368
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6547.56,3677.1+287
Port Augusta1,36115.41,31814.9+43
Port Lincoln7838.97488.5+35
Port Pirie1,34013.11,29512.6+45
Prospect4703.14503.0+20
Renmark Paringa5659.55459.2+20
Robe505.7525.9-2
Roxby Downs501.7451.6+5
Salisbury8,3338.87,9568.4+377
Southern Mallee837.0867.2-3
Streaky Bay17714.616613.7+11
Tatiara1453.41453.40
Tea Tree Gully2,9114.62,7384.3+173
Coorong33010.333510.5-5
Tumby Bay825.6805.4+2
Unley6552.76252.6+30
Victor Harbor6909.46739.2+17
Wakefield3959.93729.3+23
Walkerville1803.71954.0-15
Wattle Range6058.66008.6+5
West Torrens1,9664.71,8944.5+72
Whyalla2,02515.11,96014.6+65
Wudinna446.5416.1+3
Yankalilla2578.42407.9+17
Yorke Peninsula65511.163510.8+20
Unincorporated SA27512.825611.9+19
Albany1,5456.71,4956.5+50
Armadale4,2006.94,0406.6+160
Ashburton1552.91502.8+5
Augusta Margaret River4404.24404.20
Bassendean5805.65705.5+10
Bayswater2,3165.02,2314.8+85
Belmont1,8306.21,7906.1+40
Beverley9810.79510.3+3
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook575.5545.2+3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1635.61525.2+11
Brookton5310.85210.5+1
Broome1,40012.01,30011.1+100
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8457.0-1
Bruce Rock478.4509.0-3
Bunbury1,7528.51,6668.1+86
Busselton1,1204.81,1004.7+20
Cambridge3031.72911.6+12
Canning2,6344.12,5013.9+133
Capel5104.44904.2+20
Carnamah3710.8349.9+3
Carnarvon56516.553015.5+35
Chapman Valley838.4818.2+2
Chittering1002.61002.60
Christmas Island201.7151.3+5
Claremont1321.91261.9+6
Cockburn3,4934.43,2964.2+197
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie57010.856510.7+5
Coolgardie25410.624610.3+8
Coorow6110.6569.7+5
Corrigin6010.65810.3+2
Cottesloe631.3521.0+11
Cranbrook456.9467.1-1
Cuballing326.1336.3-1
Cue2720.62720.60
Cunderdin9511.79712.0-2
Dalwallinu687.9657.5+3
Dandaragan1296.61236.3+6
Dardanup3684.13393.8+29
Denmark2406.92306.6+10
Derby-West Kimberley1,56532.01,56031.8+5
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12206.10
Dowerin3710.1339.0+4
Dumbleyung205.0205.00
Dundas4810.44610.0+2
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara5386.85036.4+35
Esperance5005.94585.4+42
Exmouth1115.11155.3-4
Fremantle1,5057.21,4056.7+100
Gingin2176.62076.3+10
Gnowangerup455.8364.7+9
Goomalling539.7488.8+5
Gosnells5,3656.55,1456.2+220
Greater Geraldton2,3749.62,2879.3+87
Halls Creek86035.087535.6-15
Harvey8755.08404.8+35
Irwin1557.71457.2+10
Jerramungup425.8344.7+8
Joondalup2,9362.92,8172.8+119
Kalamunda1,4654.01,4153.9+50
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2826.41,2066.0+76
Karratha9105.78805.6+30
Katanning27110.827110.80
Kellerberrin8111.68311.9-2
Kent195.9154.7+4
Kojonup766.9787.1-2
Kondinin265.0265.00
Koorda2110.3199.3+2
Kulin235.0235.00
Kwinana2,3207.52,2057.1+115
Lake Grace415.1415.10
Laverton46040.745740.4+3
Leonora49440.449140.2+3
Mandurah4,1858.14,0357.8+150
Manjimup3676.63576.4+10
Meekatharra17519.117519.10
Melville1,6072.51,5742.5+33
Menzies18241.418141.1+1
Merredin1668.61769.1-10
Mingenew2511.02310.1+2
Moora1087.91037.5+5
Morawa3810.7359.8+3
Mosman Park1622.81542.6+8
Mount Magnet8319.28319.20
Mount Marshall237.5216.9+2
Mukinbudin267.5246.9+2
Mundaring1,0144.11,0034.0+11
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8438.17807.5+63
Nannup577.0577.00
Narembeen388.6409.0-2
Narrogin2609.02508.7+10
Nedlands1821.41711.3+11
Ngaanyatjarraku40140.339940.1+2
Northam79511.577011.1+25
Northampton20711.620711.60
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8262.6+2
Perenjori4910.84510.0+4
Perth1,3805.91,3475.8+33
Pingelly6010.55910.4+1
Plantagenet2808.82758.6+5
Port Hedland9578.69218.2+36
Quairading5911.86012.0-1
Ravensthorpe654.9624.7+3
Rockingham5,0705.84,8655.6+205
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8053.97453.6+60
Shark Bay345.2355.3-1
South Perth9503.38903.1+60
Stirling6,5684.46,2904.2+278
Subiaco3152.93002.7+15
Swan5,9415.85,5475.4+394
Tammin2911.93012.3-1
Three Springs3510.7329.8+3
Toodyay2157.81906.9+25
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2164.61,1834.5+33
Victoria Plains397.7377.3+2
Vincent8893.38543.2+35
Wagin606.0616.1-1
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo6,8995.06,6834.8+216
Waroona25010.02359.4+15
West Arthur286.0296.3-1
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin204.9204.90
Williams366.0376.1-1
Wiluna7618.77618.70
Wongan-Ballidu759.8688.9+7
Woodanilling2810.72810.70
Wyalkatchem259.7228.5+3
Wyndham-East Kimberley97018.791517.7+55
Yalgoo5319.45319.40
Yilgarn667.7617.1+5
York19210.718510.3+7
Break O'Day53014.152514.0+5
Brighton1,20910.11,1809.8+29
Burnie1,1499.21,1118.9+38
Central Coast (Tas.)8936.69006.6-7
Central Highlands (Tas.)15510.21459.6+10
Circular Head3156.33206.4-5
Clarence1,8724.91,8064.7+66
Derwent Valley6739.76529.4+21
Devonport1,4209.01,3868.8+34
Dorset3558.93659.2-10
Flinders (Tas.)459.7459.70
George Town53012.951512.5+15
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2107.52107.50
Glenorchy2,5377.62,4637.4+74
Hobart1,6304.31,5704.2+60
Huon Valley9959.09558.6+40
Kentish3007.22806.8+20
King Island303.2303.20
Kingborough9653.99353.8+30
Latrobe (Tas.)4346.14246.0+10
Launceston3,6568.13,5277.9+129
Meander Valley6645.46795.5-15
Northern Midlands5156.35006.1+15
Sorell6346.16145.9+20
Southern Midlands2957.02957.00
Tasman15010.21459.8+5
Waratah-Wynyard6307.66007.2+30
West Coast36513.536513.50
West Tamar8495.68435.6+6
Alice Springs2,05511.41,94510.8+110
Barkly1,38232.11,38632.2-4
Belyuen2018.92018.90
Central Desert1,07144.51,04443.4+27
Coomalie12716.313016.7-3
Darwin2,9765.22,7414.8+235
Darwin Waterfront Precinct145.4124.7+2
East Arnhem3,00847.12,93345.9+75
Katherine1,07016.11,02515.5+45
Litchfield7675.17024.7+65
MacDonnell1,26730.61,27130.7-4
Palmerston1,5906.21,4605.7+130
Roper Gulf1,94042.31,93542.2+5
Tiwi Islands54031.651530.1+25
Victoria Daly72237.971637.6+6
Wagait4116.34216.7-1
West Arnhem1,73938.41,69737.5+42
West Daly1,04851.11,06551.9-17
Unincorporated NT1,27926.51,35528.1-76
Unincorporated ACT7,9952.67,6652.5+330
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0604.00
Source: Department of Social Services - JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients - monthly profile via data.gov.au. Compiled and presented by .id - informed decisions
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