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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 2024November 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,5507.023,6406.8+910
Albury2,5127.32,3446.8+168
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6529.0+107
Ballina1,5756.01,4605.6+115
Balranald534.0564.3-3
Bathurst Regional1,4245.21,3555.0+69
Bayside (NSW)4,0603.33,7203.0+340
Bega Valley1,3406.71,2846.4+56
Bellingen7249.77049.4+20
Berrigan2936.52806.2+13
Blacktown14,4495.513,1695.0+1,280
Bland1504.71454.5+5
Blayney2455.51854.2+60
Blue Mountains1,8523.91,6873.6+165
Bogan15810.715010.1+8
Bourke32622.032922.2-3
Brewarrina19322.319422.4-1
Broken Hill1,18511.31,18011.2+5
Burwood8392.97792.7+60
Byron2,0858.81,9308.2+155
Cabonne3033.82893.6+14
Camden2,3893.12,0742.7+315
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6886.77,0906.2+598
Canada Bay1,1401.91,0281.7+112
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1926.314,1925.9+1,000
Carrathool764.1713.8+5
Central Coast (NSW)12,9206.211,9205.8+1,000
Central Darling19418.119017.7+4
Cessnock2,9767.42,8267.1+150
Clarence Valley3,08510.12,9279.6+158
Cobar1807.01756.8+5
Coffs Harbour3,9268.43,8488.3+78
Coolamon953.8923.7+3
Coonamble31014.132414.7-14
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3856.23706.0+15
Cowra6839.56418.9+42
Cumberland10,2946.49,3285.8+966
Dubbo Regional2,4057.12,3356.9+70
Dungog2955.22804.9+15
Edward River3627.43447.1+18
Eurobodalla1,7878.31,7598.1+28
Fairfield13,5529.913,4009.8+152
Federation4376.34356.3+2
Forbes3416.43266.1+15
Georges River3,5723.53,3253.3+247
Gilgandra2359.62359.60
Glen Innes Severn62512.459011.7+35
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2006.11,1535.9+47
Greater Hume Shire2433.82513.9-8
Griffith7964.67684.4+28
Gunnedah5457.25397.1+6
Gwydir2128.02027.6+10
Hawkesbury1,7184.01,5703.6+148
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7526.87216.6+31
Hornsby1,9212.01,7561.8+165
Hunters Hill1722.21471.8+25
Inner West4,7553.64,3523.3+403
Inverell1,0249.99829.5+42
Junee1854.51904.6-5
Kempsey2,03511.61,98511.3+50
Kiama3302.63402.6-10
Ku-ring-gai8651.17501.0+115
Kyogle65712.261411.4+43
Lachlan3269.33169.0+10
Lake Macquarie6,8015.36,3395.0+462
Lane Cove3931.53301.2+63
Leeton4626.64356.2+27
Lismore2,4008.72,3118.4+89
Lithgow9908.09607.8+30
Liverpool10,7496.910,0236.5+726
Liverpool Plains43510.04209.6+15
Lockhart623.4603.3+2
Maitland3,0205.32,7484.8+272
Mid-Coast5,06510.04,8809.7+185
Mid-Western Regional9085.98485.5+60
Moree Plains93811.784510.6+93
Mosman2051.21801.0+25
Murray River3314.73004.3+31
Murrumbidgee1004.9944.6+6
Muswellbrook8908.58157.8+75
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,35512.3+75
Narrabri6097.95917.6+18
Narrandera3189.82618.1+57
Narromine3008.33008.30
Newcastle6,6275.96,1905.5+437
North Sydney7831.66891.4+94
Northern Beaches2,7251.62,4701.5+255
Oberon1464.51454.5+1
Orange1,4285.41,3475.1+81
Parkes6687.95997.1+69
Parramatta6,1143.45,5883.1+526
Penrith7,6935.46,9824.9+711
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2356.83,0456.4+190
Port Stephens3,0077.02,8676.7+140
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,2012.81,0892.6+112
Randwick2,3652.62,2002.4+165
Richmond Valley1,2279.21,1918.9+36
Ryde2,2352.51,9782.2+257
Shellharbour2,8506.02,5905.4+260
Shoalhaven4,2887.13,9626.5+326
Singleton7494.76894.3+60
Snowy Monaro Regional5654.15083.7+57
Snowy Valleys5306.14755.5+55
Strathfield9412.88552.6+86
Sutherland Shire3,2192.22,8832.0+336
Sydney6,0403.45,5903.2+450
Tamworth Regional2,9617.82,7817.3+180
Temora2146.52146.50
Tenterfield57015.753514.8+35
The Hills Shire2,2381.81,8831.5+355
Tweed3,9307.13,6606.6+270
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04305.00
Upper Lachlan Shire2064.11933.9+13
Uralla2186.22015.7+17
Wagga Wagga2,6476.22,3575.5+290
Walcha1147.01298.0-15
Walgett72223.070322.4+19
Warren15110.414610.1+5
Warrumbungle Shire54110.750610.0+35
Waverley9001.88001.6+100
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3547.93507.8+4
Willoughby8041.67481.5+56
Wingecarribee8853.07752.7+110
Wollondilly1,0783.29532.8+125
Wollongong7,9655.87,4255.4+540
Woollahra5361.65171.5+19
Yass Valley2972.82762.6+21
Unincorporated NSW7311.67211.5+1
Alpine2983.82703.5+28
Ararat5898.35597.8+30
Ballarat4,9607.04,4636.3+497
Banyule3,1253.92,8003.5+325
Bass Coast1,5146.71,4886.6+26
Baw Baw1,8075.31,6874.9+120
Bayside (Vic.)1,1701.91,0501.7+120
Benalla6157.55807.1+35
Boroondara1,9401.81,7701.6+170
Brimbank9,9557.79,3357.2+620
Buloke2406.92406.90
Campaspe1,3956.21,3756.1+20
Cardinia3,2304.22,9003.8+330
Casey13,1355.411,3854.7+1,750
Central Goldfields93612.889612.2+40
Colac Otway7405.66905.2+50
Corangamite5255.64955.2+30
Darebin5,4805.35,0404.8+440
East Gippsland2,4959.52,4009.1+95
Frankston5,3455.94,9055.4+440
Gannawarra4357.54057.0+30
Glen Eira2,4352.52,2202.3+215
Glenelg9858.39508.0+35
Golden Plains6354.15503.5+85
Greater Bendigo4,6726.34,4626.0+210
Greater Dandenong7,9207.57,0756.7+845
Greater Geelong9,2085.48,4255.0+783
Greater Shepparton3,2507.73,0557.3+195
Hepburn5145.45195.4-5
Hindmarsh2668.22588.0+8
Hobsons Bay2,4814.22,2323.7+249
Horsham7105.86605.3+50
Hume12,2057.511,4307.0+775
Indigo4254.24054.0+20
Kingston (Vic.)3,3503.33,0703.0+280
Knox3,7203.63,4203.3+300
Latrobe (Vic.)4,77210.14,5329.6+240
Loddon4209.74049.3+16
Macedon Ranges8402.77702.5+70
Manningham1,9712.61,8012.3+170
Mansfield2193.82003.5+19
Maribyrnong3,7906.03,5005.6+290
Maroondah2,6813.62,4073.3+274
Melbourne4,6053.64,0703.2+535
Melton7,4056.26,3855.4+1,020
Mildura2,8208.02,6257.4+195
Mitchell1,8555.81,6855.3+170
Moira1,1306.61,0606.2+70
Monash3,4102.73,1352.5+275
Moonee Valley3,2704.02,9853.7+285
Moorabool1,0734.59544.0+119
Moreland5,7074.75,1324.2+575
Mornington Peninsula3,9604.13,5553.7+405
Mount Alexander6425.55875.0+55
Moyne4244.13903.8+34
Murrindindi5355.94955.5+40
Nillumbik8902.27851.9+105
Northern Grampians5908.55658.1+25
Port Phillip3,1954.22,9453.8+250
Pyrenees3568.03287.4+28
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9355.49105.3+25
Southern Grampians6556.96256.6+30
Stonnington1,9552.61,7052.3+250
Strathbogie3956.33806.1+15
Surf Coast5542.45232.3+31
Swan Hill7956.07705.8+25
Towong1855.32005.7-15
Wangaratta1,0155.89255.3+90
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1605.3+50
Wellington1,9707.21,8856.9+85
West Wimmera1787.91617.1+17
Whitehorse3,0742.82,9032.6+171
Whittlesea8,0205.37,3404.9+680
Wodonga1,6956.31,5755.9+120
Wyndham9,9795.18,8184.5+1,161
Yarra3,2184.62,8784.1+340
Yarra Ranges3,6193.63,3993.4+220
Yarriambiack3058.42958.1+10
Unincorporated Vic384.9364.6+2
Aurukun47560.846058.9+15
Balonne2408.82057.5+35
Banana4805.34404.8+40
Barcaldine955.5864.9+9
Barcoo115.4125.9-1
Blackall Tambo605.4544.9+6
Boulia145.0165.7-2
Brisbane32,6773.830,6473.6+2,030
Bulloo2711.32610.8+1
Bundaberg5,99010.55,6809.9+310
Burdekin7857.97357.4+50
Burke8428.88228.1+2
Cairns9,2108.48,6888.0+522
Carpentaria38828.438027.8+8
Cassowary Coast2,04011.71,88610.9+154
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1015.91,1035.9-2
Charters Towers6509.36158.8+35
Cherbourg11416.110815.3+6
Cloncurry2017.81877.3+14
Cook74525.470424.0+41
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina104.8125.8-2
Doomadgee25828.225327.6+5
Douglas7859.97109.0+75
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4525.9+5
Fraser Coast6,95011.46,72011.1+230
Gladstone3,6208.83,5358.6+85
Gold Coast19,5604.818,1154.5+1,445
Goondiwindi4056.63756.1+30
Gympie3,0459.82,8959.4+150
Hinchinbrook5909.75308.7+60
Hope Vale15825.514924.0+9
Ipswich11,0937.410,1236.8+970
Isaac3902.53552.2+35
Kowanyama33745.732844.4+9
Livingstone1,1404.71,1204.6+20
Lockhart River10625.810124.6+5
Lockyer Valley1,8607.11,7956.9+65
Logan18,2958.316,5557.5+1,740
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,3105.54,0655.2+245
McKinlay376.3345.8+3
Mapoon6925.86524.3+4
Maranoa4505.64105.1+40
Mareeba1,89013.21,79012.5+100
Moreton Bay18,0056.116,7755.6+1,230
Mornington20228.119827.5+4
Mount Isa1,40511.01,28310.0+122
Murweh2359.42058.2+30
Napranum14725.313924.0+8
Noosa1,5504.81,5444.8+6
North Burnett66011.566011.50
Northern Peninsula Area39523.535020.8+45
Palm Island57543.558544.3-10
Paroo11111.410811.1+3
Pormpuraaw19945.419444.3+5
Quilpie5111.35011.1+1
Redland4,9155.04,6354.8+280
Richmond316.4285.8+3
Rockhampton4,1558.04,0257.8+130
Scenic Rim1,7606.81,6356.4+125
Somerset1,1757.81,2058.0-30
South Burnett2,32012.42,18611.7+134
Southern Downs1,8088.81,6748.2+134
Sunshine Coast10,3204.99,6514.6+669
Tablelands1,55010.41,4209.6+130
Toowoomba6,9276.66,4966.2+431
Torres27512.134015.0-65
Torres Strait Island78531.362024.8+165
Townsville9,3107.38,6806.8+630
Weipa903.1802.7+10
Western Downs1,7408.41,7608.5-20
Whitsunday1,7057.01,5156.2+190
Winton355.2395.8-4
Woorabinda6410.46310.3+1
Wujal Wujal4726.44424.7+3
Yarrabah75046.073545.1+15
Adelaide1,4307.21,3506.8+80
Adelaide Hills6802.75752.3+105
Adelaide Plains4707.24556.9+15
Alexandrina1,2148.01,1937.8+21
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara83049.756033.5+270
Barossa7304.96664.4+64
Barunga West13310.11239.3+10
Berri Barmera72011.572511.6-5
Burnside6502.45802.1+70
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3553.9+55
Ceduna33415.533115.4+3
Charles Sturt4,5395.74,4945.7+45
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3005.72805.3+20
Cleve535.4495.0+4
Coober Pedy30532.430031.9+5
Copper Coast98512.395511.9+30
Elliston447.3416.8+3
Flinders Ranges9510.49110.0+4
Franklin Harbour385.3354.9+3
Gawler1,1497.51,1017.2+48
Goyder27011.627511.9-5
Grant3275.93045.5+23
Holdfast Bay8193.67803.5+39
Kangaroo Island1505.41605.7-10
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba315.4284.9+3
Kingston (SA)735.8766.1-3
Light5365.34894.8+47
Lower Eyre Peninsula2456.92386.7+7
Loxton Waikerie5788.85708.7+8
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,3965.53,3655.5+31
Mid Murray62712.061911.8+8
Mitcham1,2112.91,1932.9+18
Mount Barker1,0354.29754.0+60
Mount Gambier1,3988.61,3808.5+18
Mount Remarkable18811.617210.6+16
Murray Bridge1,47011.21,39110.6+79
Naracoorte Lucindale2905.52655.0+25
Northern Areas1907.51857.3+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8953.78503.5+45
Onkaparinga7,9447.37,8527.2+92
Orroroo Carrieton5311.24910.3+4
Peterborough10911.810010.8+9
Playford8,45913.37,99312.5+466
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6907.56,4617.2+229
Port Augusta1,32915.01,34815.3-19
Port Lincoln7929.07658.7+27
Port Pirie1,35013.21,30512.7+45
Prospect4953.34553.0+40
Renmark Paringa5609.45509.3+10
Robe525.9546.1-2
Roxby Downs602.1401.4+20
Salisbury8,5509.08,1428.6+408
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay17714.616913.9+8
Tatiara1453.41503.5-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9644.72,8234.5+141
Coorong32010.033010.3-10
Tumby Bay845.7825.6+2
Unley6502.76552.7-5
Victor Harbor7189.86799.3+39
Wakefield41010.33809.5+30
Walkerville1853.81853.80
Wattle Range6108.75958.5+15
West Torrens1,9864.81,9064.6+80
Whyalla2,17516.21,97514.7+200
Wudinna466.8446.5+2
Yankalilla2488.12448.0+4
Yorke Peninsula68011.565511.1+25
Unincorporated SA27912.925511.8+24
Albany1,6607.21,5206.6+140
Armadale4,3757.24,0906.7+285
Ashburton1552.91552.90
Augusta Margaret River4804.64404.2+40
Bassendean6005.85655.4+35
Bayswater2,3515.12,2925.0+59
Belmont1,8606.31,7906.1+70
Beverley10511.49610.4+9
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook615.9565.4+5
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1746.01595.5+15
Brookton5511.25310.8+2
Broome1,44512.41,32011.3+125
Broomehill-Tambellup487.4446.8+4
Bruce Rock498.8488.6+1
Bunbury1,8489.01,6818.2+167
Busselton1,2055.11,1154.7+90
Cambridge3221.82981.7+24
Canning2,7394.22,5534.0+186
Capel5404.64954.3+45
Carnamah4011.73510.2+5
Carnarvon59117.355516.2+36
Chapman Valley838.4828.3+1
Chittering1253.31052.8+20
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1342.01321.9+2
Cockburn3,5184.43,3374.2+181
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.258511.1+5
Coolgardie28211.825810.8+24
Coorow6611.45910.2+7
Corrigin6110.86010.6+1
Cottesloe581.2531.1+5
Cranbrook497.6456.9+4
Cuballing387.3326.1+6
Cue2720.62619.8+1
Cunderdin10412.89712.0+7
Dalwallinu687.9667.6+2
Dandaragan1387.11276.5+11
Dardanup3824.33393.8+43
Denmark2607.42306.6+30
Derby-West Kimberley1,56532.01,57532.2-10
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin3810.3349.2+4
Dumbleyung225.5215.3+1
Dundas5311.54910.6+4
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara6628.45236.6+139
Esperance5286.24905.8+38
Exmouth1255.81185.4+7
Fremantle1,5057.21,4506.9+55
Gingin2327.02146.5+18
Gnowangerup476.1384.9+9
Goomalling549.9499.0+5
Gosnells5,6806.95,2106.3+470
Greater Geraldton2,4459.92,3099.4+136
Halls Creek88536.088035.8+5
Harvey9355.38404.8+95
Irwin1557.71507.5+5
Jerramungup446.1365.0+8
Joondalup3,0463.02,9172.9+129
Kalamunda1,5254.21,4404.0+85
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2796.31,2126.0+67
Karratha9305.98905.6+40
Katanning29911.927611.0+23
Kellerberrin8912.88311.9+6
Kent195.9165.0+3
Kojonup837.6766.9+7
Kondinin295.6275.2+2
Koorda2110.3199.3+2
Kulin255.5245.3+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,2257.2+145
Lake Grace455.6425.2+3
Laverton23921.245740.4-218
Leonora25721.049140.2-234
Mandurah4,4788.74,0907.9+388
Manjimup3957.13556.4+40
Meekatharra17519.117318.9+2
Melville1,6872.61,5832.5+104
Menzies9521.618141.1-86
Merredin1738.91698.7+4
Mingenew2711.82410.5+3
Moora1087.91057.7+3
Morawa4111.53610.1+5
Mosman Park1622.81622.80
Mount Magnet8319.28218.9+1
Mount Marshall227.2227.20
Mukinbudin257.2257.20
Mundaring1,0714.39964.0+75
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8708.37807.5+90
Nannup607.4556.8+5
Narembeen398.8388.6+1
Narrogin2639.12508.7+13
Nedlands1861.41851.4+1
Ngaanyatjarraku20921.039940.1-190
Northam81511.877511.2+40
Northampton20111.220411.4-3
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove282.8282.80
Perenjori5311.74710.4+6
Perth1,3905.91,3615.8+29
Pingelly6210.96010.5+2
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9588.69328.3+26
Quairading6513.06012.0+5
Ravensthorpe725.5654.9+7
Rockingham5,3956.24,9405.7+455
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8404.07553.6+85
Shark Bay385.8365.5+2
South Perth9853.49403.3+45
Stirling6,6724.56,4274.3+245
Subiaco3002.73102.8-10
Swan6,2346.15,6095.5+625
Tammin3213.13012.3+2
Three Springs3811.63410.4+4
Toodyay2157.82007.3+15
Trayning148.1148.10
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2314.71,2124.6+19
Victoria Plains397.7387.5+1
Vincent8863.38853.3+1
Wagin727.2606.0+12
Wandering3611.03510.7+1
Wanneroo7,3345.36,7884.9+546
Waroona27010.82459.8+25
West Arthur347.3286.0+6
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin235.6215.1+2
Williams437.1366.0+7
Wiluna7618.77518.5+1
Wongan-Ballidu7710.1709.2+7
Woodanilling3111.82911.1+2
Wyalkatchem259.7238.9+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley1,03019.992017.8+110
Yalgoo5319.45219.0+1
Yilgarn637.3637.30
York20511.418810.5+17
Break O'Day54514.554014.4+5
Brighton1,23710.31,20010.0+37
Burnie1,1949.51,1198.9+75
Central Coast (Tas.)8826.58976.6-15
Central Highlands (Tas.)17011.21409.2+30
Circular Head3356.73256.5+10
Clarence1,9185.01,8304.8+88
Derwent Valley6829.96529.4+30
Devonport1,4519.21,3958.8+56
Dorset3558.93508.8+5
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town53513.052012.7+15
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2157.72057.3+10
Glenorchy2,6277.92,5087.5+119
Hobart1,6054.31,6104.3-5
Huon Valley9758.89758.80
Kentish3107.52957.1+15
King Island303.2303.20
Kingborough1,0454.29303.8+115
Latrobe (Tas.)4546.44356.1+19
Launceston3,7028.33,5547.9+148
Meander Valley6845.56845.50
Northern Midlands5456.75106.2+35
Sorell6646.36145.9+50
Southern Midlands3107.32957.0+15
Tasman15010.21459.8+5
Waratah-Wynyard6357.76157.4+20
West Coast39014.537013.7+20
West Tamar8485.68515.6-3
Alice Springs1,95010.82,00011.1-50
Barkly1,51735.21,40732.7+110
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22851.01,07744.7+151
Coomalie14118.112916.6+12
Darwin3,1535.62,8115.0+342
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,15049.32,94546.1+205
Katherine1,05515.91,04515.8+10
Litchfield7675.17124.7+55
MacDonnell1,56237.81,25130.2+311
Palmerston1,6206.41,4755.8+145
Roper Gulf2,03044.21,95542.6+75
Tiwi Islands77545.353031.0+245
Victoria Daly73438.671937.8+15
Wagait4618.34216.7+4
West Arnhem1,90342.01,72538.1+178
West Daly1,10754.01,05751.5+50
Unincorporated NT69414.41,33327.7-639
Unincorporated ACT8,3952.77,7402.5+655
Unincorp. Other Territories654.3604.0+5
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