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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In September 2023 there were 23,205 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 monthSeptember 2023June 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,2056.724,7657.1-1,560
Albury2,3376.82,4397.1-102
Armidale Regional1,5878.61,6589.0-71
Ballina1,3955.31,5205.8-125
Balranald534.0594.5-6
Bathurst Regional1,3214.81,4365.3-115
Bayside (NSW)3,6152.93,8983.2-283
Bega Valley1,2456.21,3366.6-91
Bellingen6899.274810.0-59
Berrigan2806.22986.6-18
Blacktown12,7964.913,5095.1-713
Bland1404.41605.0-20
Blayney1703.81954.4-25
Blue Mountains1,6573.51,8173.9-160
Bogan15010.116110.9-11
Bourke31621.434323.2-27
Brewarrina18721.620323.4-16
Broken Hill1,15010.91,24511.9-95
Burwood7642.68162.8-52
Byron1,8707.91,9808.4-110
Cabonne2813.53073.8-26
Camden2,0312.62,1622.8-131
Campbelltown (NSW)6,9066.07,5106.6-604
Canada Bay9861.61,0121.7-26
Canterbury-Bankstown13,8595.714,5966.0-737
Carrathool754.0814.3-6
Central Coast (NSW)11,5805.612,6806.1-1,100
Central Darling18217.020118.7-19
Cessnock2,8237.13,0777.7-254
Clarence Valley2,9229.53,09310.1-171
Cobar1656.41706.6-5
Coffs Harbour3,7538.14,0348.7-281
Coolamon863.5953.8-9
Coonamble32414.733315.1-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3655.94056.5-40
Cowra6418.96929.6-51
Cumberland9,0265.69,4725.9-446
Dubbo Regional2,3206.82,5397.5-219
Dungog2855.03105.5-25
Edward River3457.13877.9-42
Eurobodalla1,7598.11,7978.3-38
Fairfield13,1539.713,86210.2-709
Federation4456.44526.5-7
Forbes3316.23827.2-51
Georges River3,1893.13,3953.3-206
Gilgandra2359.625910.6-24
Glen Innes Severn59011.763012.5-40
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1255.71,2096.2-84
Greater Hume Shire2383.72564.0-18
Griffith7544.48064.7-52
Gunnedah5246.95557.3-31
Gwydir2027.62318.7-29
Hawkesbury1,5343.51,6323.8-98
Hay955.5955.50
Hilltops7116.57576.9-46
Hornsby1,7221.81,7601.8-38
Hunters Hill1411.81481.9-7
Inner West4,2693.34,4143.4-145
Inverell9649.31,08310.5-119
Junee1804.41904.6-10
Kempsey1,97011.22,08011.8-110
Kiama3352.63402.6-5
Ku-ring-gai7200.97451.0-25
Kyogle58010.860211.2-22
Lachlan3128.93359.6-23
Lake Macquarie6,2244.96,8105.3-586
Lane Cove3111.23251.2-14
Leeton4166.04536.5-37
Lismore2,2918.32,5209.2-229
Lithgow9307.69757.9-45
Liverpool9,7256.310,2846.6-559
Liverpool Plains4109.445010.3-40
Lockhart563.1623.4-6
Maitland2,7044.72,9855.2-281
Mid-Coast4,8009.55,09510.1-295
Mid-Western Regional8485.59156.0-67
Moree Plains85010.694211.8-92
Mosman1650.91650.90
Murray River2984.23234.6-25
Murrumbidgee974.71045.0-7
Muswellbrook8107.88808.4-70
Nambucca Valley1,30011.81,37512.4-75
Narrabri5767.56398.3-63
Narrandera2718.43149.7-43
Narromine3008.33359.2-35
Newcastle6,0495.46,4625.7-413
North Sydney6811.47041.4-23
Northern Beaches2,4101.42,5901.6-180
Oberon1344.11544.8-20
Orange1,3205.01,4285.4-108
Parkes5796.96597.8-80
Parramatta5,3873.05,6383.2-251
Penrith6,8114.87,3025.1-491
Port Macquarie-Hastings2,9856.33,2306.8-245
Port Stephens2,7976.53,0227.0-225
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,0892.61,1532.7-64
Randwick2,1552.32,2552.4-100
Richmond Valley1,1648.71,2679.5-103
Ryde1,8542.11,9072.1-53
Shellharbour2,5355.32,7055.7-170
Shoalhaven3,8816.44,0626.7-181
Singleton6684.27334.6-65
Snowy Monaro Regional4933.65133.7-20
Snowy Valleys4655.45005.8-35
Strathfield8172.58742.6-57
Sutherland Shire2,7771.93,0132.1-236
Sydney5,4433.15,5623.2-119
Tamworth Regional2,7067.12,9027.7-196
Temora2016.12196.6-18
Tenterfield51014.154014.9-30
The Hills Shire1,7771.41,9211.6-144
Tweed3,6056.53,8306.9-225
Upper Hunter Shire4104.84505.2-40
Upper Lachlan Shire1853.71893.8-4
Uralla2085.92166.1-8
Wagga Wagga2,2665.32,4225.7-156
Walcha1298.01388.5-9
Walgett69922.375624.1-57
Warren14610.115610.8-10
Warrumbungle Shire51210.255411.0-42
Waverley7651.67751.6-10
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3397.63828.5-43
Willoughby7191.57381.5-19
Wingecarribee7752.78252.8-50
Wollondilly9282.71,0373.1-109
Wollongong7,2005.37,7805.7-580
Woollahra4851.44801.4+5
Yass Valley2532.42802.6-27
Unincorporated NSW6911.07511.9-6
Alpine2703.53084.0-38
Ararat5547.85698.0-15
Ballarat4,3346.14,5616.4-227
Banyule2,6403.32,7353.4-95
Bass Coast1,4636.51,5947.1-131
Baw Baw1,6474.81,7425.1-95
Bayside (Vic.)1,0351.71,0401.7-5
Benalla5757.06157.5-40
Boroondara1,6401.51,7201.6-80
Brimbank9,0857.09,6757.5-590
Buloke2356.82457.1-10
Campaspe1,3456.01,5006.7-155
Cardinia2,8403.73,0654.0-225
Casey10,7854.411,3054.7-520
Central Goldfields87612.095013.0-74
Colac Otway6905.27355.5-45
Corangamite4905.25355.7-45
Darebin4,8154.64,9654.8-150
East Gippsland2,3308.82,4659.3-135
Frankston4,7005.25,0355.6-335
Gannawarra4006.94307.4-30
Glen Eira2,1602.22,2002.2-40
Glenelg9107.71,0108.5-100
Golden Plains5353.45453.5-10
Greater Bendigo4,3425.84,7626.4-420
Greater Dandenong6,8106.47,0956.7-285
Greater Geelong8,1414.88,7725.2-631
Greater Shepparton3,0207.23,2757.8-255
Hepburn5025.25255.5-23
Hindmarsh2377.32547.8-17
Hobsons Bay2,1753.62,3744.0-199
Horsham6505.37205.8-70
Hume10,9956.811,5907.1-595
Indigo3753.74104.0-35
Kingston (Vic.)2,9652.93,1253.1-160
Knox3,2953.23,4603.3-165
Latrobe (Vic.)4,4879.54,73710.0-250
Loddon4099.443510.0-26
Macedon Ranges7402.48152.6-75
Manningham1,6762.21,7812.3-105
Mansfield2053.52003.5+5
Maribyrnong3,3905.43,5905.7-200
Maroondah2,3213.12,4913.4-170
Melbourne3,8053.03,9803.1-175
Melton6,0605.16,4205.4-360
Mildura2,6157.42,8458.1-230
Mitchell1,6405.21,7505.5-110
Moira1,0706.31,1306.6-60
Monash2,9402.33,1002.5-160
Moonee Valley2,8303.52,8903.6-60
Moorabool9594.11,0294.3-70
Moreland4,9814.15,0774.2-96
Mornington Peninsula3,4953.73,8704.1-375
Mount Alexander5584.86225.3-64
Moyne3893.84304.2-41
Murrindindi4905.44805.3+10
Nillumbik7601.97901.9-30
Northern Grampians5608.15858.4-25
Port Phillip2,8553.72,8753.8-20
Pyrenees3197.23237.2-4
Queenscliffe412.7442.9-3
South Gippsland8855.19395.4-54
Southern Grampians6006.36456.8-45
Stonnington1,5952.11,5952.10
Strathbogie3705.93956.3-25
Surf Coast5132.35042.2+9
Swan Hill7705.88556.5-85
Towong1955.62005.7-5
Wangaratta9305.39805.6-50
Warrnambool1,1505.31,2595.8-109
Wellington1,8506.81,9507.1-100
West Wimmera1577.01556.9+2
Whitehorse2,7402.52,8092.5-69
Whittlesea6,9954.67,5605.0-565
Wodonga1,5555.81,6856.3-130
Wyndham8,4204.38,7904.5-370
Yarra2,7744.02,7984.0-24
Yarra Ranges3,3493.43,6343.7-285
Yarriambiack2958.13158.7-20
Unincorporated Vic364.6374.8-1
Aurukun47560.851065.3-35
Balonne2107.72258.3-15
Banana4254.74755.2-50
Barcaldine734.2895.1-16
Barcoo104.9136.4-3
Blackall Tambo474.3565.1-9
Boulia134.6176.0-4
Brisbane29,9623.531,8673.7-1,905
Bulloo2610.82811.7-2
Bundaberg5,5209.65,91010.3-390
Burdekin7157.28108.1-95
Burke8228.18830.1-6
Cairns8,5577.89,3708.6-813
Carpentaria37627.540729.8-31
Cassowary Coast1,82210.51,96511.3-143
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1126.01,1756.3-63
Charters Towers6008.66609.5-60
Cherbourg10715.111616.4-9
Cloncurry1786.92017.8-23
Cook71024.277426.4-64
Croydon147.6147.60
Diamantina94.3125.8-3
Doomadgee25027.327129.6-21
Douglas7008.97609.6-60
Etheridge327.5327.50
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,58510.86,90511.4-320
Gladstone3,5158.63,7759.2-260
Gold Coast17,7904.419,2454.8-1,455
Goondiwindi3505.73756.1-25
Gympie2,8359.22,9509.5-115
Hinchinbrook5308.75909.7-60
Hope Vale15124.416426.5-13
Ipswich9,8786.610,8437.3-965
Isaac3502.23752.4-25
Kowanyama33745.736649.6-29
Livingstone1,0954.51,2355.1-140
Lockhart River10124.611026.8-9
Lockyer Valley1,7156.61,8657.2-150
Logan16,0207.217,2507.8-1,230
Longreach1104.71154.9-5
Mackay3,9855.14,4105.6-425
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6524.37126.6-6
Maranoa4155.24555.7-40
Mareeba1,75012.21,87513.1-125
Moreton Bay16,3955.517,6505.9-1,255
Mornington19527.121229.5-17
Mount Isa1,2429.71,35010.5-108
Murweh2008.02158.6-15
Napranum14024.115326.4-13
Noosa1,5494.81,6685.2-119
North Burnett66011.570012.2-40
Northern Peninsula Area34020.236521.7-25
Palm Island59545.062547.3-30
Paroo10811.111411.8-6
Pormpuraaw19945.421649.3-17
Quilpie5011.15211.5-2
Redland4,4754.64,7204.8-245
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton3,9257.64,2708.3-345
Scenic Rim1,5856.21,7356.7-150
Somerset1,1757.81,2358.2-60
South Burnett2,11211.32,25312.1-141
Southern Downs1,6147.91,7338.5-119
Sunshine Coast9,4064.510,1134.8-707
Tablelands1,4359.71,55510.5-120
Toowoomba6,3066.06,7326.4-426
Torres32514.432514.40
Torres Strait Island62525.068527.3-60
Townsville8,5556.79,3157.3-760
Weipa852.9953.3-10
Western Downs1,5857.61,6808.1-95
Whitsunday1,4906.11,6256.6-135
Winton324.7426.2-10
Woorabinda6310.36610.8-3
Wujal Wujal4525.34927.5-4
Yarrabah74045.482550.6-85
Adelaide1,3306.71,3256.7+5
Adelaide Hills5752.36452.5-70
Adelaide Plains4356.64456.8-10
Alexandrina1,1537.61,2137.9-60
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara57034.156033.5+10
Barossa6454.37164.8-71
Barunga West1219.21299.8-8
Berri Barmera71511.473011.7-15
Burnside5652.16052.2-40
Campbelltown (SA)1,3003.71,4154.1-115
Ceduna32114.933515.6-14
Charles Sturt4,3865.54,6185.8-232
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2805.33105.8-30
Cleve515.2535.4-2
Coober Pedy29531.430532.4-10
Copper Coast92511.599512.4-70
Elliston447.3498.1-5
Flinders Ranges9110.09510.4-4
Franklin Harbour365.1385.3-2
Gawler1,0697.01,1327.4-63
Goyder25511.026011.2-5
Grant2995.43185.8-19
Holdfast Bay7853.58333.7-48
Kangaroo Island1555.61605.7-5
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba305.2315.4-1
Kingston (SA)645.1614.9+3
Light4614.54874.8-26
Lower Eyre Peninsula2316.52567.2-25
Loxton Waikerie5618.65999.2-38
Maralinga Tjarutja1621.31621.30
Marion3,3055.43,5025.7-197
Mid Murray60311.563512.1-32
Mitcham1,1812.81,2162.9-35
Mount Barker9703.91,0454.2-75
Mount Gambier1,3808.51,4579.0-77
Mount Remarkable17410.818011.1-6
Murray Bridge1,40110.71,49511.4-94
Naracoorte Lucindale2554.82554.80
Northern Areas1857.32058.0-20
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8203.48653.6-45
Onkaparinga7,8047.18,4647.7-660
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35110.7-2
Peterborough10110.910411.3-3
Playford7,81812.38,37113.1-553
Port Adelaide Enfield6,3467.16,6427.4-296
Port Augusta1,31814.91,37915.6-61
Port Lincoln7618.78499.7-88
Port Pirie1,28012.51,37513.4-95
Prospect4452.94653.1-20
Renmark Paringa5609.461510.3-55
Robe465.2434.9+3
Roxby Downs501.7551.9-5
Salisbury7,9178.38,4908.9-573
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay16913.916613.7+3
Tatiara1453.41553.6-10
Tea Tree Gully2,7374.32,9204.6-183
Coorong32510.135511.1-30
Tumby Bay785.3865.8-8
Unley6152.66452.7-30
Victor Harbor6749.27049.6-30
Wakefield3729.339810.0-26
Walkerville1753.61853.8-10
Wattle Range5858.36108.7-25
West Torrens1,8944.51,9974.8-103
Whyalla1,95014.52,06015.3-110
Wudinna466.8517.6-5
Yankalilla2448.02488.1-4
Yorke Peninsula64010.964510.9-5
Unincorporated SA26312.227312.7-10
Albany1,4806.51,6057.0-125
Armadale4,0006.64,2957.1-295
Ashburton1502.81703.1-20
Augusta Margaret River4354.24904.7-55
Bassendean5505.35905.7-40
Bayswater2,2214.82,3825.2-161
Belmont1,7555.91,8956.4-140
Beverley9510.310511.4-10
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook545.2615.9-7
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1525.21746.0-22
Brookton5210.55811.8-6
Broome1,29511.11,45512.5-160
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8457.0-1
Bruce Rock509.0519.2-1
Bunbury1,6558.11,8489.0-193
Busselton1,0804.61,1705.0-90
Cambridge2841.63101.7-26
Canning2,4583.82,6194.1-161
Capel4804.15354.6-55
Carnamah339.6349.9-1
Carnarvon54515.958017.0-35
Chapman Valley777.8868.7-9
Chittering1002.61153.0-15
Christmas Island100.8151.3-5
Claremont1151.71261.9-11
Cockburn3,2534.13,5354.5-282
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie54510.358011.0-35
Coolgardie24210.126611.1-24
Coorow559.55810.0-3
Corrigin5810.36511.5-7
Cottesloe521.0621.3-10
Cranbrook456.9467.1-1
Cuballing336.3387.3-5
Cue2720.63123.7-4
Cunderdin9311.510012.3-7
Dalwallinu617.1657.5-4
Dandaragan1196.11276.5-8
Dardanup3353.73864.3-51
Denmark2156.22457.0-30
Derby-West Kimberley1,57532.21,77536.2-200
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32256.30
Dowerin339.0339.00
Dumbleyung205.0205.00
Dundas4610.05010.8-4
East Fremantle1302.71352.8-5
East Pilbara5086.55336.8-25
Esperance4505.34805.7-30
Exmouth1185.41185.40
Fremantle1,3856.61,4356.8-50
Gingin2016.12146.5-13
Gnowangerup344.4364.7-2
Goomalling478.6488.8-1
Gosnells5,0856.15,4656.6-380
Greater Geraldton2,2289.02,4039.7-175
Halls Creek88035.893037.8-50
Harvey8404.89105.2-70
Irwin1407.01557.7-15
Jerramungup324.4344.7-2
Joondalup2,7722.73,0023.0-230
Kalamunda1,3853.81,4354.0-50
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,1815.91,2186.0-37
Karratha9205.89556.0-35
Katanning27110.828511.3-14
Kellerberrin8011.58612.4-6
Kent144.4154.7-1
Kojonup766.9787.1-2
Kondinin265.0265.00
Koorda188.8199.3-1
Kulin235.0235.00
Kwinana2,1707.02,3107.5-140
Lake Grace415.1415.10
Laverton47141.750845.0-37
Leonora50541.354544.6-40
Mandurah4,0057.84,3248.4-319
Manjimup3426.23666.6-24
Meekatharra17519.120522.4-30
Melville1,5572.41,6792.6-122
Menzies18642.320145.7-15
Merredin1769.11829.4-6
Mingenew229.62310.1-1
Moora987.11037.5-5
Morawa349.63610.1-2
Mosman Park1582.71712.9-13
Mount Magnet8319.29722.4-14
Mount Marshall206.6206.60
Mukinbudin236.6236.60
Mundaring1,0024.01,1044.4-102
Murchison1321.31626.2-3
Murray7857.58428.1-57
Nannup577.0597.3-2
Narembeen409.0419.3-1
Narrogin2458.52538.8-8
Nedlands1611.21711.3-10
Ngaanyatjarraku41141.344344.5-32
Northam75510.979011.4-35
Northampton20411.422012.3-16
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove272.7292.9-2
Perenjori449.74610.2-2
Perth1,3445.71,3515.8-7
Pingelly5910.46611.6-7
Plantagenet2708.42808.8-10
Port Hedland9128.21,0029.0-90
Quairading5811.66212.4-4
Ravensthorpe654.9705.3-5
Rockingham4,8355.65,2606.0-425
Sandstone1419.21621.9-2
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7453.67853.8-40
Shark Bay365.5365.50
South Perth8903.19853.4-95
Stirling6,2924.26,7584.5-466
Subiaco2852.63052.8-20
Swan5,4835.45,9265.8-443
Tammin2811.53112.7-3
Three Springs329.83310.1-1
Toodyay1957.11957.10
Trayning137.5137.50
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,1674.41,2024.6-35
Victoria Plains367.1377.3-1
Vincent8393.18883.3-49
Wagin616.1727.2-11
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,5284.77,1235.2-595
Waroona2359.425010.0-15
West Arthur296.3347.3-5
Westonia96.696.60
Wickepin204.9204.90
Williams376.1437.1-6
Wiluna7618.78921.9-13
Wongan-Ballidu668.7688.9-2
Woodanilling2810.73011.5-2
Wyalkatchem228.5228.50
Wyndham-East Kimberley90517.596018.5-55
Yalgoo5319.46222.7-9
Yilgarn596.8596.80
York18510.320511.4-20
Break O'Day52013.952514.0-5
Brighton1,1759.81,27910.6-104
Burnie1,0898.71,1799.4-90
Central Coast (Tas.)8876.59086.7-21
Central Highlands (Tas.)1459.61409.2+5
Circular Head3206.43206.40
Clarence1,8244.82,0065.3-182
Derwent Valley6479.470210.1-55
Devonport1,3668.71,4689.3-102
Dorset3659.23959.9-30
Flinders (Tas.)459.75511.8-10
George Town50512.353513.0-30
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2007.12057.3-5
Glenorchy2,4687.42,6488.0-180
Hobart1,5504.11,5454.1+5
Huon Valley9408.59708.7-30
Kentish2806.82957.1-15
King Island303.2353.7-5
Kingborough9153.79703.9-55
Latrobe (Tas.)4145.84506.3-36
Launceston3,5277.93,8108.5-283
Meander Valley6695.47345.9-65
Northern Midlands5046.25306.5-26
Sorell6005.76596.3-59
Southern Midlands2957.03057.2-10
Tasman1409.515510.5-15
Waratah-Wynyard6007.26808.2-80
West Coast36513.539514.7-30
West Tamar8185.48655.7-47
Alice Springs1,89010.52,04511.3-155
Barkly1,39232.31,48034.4-88
Belyuen2018.92220.8-2
Central Desert1,03242.91,04543.4-13
Coomalie12516.013717.6-12
Darwin2,7014.83,0375.4-336
Darwin Waterfront Precinct124.7135.0-1
East Arnhem2,93245.93,05747.9-125
Katherine1,03015.51,08516.4-55
Litchfield7194.87825.2-63
MacDonnell1,24930.21,31431.8-65
Palmerston1,4405.71,6456.5-205
Roper Gulf1,95042.51,98543.2-35
Tiwi Islands50029.251530.1-15
Victoria Daly72538.177140.5-46
Wagait4015.94417.5-4
West Arnhem1,68137.11,69437.4-13
West Daly1,07452.41,12654.9-52
Unincorporated NT1,39328.91,53431.8-141
Unincorporated ACT7,6052.57,8702.5-265
Unincorp. Other Territories553.7654.3-10
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