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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In December 2023 there were 23,930 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 monthDecember 2023August 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,9306.924,9557.2-1,025
Albury2,3696.92,4847.2-115
Armidale Regional1,6739.11,6799.1-6
Ballina1,4855.71,5105.8-25
Balranald534.0594.5-6
Bathurst Regional1,3605.01,4265.2-66
Bayside (NSW)3,7923.13,8533.1-61
Bega Valley1,2936.41,3506.7-57
Bellingen7189.674810.0-30
Berrigan2896.43026.7-13
Blacktown13,3915.113,5715.2-180
Bland1454.51554.9-10
Blayney1904.31954.4-5
Blue Mountains1,7273.71,8223.9-95
Bogan1479.916311.0-16
Bourke33622.734623.4-10
Brewarrina19822.820423.5-6
Broken Hill1,18511.31,24511.9-60
Burwood7992.78012.7-2
Byron1,9508.31,9858.4-35
Cabonne3043.82893.6+15
Camden2,1222.72,2022.8-80
Campbelltown (NSW)7,1656.37,4056.5-240
Canada Bay1,0491.71,0371.7+12
Canterbury-Bankstown14,4486.014,5726.0-124
Carrathool764.1814.3-5
Central Coast (NSW)12,0505.812,6256.1-575
Central Darling19017.720118.7-11
Cessnock2,8457.13,0467.6-201
Clarence Valley2,9939.83,10310.1-110
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,8698.34,0098.6-140
Coolamon913.7963.9-5
Coonamble31914.534315.6-24
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3655.94006.4-35
Cowra6599.26979.7-38
Cumberland9,5536.09,3535.8+200
Dubbo Regional2,3607.02,5597.5-199
Dungog2855.03155.6-30
Edward River3427.03727.6-30
Eurobodalla1,7708.21,8388.5-68
Fairfield13,59910.013,83010.1-231
Federation4216.14576.6-36
Forbes3266.13596.8-33
Georges River3,3843.33,3663.3+18
Gilgandra2399.825410.4-15
Glen Innes Severn58511.663512.6-50
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1866.11,1996.1-13
Greater Hume Shire2513.92523.9-1
Griffith7714.48164.7-45
Gunnedah5437.25557.3-12
Gwydir2027.62248.5-22
Hawkesbury1,6143.71,6653.9-51
Hay905.21005.7-10
Hilltops7476.87717.0-24
Hornsby1,7841.91,7781.9+6
Hunters Hill1411.81451.8-4
Inner West4,5163.54,3643.3+152
Inverell1,0029.71,07210.3-70
Junee1954.71854.5+10
Kempsey1,98011.32,09011.9-110
Kiama3302.63452.7-15
Ku-ring-gai7751.07551.0+20
Kyogle62711.660511.2+22
Lachlan3169.03409.7-24
Lake Macquarie6,3965.06,7245.3-328
Lane Cove3501.33201.2+30
Leeton4476.44586.6-11
Lismore2,3708.62,5009.1-130
Lithgow9607.89757.9-15
Liverpool10,1666.610,2956.6-129
Liverpool Plains4209.645010.3-30
Lockhart593.2623.4-3
Maitland2,8235.02,9675.2-144
Mid-Coast4,8859.75,10010.1-215
Mid-Western Regional8625.69156.0-53
Moree Plains86010.793711.7-77
Mosman1851.11751.0+10
Murray River2954.23234.6-28
Murrumbidgee994.81055.1-6
Muswellbrook8257.98758.4-50
Nambucca Valley1,39012.61,40012.7-10
Narrabri5927.76348.2-42
Narrandera2808.73149.7-34
Narromine3008.33259.0-25
Newcastle6,3045.66,3865.7-82
North Sydney7141.56991.4+15
Northern Beaches2,5501.52,5401.5+10
Oberon1454.51494.6-4
Orange1,3545.11,4255.4-71
Parkes6187.36447.6-26
Parramatta5,6653.25,6613.2+4
Penrith7,0574.97,3455.1-288
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0856.53,2156.8-130
Port Stephens2,8876.73,0527.1-165
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1032.61,1682.8-65
Randwick2,2702.52,2552.4+15
Richmond Valley1,1878.91,2399.3-52
Ryde2,0252.31,9002.1+125
Shellharbour2,6555.62,7305.7-75
Shoalhaven4,0026.64,1466.8-144
Singleton7104.47294.6-19
Snowy Monaro Regional5083.75083.70
Snowy Valleys4905.65005.8-10
Strathfield8902.78702.6+20
Sutherland Shire2,9432.03,0182.1-75
Sydney5,7483.35,5533.2+195
Tamworth Regional2,8517.52,9427.8-91
Temora2146.52236.8-9
Tenterfield53514.855515.3-20
The Hills Shire1,9601.61,8971.5+63
Tweed3,7206.73,8957.0-175
Upper Hunter Shire4355.14505.2-15
Upper Lachlan Shire1913.81883.8+3
Uralla2146.12246.3-10
Wagga Wagga2,4095.62,4525.7-43
Walcha1247.71388.5-14
Walgett70822.674123.6-33
Warren1439.915810.9-15
Warrumbungle Shire52210.454910.9-27
Waverley8451.77801.6+65
Weddin1457.41557.9-10
Wentworth3648.13778.4-13
Willoughby7481.57531.5-5
Wingecarribee7952.78102.8-15
Wollondilly9752.91,0113.0-36
Wollongong7,5955.57,7305.6-135
Woollahra5021.54921.4+10
Yass Valley2752.62712.5+4
Unincorporated NSW7211.57511.9-3
Alpine2743.52893.7-15
Ararat5547.85647.9-10
Ballarat4,5736.54,6516.6-78
Banyule2,8103.52,7603.4+50
Bass Coast1,4986.61,6097.1-111
Baw Baw1,7125.01,7725.2-60
Bayside (Vic.)1,0601.71,0501.7+10
Benalla5907.26207.6-30
Boroondara1,8351.71,7451.6+90
Brimbank9,3657.29,7057.5-340
Buloke2457.12507.2-5
Campaspe1,3956.21,4856.6-90
Cardinia2,9703.93,0804.0-110
Casey11,6004.811,3804.7+220
Central Goldfields91612.594112.9-25
Colac Otway7005.37405.6-40
Corangamite5005.35455.8-45
Darebin5,1104.95,0154.8+95
East Gippsland2,4559.32,4959.5-40
Frankston4,9955.55,0605.6-65
Gannawarra4207.34257.4-5
Glen Eira2,2602.32,2102.2+50
Glenelg9608.19958.4-35
Golden Plains5753.75653.6+10
Greater Bendigo4,4976.04,7576.4-260
Greater Dandenong7,1856.87,1356.7+50
Greater Geelong8,6105.18,8155.2-205
Greater Shepparton3,1157.43,2957.8-180
Hepburn5235.55355.6-12
Hindmarsh2588.02547.8+4
Hobsons Bay2,2873.82,3213.9-34
Horsham6655.47205.8-55
Hume11,5257.111,5507.1-25
Indigo4154.14054.0+10
Kingston (Vic.)3,1553.13,1353.1+20
Knox3,4453.33,4903.4-45
Latrobe (Vic.)4,5829.74,81210.2-230
Loddon4099.443510.0-26
Macedon Ranges7752.58302.6-55
Manningham1,8312.41,7812.3+50
Mansfield2093.62143.7-5
Maribyrnong3,5705.73,5105.6+60
Maroondah2,4663.32,5263.4-60
Melbourne4,1603.23,8603.0+300
Melton6,5255.56,5055.5+20
Mildura2,6807.62,8258.0-145
Mitchell1,7005.41,7605.5-60
Moira1,0856.31,1556.7-70
Monash3,1952.53,1402.5+55
Moonee Valley3,0753.82,8953.6+180
Moorabool9784.11,0244.3-46
Moreland5,2794.35,0674.2+212
Mornington Peninsula3,6303.83,8454.0-215
Mount Alexander6075.26175.3-10
Moyne4043.94344.2-30
Murrindindi5055.65105.6-5
Nillumbik8152.07851.9+30
Northern Grampians5608.15758.3-15
Port Phillip2,9753.92,9203.8+55
Pyrenees3197.23377.6-18
Queenscliffe412.7412.70
South Gippsland9105.39695.6-59
Southern Grampians6306.66607.0-30
Stonnington1,7702.41,6152.2+155
Strathbogie3806.14006.4-20
Surf Coast5292.35342.3-5
Swan Hill7605.78406.3-80
Towong2005.72055.9-5
Wangaratta9555.59955.7-40
Warrnambool1,1805.41,2645.8-84
Wellington1,8906.91,9957.3-105
West Wimmera1617.11657.3-4
Whitehorse2,9342.62,8142.5+120
Whittlesea7,4304.97,5305.0-100
Wodonga1,5855.91,6856.3-100
Wyndham8,9174.68,9444.6-27
Yarra2,9614.22,8484.1+113
Yarra Ranges3,4393.53,6493.7-210
Yarriambiack2908.03158.7-25
Unincorporated Vic364.6374.8-1
Aurukun45057.651065.3-60
Balonne2107.72258.3-15
Banana4454.94605.0-15
Barcaldine895.1895.10
Barcoo125.9115.4+1
Blackall Tambo565.1565.10
Boulia165.7145.0+2
Brisbane31,0873.631,5873.7-500
Bulloo2811.72912.1-1
Bundaberg5,76510.15,87010.3-105
Burdekin7507.58008.0-50
Burke8228.18830.1-6
Cairns9,0358.39,1958.4-160
Carpentaria37827.640529.6-27
Cassowary Coast1,96011.32,00011.5-40
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0985.91,2026.4-104
Charters Towers6409.26509.3-10
Cherbourg11015.611616.4-6
Cloncurry1927.52017.8-9
Cook73925.276526.1-26
Croydon126.5158.1-3
Diamantina125.8104.8+2
Doomadgee25127.426929.4-18
Douglas82010.47359.3+85
Etheridge286.5358.2-7
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,81511.26,97011.5-155
Gladstone3,5808.73,7659.2-185
Gold Coast18,3204.519,1754.7-855
Goondiwindi3856.33806.2+5
Gympie2,9209.43,0009.7-80
Hinchinbrook5458.95609.2-15
Hope Vale15725.316226.1-5
Ipswich10,3386.910,7837.2-445
Isaac3652.33952.5-30
Kowanyama33144.935948.6-28
Livingstone1,1304.61,2055.0-75
Lockhart River10525.510926.5-4
Lockyer Valley1,8106.91,8457.1-35
Logan16,8757.617,3257.8-450
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,0805.24,3655.6-285
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6825.57126.6-3
Maranoa4255.34655.8-40
Mareeba1,85513.01,84512.9+10
Moreton Bay16,9505.717,5955.9-645
Mornington19727.421129.3-14
Mount Isa1,29310.11,33010.4-37
Murweh2158.62108.4+5
Napranum14625.215126.0-5
Noosa1,5524.81,6735.2-121
North Burnett65011.369512.1-45
Northern Peninsula Area35020.835521.1-5
Palm Island59044.661046.1-20
Paroo11411.812012.4-6
Pormpuraaw19644.721248.4-16
Quilpie5211.55512.2-3
Redland4,6604.84,7454.9-85
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton4,0657.94,2258.2-160
Scenic Rim1,6656.51,7106.7-45
Somerset1,1857.91,2608.3-75
South Burnett2,20911.82,25812.1-49
Southern Downs1,7088.31,7438.5-35
Sunshine Coast9,7984.710,2134.9-415
Tablelands1,4659.91,54510.4-80
Toowoomba6,6116.36,7966.4-185
Torres33514.833514.80
Torres Strait Island64025.568527.3-45
Townsville8,7756.89,3057.3-530
Weipa802.7802.70
Western Downs1,7358.31,6908.1+45
Whitsunday1,5406.31,6106.6-70
Winton395.8355.2+4
Woorabinda6310.36811.1-5
Wujal Wujal4625.84827.0-2
Yarrabah76046.680049.0-40
Adelaide1,3957.11,3356.8+60
Adelaide Hills6052.46252.5-20
Adelaide Plains4607.04356.6+25
Alexandrina1,1887.81,2348.1-46
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara55032.960035.9-50
Barossa6914.67164.8-25
Barunga West1269.61319.9-5
Berri Barmera71511.474011.8-25
Burnside6152.26002.2+15
Campbelltown (SA)1,3854.01,3854.00
Ceduna32415.133015.4-6
Charles Sturt4,5695.84,5965.8-27
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2905.52955.6-5
Cleve515.2535.4-2
Coober Pedy30532.429030.9+15
Copper Coast94511.899512.4-50
Elliston416.8467.6-5
Flinders Ranges9510.49510.40
Franklin Harbour365.1385.3-2
Gawler1,1127.31,1297.4-17
Goyder27011.627011.60
Grant3045.53255.9-21
Holdfast Bay8123.68533.8-41
Kangaroo Island1555.61605.7-5
Karoonda East Murray386.5386.50
Kimba305.2315.4-1
Kingston (SA)735.8675.3+6
Light4924.84964.9-4
Lower Eyre Peninsula2426.82486.9-6
Loxton Waikerie5939.16009.2-7
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31317.3+6
Marion3,4285.63,4775.7-49
Mid Murray62111.962511.9-4
Mitcham1,2032.91,2212.9-18
Mount Barker1,0054.11,0804.4-75
Mount Gambier1,3758.51,4759.1-100
Mount Remarkable17410.818511.4-11
Murray Bridge1,40110.71,48511.3-84
Naracoorte Lucindale2705.12705.10
Northern Areas1957.61957.60
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68503.5+20
Onkaparinga7,9177.28,4297.7-512
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35210.9-3
Peterborough10110.910711.6-6
Playford8,15712.88,40113.2-244
Port Adelaide Enfield6,5917.46,6537.5-62
Port Augusta1,32915.01,39915.8-70
Port Lincoln7748.88409.6-66
Port Pirie1,34013.11,36513.3-25
Prospect4703.14703.10
Renmark Paringa5659.561010.3-45
Robe525.9485.5+4
Roxby Downs501.7602.1-10
Salisbury8,3038.88,4498.9-146
Southern Mallee867.2867.20
Streaky Bay17714.616613.7+11
Tatiara1453.41503.5-5
Tea Tree Gully2,8494.52,9714.7-122
Coorong33010.335010.9-20
Tumby Bay845.7825.6+2
Unley6652.86252.6+40
Victor Harbor6799.37259.9-46
Wakefield3879.740210.1-15
Walkerville1803.71753.6+5
Wattle Range6058.66309.0-25
West Torrens1,9414.71,9794.7-38
Whyalla1,98014.72,04515.2-65
Wudinna446.5497.3-5
Yankalilla2488.12668.7-18
Yorke Peninsula65511.165011.0+5
Unincorporated SA26912.528113.0-12
Albany1,5456.71,6207.1-75
Armadale4,1806.94,3357.1-155
Ashburton1603.01653.1-5
Augusta Margaret River4404.24754.6-35
Bassendean5755.56105.9-35
Bayswater2,2925.02,3425.1-50
Belmont1,8206.21,8856.4-65
Beverley9610.410111.0-5
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook575.5595.7-2
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1635.61665.7-3
Brookton5210.55811.8-6
Broome1,37011.71,42012.2-50
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3477.30
Bruce Rock488.6519.2-3
Bunbury1,7418.51,8238.9-82
Busselton1,1154.71,1705.0-55
Cambridge3031.72951.6+8
Canning2,6164.12,6114.0+5
Capel5054.35404.6-35
Carnamah3610.53610.50
Carnarvon55016.158517.1-35
Chapman Valley828.3858.6-3
Chittering1052.81102.9-5
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1332.01261.9+7
Cockburn3,4354.33,5294.5-94
Cocos Islands102.8154.1-5
Collie57010.859011.2-20
Coolgardie25810.826210.9-4
Coorow6010.46010.40
Corrigin5810.36511.5-7
Cottesloe581.2571.1+1
Cranbrook477.2477.20
Cuballing315.9377.1-6
Cue2619.82821.4-2
Cunderdin9511.710212.6-7
Dalwallinu687.9637.3+5
Dandaragan1296.61296.60
Dardanup3493.93864.3-37
Denmark2256.42507.2-25
Derby-West Kimberley1,56031.81,72035.1-160
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12356.6-15
Dowerin369.8349.2+2
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas4910.64910.60
East Fremantle1352.81402.9-5
East Pilbara5186.65376.8-19
Esperance5035.94705.5+33
Exmouth1155.31155.30
Fremantle1,4857.11,4506.9+35
Gingin2176.62176.60
Gnowangerup425.5344.4+8
Goomalling529.5499.0+3
Gosnells5,3206.45,4306.6-110
Greater Geraldton2,3499.52,4049.7-55
Halls Creek84534.494538.4-100
Harvey8554.89305.3-75
Irwin1608.01557.7+5
Jerramungup405.5324.4+8
Joondalup2,9172.92,9973.0-80
Kalamunda1,4454.01,4854.1-40
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2376.11,2486.2-11
Karratha8855.69806.2-95
Katanning27611.027611.00
Kellerberrin8111.68812.6-7
Kent185.6144.4+4
Kojonup817.4817.40
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda209.8199.3+1
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,2857.42,3357.5-50
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton46040.749643.9-36
Leonora49440.453243.5-38
Mandurah4,1608.14,3348.4-174
Manjimup3556.43656.6-10
Meekatharra17318.918520.2-12
Melville1,6142.51,6912.6-77
Menzies18241.419644.5-14
Merredin1698.71799.2-10
Mingenew2410.52410.50
Moora1087.91007.3+8
Morawa3710.43710.40
Mosman Park1672.91712.9-4
Mount Magnet8218.98720.1-5
Mount Marshall237.5216.9+2
Mukinbudin267.5246.9+2
Mundaring1,0144.11,1004.4-86
Murchison1321.31423.0-1
Murray8157.88378.0-22
Nannup556.8607.4-5
Narembeen388.6419.3-3
Narrogin2548.82679.3-13
Nedlands1861.41651.2+21
Ngaanyatjarraku40140.343343.5-32
Northam80011.682011.8-20
Northampton20411.422012.3-16
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori4810.64810.60
Perth1,3855.91,3545.8+31
Pingelly5910.46611.6-7
Plantagenet2708.42808.8-10
Port Hedland9378.49828.8-45
Quairading5911.86412.8-5
Ravensthorpe675.1654.9+2
Rockingham4,9955.75,3006.1-305
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7753.78153.9-40
Shark Bay355.3355.30
South Perth9553.39553.30
Stirling6,5374.46,7724.5-235
Subiaco3102.83002.7+10
Swan5,8215.75,9555.8-134
Tammin2911.93112.7-2
Three Springs3510.73510.70
Toodyay2057.52057.50
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2294.71,2094.6+20
Victoria Plains397.7367.1+3
Vincent8953.38733.2+22
Wagin585.8707.0-12
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,8535.07,1935.2-340
Waroona2409.625010.0-10
West Arthur275.8337.1-6
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams355.8427.0-7
Wiluna7518.58120.0-6
Wongan-Ballidu739.6709.2+3
Woodanilling2911.12911.10
Wyalkatchem249.3238.9+1
Wyndham-East Kimberley93518.195518.4-20
Yalgoo5219.05620.5-4
Yilgarn667.7617.1+5
York18810.519811.0-10
Break O'Day54514.552514.0+20
Brighton1,21010.11,29010.7-80
Burnie1,1319.01,1999.6-68
Central Coast (Tas.)8756.59427.0-67
Central Highlands (Tas.)1459.61459.60
Circular Head3306.63306.60
Clarence1,8524.92,0005.3-148
Derwent Valley6639.671310.3-50
Devonport1,4389.11,4849.4-46
Dorset3558.93859.7-30
Flinders (Tas.)459.75010.8-5
George Town52512.853513.0-10
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2107.52057.3+5
Glenorchy2,5377.62,6327.9-95
Hobart1,6504.41,5704.2+80
Huon Valley9808.89808.80
Kentish2907.03007.2-10
King Island303.2353.7-5
Kingborough9503.81,0004.0-50
Latrobe (Tas.)4466.34506.3-4
Launceston3,6248.13,8098.5-185
Meander Valley6695.47446.0-75
Northern Midlands5156.35606.8-45
Sorell6336.06656.3-32
Southern Midlands2957.03107.3-15
Tasman1459.815010.2-5
Waratah-Wynyard6257.56708.1-45
West Coast36513.539014.5-25
West Tamar8515.68865.9-35
Alice Springs2,05511.41,98511.0+70
Barkly1,39132.31,44433.5-53
Belyuen2018.92119.8-1
Central Desert1,06144.11,06844.4-7
Coomalie12716.313417.2-7
Darwin2,9005.12,9135.1-13
Darwin Waterfront Precinct135.0135.00
East Arnhem2,95246.23,04447.7-92
Katherine1,05515.91,10016.6-45
Litchfield7354.97515.0-16
MacDonnell1,26930.71,31731.8-48
Palmerston1,5156.01,6306.4-115
Roper Gulf1,91041.62,02544.1-115
Tiwi Islands54031.648528.4+55
Victoria Daly71437.575139.5-37
Wagait4116.34317.1-2
West Arnhem1,74438.51,72138.0+23
West Daly1,02349.91,11654.4-93
Unincorporated NT1,29526.91,50431.2-209
Unincorporated ACT7,9402.68,0152.6-75
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0654.3-5
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