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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 2024July 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,5507.024,7007.1-150
Albury2,5127.32,4377.1+75
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6489.0+111
Ballina1,5756.01,4855.7+90
Balranald534.0564.3-3
Bathurst Regional1,4245.21,4165.2+8
Bayside (NSW)4,0603.33,8443.1+216
Bega Valley1,3406.71,3376.7+3
Bellingen7249.77399.9-15
Berrigan2936.52986.6-5
Blacktown14,4495.513,4385.1+1,011
Bland1504.71655.2-15
Blayney2455.51954.4+50
Blue Mountains1,8523.91,8323.9+20
Bogan15810.716311.0-5
Bourke32622.034323.2-17
Brewarrina19322.320323.4-10
Broken Hill1,18511.31,24511.9-60
Burwood8392.98012.7+38
Byron2,0858.81,9708.3+115
Cabonne3033.82983.7+5
Camden2,3893.12,1382.8+251
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6886.77,4206.5+268
Canada Bay1,1401.91,0231.7+117
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1926.314,4586.0+734
Carrathool764.1814.3-5
Central Coast (NSW)12,9206.212,6056.1+315
Central Darling19418.119418.10
Cessnock2,9767.43,0387.6-62
Clarence Valley3,08510.13,08710.1-2
Cobar1807.01706.6+10
Coffs Harbour3,9268.43,9888.6-62
Coolamon953.8963.9-1
Coonamble31014.133315.1-23
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3856.23956.4-10
Cowra6839.56929.6-9
Cumberland10,2946.49,3575.8+937
Dubbo Regional2,4057.12,5247.4-119
Dungog2955.23155.6-20
Edward River3627.43747.7-12
Eurobodalla1,7878.31,8068.3-19
Fairfield13,5529.913,80510.1-253
Federation4376.34626.6-25
Forbes3416.43686.9-27
Georges River3,5723.53,3583.3+214
Gilgandra2359.626410.8-29
Glen Innes Severn62512.463012.5-5
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2006.11,1966.1+4
Greater Hume Shire2433.82433.80
Griffith7964.68114.7-15
Gunnedah5457.25507.2-5
Gwydir2128.02318.7-19
Hawkesbury1,7184.01,6503.8+68
Hay1056.01005.7+5
Hilltops7526.87626.9-10
Hornsby1,9212.01,7501.8+171
Hunters Hill1722.21491.9+23
Inner West4,7553.64,3563.3+399
Inverell1,0249.91,07810.4-54
Junee1854.51854.50
Kempsey2,03511.62,07511.8-40
Kiama3302.63502.7-20
Ku-ring-gai8651.17451.0+120
Kyogle65712.260711.3+50
Lachlan3269.33309.4-4
Lake Macquarie6,8015.36,6985.2+103
Lane Cove3931.53131.2+80
Leeton4626.64486.4+14
Lismore2,4008.72,4659.0-65
Lithgow9908.09707.9+20
Liverpool10,7496.910,1806.6+569
Liverpool Plains43510.043510.00
Lockhart623.4633.5-1
Maitland3,0205.32,9625.2+58
Mid-Coast5,06510.05,06010.0+5
Mid-Western Regional9085.99045.9+4
Moree Plains93811.794311.8-5
Mosman2051.21650.9+40
Murray River3314.73304.7+1
Murrumbidgee1004.91045.0-4
Muswellbrook8908.58758.4+15
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,36512.4+65
Narrabri6097.96398.3-30
Narrandera3189.83099.6+9
Narromine3008.33309.1-30
Newcastle6,6275.96,3745.6+253
North Sydney7831.66951.4+88
Northern Beaches2,7251.62,5501.5+175
Oberon1464.51544.8-8
Orange1,4285.41,4275.4+1
Parkes6687.96397.6+29
Parramatta6,1143.45,6373.2+477
Penrith7,6935.47,2115.0+482
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2356.83,1806.7+55
Port Stephens3,0077.02,9907.0+17
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,2012.81,1542.7+47
Randwick2,3652.62,2452.4+120
Richmond Valley1,2279.21,2479.3-20
Ryde2,2352.51,8942.1+341
Shellharbour2,8506.02,7105.7+140
Shoalhaven4,2887.14,0876.7+201
Singleton7494.77384.6+11
Snowy Monaro Regional5654.15033.6+62
Snowy Valleys5306.15005.8+30
Strathfield9412.88552.6+86
Sutherland Shire3,2192.22,9782.1+241
Sydney6,0403.45,5393.2+501
Tamworth Regional2,9617.82,8977.7+64
Temora2146.52146.50
Tenterfield57015.754515.1+25
The Hills Shire2,2381.81,8851.5+353
Tweed3,9307.13,8306.9+100
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04455.2-15
Upper Lachlan Shire2064.11873.8+19
Uralla2186.22166.1+2
Wagga Wagga2,6476.22,4305.7+217
Walcha1147.01388.5-24
Walgett72223.076024.2-38
Warren15110.415810.9-7
Warrumbungle Shire54110.754010.7+1
Waverley9001.87751.6+125
Weddin1457.41407.1+5
Wentworth3547.93808.5-26
Willoughby8041.67341.5+70
Wingecarribee8853.08052.8+80
Wollondilly1,0783.21,0253.0+53
Wollongong7,9655.87,7155.6+250
Woollahra5361.64721.4+64
Yass Valley2972.82792.6+18
Unincorporated NSW7311.66810.8+5
Alpine2983.82983.80
Ararat5898.35647.9+25
Ballarat4,9607.04,5456.4+415
Banyule3,1253.92,7353.4+390
Bass Coast1,5146.71,5947.1-80
Baw Baw1,8075.31,7525.1+55
Bayside (Vic.)1,1701.91,0301.7+140
Benalla6157.56107.5+5
Boroondara1,9401.81,7101.6+230
Brimbank9,9557.79,6357.5+320
Buloke2406.92507.2-10
Campaspe1,3956.21,4556.5-60
Cardinia3,2304.23,0454.0+185
Casey13,1355.411,2304.6+1,905
Central Goldfields93612.893612.80
Colac Otway7405.67255.4+15
Corangamite5255.65505.8-25
Darebin5,4805.34,9254.7+555
East Gippsland2,4959.52,4709.4+25
Frankston5,3455.94,9955.5+350
Gannawarra4357.54257.4+10
Glen Eira2,4352.52,1852.2+250
Glenelg9858.39958.4-10
Golden Plains6354.15653.6+70
Greater Bendigo4,6726.34,7376.3-65
Greater Dandenong7,9207.57,0656.7+855
Greater Geelong9,2085.48,7655.2+443
Greater Shepparton3,2507.73,2357.7+15
Hepburn5145.45205.4-6
Hindmarsh2668.22547.8+12
Hobsons Bay2,4814.22,3323.9+149
Horsham7105.87155.8-5
Hume12,2057.511,5107.1+695
Indigo4254.24003.9+25
Kingston (Vic.)3,3503.33,1053.1+245
Knox3,7203.63,4653.3+255
Latrobe (Vic.)4,77210.14,73710.0+35
Loddon4209.743510.0-15
Macedon Ranges8402.78152.6+25
Manningham1,9712.61,8012.3+170
Mansfield2193.82093.6+10
Maribyrnong3,7906.03,5605.7+230
Maroondah2,6813.62,5013.4+180
Melbourne4,6053.63,8953.0+710
Melton7,4056.26,4255.4+980
Mildura2,8208.02,7957.9+25
Mitchell1,8555.81,7355.5+120
Moira1,1306.61,1356.6-5
Monash3,4102.73,0802.4+330
Moonee Valley3,2704.02,8503.5+420
Moorabool1,0734.51,0154.3+58
Moreland5,7074.75,0074.1+700
Mornington Peninsula3,9604.13,8104.0+150
Mount Alexander6425.56125.3+30
Moyne4244.14244.10
Murrindindi5355.94955.5+40
Nillumbik8902.27751.9+115
Northern Grampians5908.55808.4+10
Port Phillip3,1954.22,8653.7+330
Pyrenees3568.03287.4+28
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9355.49345.4+1
Southern Grampians6556.96506.9+5
Stonnington1,9552.61,5702.1+385
Strathbogie3956.34056.5-10
Surf Coast5542.45192.3+35
Swan Hill7956.08356.3-40
Towong1855.32055.9-20
Wangaratta1,0155.89655.5+50
Warrnambool1,2105.61,2545.8-44
Wellington1,9707.21,9707.20
West Wimmera1787.91607.1+18
Whitehorse3,0742.82,7792.5+295
Whittlesea8,0205.37,5055.0+515
Wodonga1,6956.31,6706.2+25
Wyndham9,9795.18,7924.5+1,187
Yarra3,2184.62,8034.0+415
Yarra Ranges3,6193.63,5943.6+25
Yarriambiack3058.43158.7-10
Unincorporated Vic384.9384.90
Aurukun47560.850064.0-25
Balonne2408.82208.1+20
Banana4805.34705.2+10
Barcaldine955.5895.1+6
Barcoo115.4125.9-1
Blackall Tambo605.4565.1+4
Boulia145.0165.7-2
Brisbane32,6773.831,5523.7+1,125
Bulloo2711.32912.1-2
Bundaberg5,99010.55,87510.3+115
Burdekin7857.97958.0-10
Burke8428.88629.5-2
Cairns9,2108.49,2378.5-27
Carpentaria38828.439628.9-8
Cassowary Coast2,04011.71,95211.2+88
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1015.91,1716.3-70
Charters Towers6509.36559.4-5
Cherbourg11416.111516.3-1
Cloncurry2017.82017.80
Cook74525.477126.3-26
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina104.8125.8-2
Doomadgee25828.226428.8-6
Douglas7859.97359.3+50
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4556.2+2
Fraser Coast6,95011.46,89011.3+60
Gladstone3,6208.83,7559.1-135
Gold Coast19,5604.819,0354.7+525
Goondiwindi4056.63756.1+30
Gympie3,0459.82,9259.4+120
Hinchinbrook5909.75809.5+10
Hope Vale15825.516326.3-5
Ipswich11,0937.410,7737.2+320
Isaac3902.53952.5-5
Kowanyama33745.736349.2-26
Livingstone1,1404.71,2055.0-65
Lockhart River10625.811026.8-4
Lockyer Valley1,8607.11,8507.1+10
Logan18,2958.317,1457.7+1,150
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,3105.54,3705.6-60
McKinlay376.3366.1+1
Mapoon6925.87126.6-2
Maranoa4505.64605.7-10
Mareeba1,89013.21,85513.0+35
Moreton Bay18,0056.117,4655.9+540
Mornington20228.120628.7-4
Mount Isa1,40511.01,33510.4+70
Murweh2359.42058.2+30
Napranum14725.315226.2-5
Noosa1,5504.81,6585.1-108
North Burnett66011.567511.7-15
Northern Peninsula Area39523.536521.7+30
Palm Island57543.562046.9-45
Paroo11111.412012.4-9
Pormpuraaw19945.421448.9-15
Quilpie5111.35512.2-4
Redland4,9155.04,6954.8+220
Richmond316.4296.0+2
Rockhampton4,1558.04,2258.2-70
Scenic Rim1,7606.81,7006.6+60
Somerset1,1757.81,2308.2-55
South Burnett2,32012.42,24912.1+71
Southern Downs1,8088.81,7188.4+90
Sunshine Coast10,3204.910,0534.8+267
Tablelands1,55010.41,53510.3+15
Toowoomba6,9276.66,7326.4+195
Torres27512.134015.0-65
Torres Strait Island78531.368527.3+100
Townsville9,3107.39,2107.2+100
Weipa903.1903.10
Western Downs1,7408.41,6758.0+65
Whitsunday1,7057.01,5956.5+110
Winton355.2395.8-4
Woorabinda6410.46510.6-1
Wujal Wujal4726.44827.0-1
Yarrabah75046.081049.7-60
Adelaide1,4307.21,3356.8+95
Adelaide Hills6802.76202.4+60
Adelaide Plains4707.24506.9+20
Alexandrina1,2148.01,2238.0-9
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara83049.758034.7+250
Barossa7304.97114.7+19
Barunga West13310.11299.8+4
Berri Barmera72011.573511.7-15
Burnside6502.46002.2+50
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3854.0+25
Ceduna33415.533615.6-2
Charles Sturt4,5395.74,5615.7-22
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3005.73055.7-5
Cleve535.4535.40
Coober Pedy30532.430532.40
Copper Coast98512.398012.2+5
Elliston447.3467.6-2
Flinders Ranges9510.49510.40
Franklin Harbour385.3385.30
Gawler1,1497.51,1227.3+27
Goyder27011.626011.2+10
Grant3275.93195.8+8
Holdfast Bay8193.68333.7-14
Kangaroo Island1505.41555.6-5
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba315.4315.40
Kingston (SA)735.8614.9+12
Light5365.34884.8+48
Lower Eyre Peninsula2456.92497.0-4
Loxton Waikerie5788.85939.1-15
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31317.3+6
Marion3,3965.53,4625.6-66
Mid Murray62712.062712.00
Mitcham1,2112.91,1952.9+16
Mount Barker1,0354.21,0654.3-30
Mount Gambier1,3988.61,4669.0-68
Mount Remarkable18811.618211.3+6
Murray Bridge1,47011.21,46511.2+5
Naracoorte Lucindale2905.52604.9+30
Northern Areas1907.51907.50
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8953.78503.5+45
Onkaparinga7,9447.38,4207.7-476
Orroroo Carrieton5311.25210.9+1
Peterborough10911.810611.5+3
Playford8,45913.38,31713.0+142
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6907.56,6157.4+75
Port Augusta1,32915.01,37915.6-50
Port Lincoln7929.08449.6-52
Port Pirie1,35013.21,37013.3-20
Prospect4953.34703.1+25
Renmark Paringa5609.460510.2-45
Robe525.9434.9+9
Roxby Downs602.1551.9+5
Salisbury8,5509.08,4418.9+109
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay17714.616913.9+8
Tatiara1453.41553.6-10
Tea Tree Gully2,9644.72,9064.6+58
Coorong32010.035511.1-35
Tumby Bay845.7825.6+2
Unley6502.76402.7+10
Victor Harbor7189.87039.6+15
Wakefield41010.339810.0+12
Walkerville1853.81803.7+5
Wattle Range6108.76208.8-10
West Torrens1,9864.81,9844.8+2
Whyalla2,17516.22,04015.2+135
Wudinna466.8497.3-3
Yankalilla2488.12448.0+4
Yorke Peninsula68011.565011.0+30
Unincorporated SA27912.927212.6+7
Albany1,6607.21,5957.0+65
Armadale4,3757.24,3057.1+70
Ashburton1552.91603.0-5
Augusta Margaret River4804.64804.60
Bassendean6005.85805.6+20
Bayswater2,3515.12,3475.1+4
Belmont1,8606.31,8806.4-20
Beverley10511.410111.0+4
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook615.9605.8+1
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1746.01705.8+4
Brookton5511.25811.8-3
Broome1,44512.41,41012.1+35
Broomehill-Tambellup487.4457.0+3
Bruce Rock498.8519.2-2
Bunbury1,8489.01,8248.9+24
Busselton1,2055.11,1655.0+40
Cambridge3221.83031.7+19
Canning2,7394.22,6154.1+124
Capel5404.65404.60
Carnamah4011.7349.9+6
Carnarvon59117.358017.0+11
Chapman Valley838.4858.6-2
Chittering1253.31102.9+15
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1342.01291.9+5
Cockburn3,5184.43,5444.5-26
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.258511.1+5
Coolgardie28211.827011.3+12
Coorow6611.45810.0+8
Corrigin6110.86511.5-4
Cottesloe581.2631.3-5
Cranbrook497.6467.1+3
Cuballing387.3387.30
Cue2720.62922.1-2
Cunderdin10412.810012.3+4
Dalwallinu687.9637.3+5
Dandaragan1387.11256.4+13
Dardanup3824.33914.4-9
Denmark2607.42457.0+15
Derby-West Kimberley1,56532.01,74535.6-180
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin3810.3349.2+4
Dumbleyung225.5215.3+1
Dundas5311.55111.1+2
East Fremantle1302.71402.9-10
East Pilbara6628.45386.8+124
Esperance5286.24705.5+58
Exmouth1255.81185.4+7
Fremantle1,5057.21,4306.8+75
Gingin2327.02106.4+22
Gnowangerup476.1364.7+11
Goomalling549.9499.0+5
Gosnells5,6806.95,4056.5+275
Greater Geraldton2,4459.92,4079.8+38
Halls Creek88536.094538.4-60
Harvey9355.39205.2+15
Irwin1557.71557.70
Jerramungup446.1344.7+10
Joondalup3,0463.02,9772.9+69
Kalamunda1,5254.21,4504.0+75
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2796.31,2186.0+61
Karratha9305.99806.2-50
Katanning29911.927110.8+28
Kellerberrin8912.88612.4+3
Kent195.9154.7+4
Kojonup837.6787.1+5
Kondinin295.6275.2+2
Koorda2110.3199.3+2
Kulin255.5245.3+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,2757.3+95
Lake Grace455.6425.2+3
Laverton23921.249944.2-260
Leonora25721.053643.9-279
Mandurah4,4788.74,2898.3+189
Manjimup3957.13756.8+20
Meekatharra17519.119321.1-18
Melville1,6872.61,6612.6+26
Menzies9521.619744.8-102
Merredin1738.91829.4-9
Mingenew2711.82310.1+4
Moora1087.91007.3+8
Morawa4111.53610.1+5
Mosman Park1622.81712.9-9
Mount Magnet8319.29121.0-8
Mount Marshall227.2206.6+2
Mukinbudin257.2236.6+2
Mundaring1,0714.31,1114.5-40
Murchison1321.31524.6-2
Murray8708.38318.0+39
Nannup607.4607.40
Narembeen398.8419.3-2
Narrogin2639.12588.9+5
Nedlands1861.41641.2+22
Ngaanyatjarraku20921.043543.7-226
Northam81511.879511.5+20
Northampton20111.221712.1-16
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori5311.74610.2+7
Perth1,3905.91,3605.8+30
Pingelly6210.96611.6-4
Plantagenet2959.22858.9+10
Port Hedland9588.69678.6-9
Quairading6513.06212.4+3
Ravensthorpe725.5705.3+2
Rockingham5,3956.25,2306.0+165
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8404.08053.9+35
Shark Bay385.8365.5+2
South Perth9853.49553.3+30
Stirling6,6724.56,6964.5-24
Subiaco3002.73002.70
Swan6,2346.15,9145.8+320
Tammin3213.13112.7+1
Three Springs3811.63310.1+5
Toodyay2157.82057.5+10
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2314.71,1904.5+41
Victoria Plains397.7367.1+3
Vincent8863.38563.2+30
Wagin727.2727.20
Wandering3611.03911.9-3
Wanneroo7,3345.37,1385.2+196
Waroona27010.825010.0+20
West Arthur347.3347.30
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin235.6215.1+2
Williams437.1437.10
Wiluna7618.78420.7-8
Wongan-Ballidu7710.1709.2+7
Woodanilling3111.82810.7+3
Wyalkatchem259.7238.9+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley1,03019.996018.5+70
Yalgoo5319.45821.2-5
Yilgarn637.3596.8+4
York20511.419811.0+7
Break O'Day54514.552514.0+20
Brighton1,23710.31,27910.6-42
Burnie1,1949.51,1819.4+13
Central Coast (Tas.)8826.59256.8-43
Central Highlands (Tas.)17011.21409.2+30
Circular Head3356.73256.5+10
Clarence1,9185.01,9775.2-59
Derwent Valley6829.970210.1-20
Devonport1,4519.21,4609.3-9
Dorset3558.93959.9-40
Flinders (Tas.)5511.85511.80
George Town53513.053012.9+5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2157.72007.1+15
Glenorchy2,6277.92,6277.90
Hobart1,6054.31,5304.1+75
Huon Valley9758.89758.80
Kentish3107.53007.2+10
King Island303.2404.2-10
Kingborough1,0454.29753.9+70
Latrobe (Tas.)4546.44456.3+9
Launceston3,7028.33,7928.5-90
Meander Valley6845.57345.9-50
Northern Midlands5456.75356.5+10
Sorell6646.36636.3+1
Southern Midlands3107.33057.2+5
Tasman15010.215010.20
Waratah-Wynyard6357.76708.1-35
West Coast39014.539014.50
West Tamar8485.68735.8-25
Alice Springs1,95010.82,01011.1-60
Barkly1,51735.21,45533.8+62
Belyuen2220.82220.80
Central Desert1,22851.01,05243.7+176
Coomalie14118.113717.6+4
Darwin3,1535.62,9435.2+210
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8135.0+2
East Arnhem3,15049.33,05147.8+99
Katherine1,05515.91,07516.2-20
Litchfield7675.17565.0+11
MacDonnell1,56237.81,31431.8+248
Palmerston1,6206.41,6156.3+5
Roper Gulf2,03044.21,99043.4+40
Tiwi Islands77545.350029.2+275
Victoria Daly73438.674138.9-7
Wagait4618.34417.5+2
West Arnhem1,90342.01,70437.6+199
West Daly1,10754.01,10854.0-1
Unincorporated NT69414.41,52531.7-831
Unincorporated ACT8,3952.77,8502.5+545
Unincorp. Other Territories654.3654.30
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