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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In March 2024 there were 24,400 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 monthMarch 2024June 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4007.024,7657.1-365
Albury2,4687.12,4397.1+29
Armidale Regional1,7249.41,6589.0+66
Ballina1,5155.81,5205.8-5
Balranald564.3594.5-3
Bathurst Regional1,4145.21,4365.3-22
Bayside (NSW)3,9563.23,8983.2+58
Bega Valley1,3016.51,3366.6-35
Bellingen74910.074810.0+1
Berrigan2986.62986.60
Blacktown14,0285.313,5095.1+519
Bland1504.71605.0-10
Blayney2104.71954.4+15
Blue Mountains1,8273.91,8173.9+10
Bogan15510.516110.9-6
Bourke32221.834323.2-21
Brewarrina19222.120323.4-11
Broken Hill1,23011.71,24511.9-15
Burwood8392.98162.8+23
Byron2,0008.51,9808.4+20
Cabonne3103.93073.8+3
Camden2,2873.02,1622.8+125
Campbelltown (NSW)7,4776.57,5106.6-33
Canada Bay1,1111.91,0121.7+99
Canterbury-Bankstown14,9046.214,5966.0+308
Carrathool764.1814.3-5
Central Coast (NSW)12,5206.012,6806.1-160
Central Darling17916.720118.7-22
Cessnock2,9567.43,0777.7-121
Clarence Valley3,07510.03,09310.1-18
Cobar1857.21706.6+15
Coffs Harbour3,9518.54,0348.7-83
Coolamon923.7953.8-3
Coonamble31514.333315.1-18
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3806.14056.5-25
Cowra6759.46929.6-17
Cumberland10,0556.39,4725.9+583
Dubbo Regional2,4347.22,5397.5-105
Dungog2905.13105.5-20
Edward River3577.33877.9-30
Eurobodalla1,7768.21,7978.3-21
Fairfield13,68410.013,86210.2-178
Federation4466.44526.5-6
Forbes3456.53827.2-37
Georges River3,5003.43,3953.3+105
Gilgandra24910.225910.6-10
Glen Innes Severn62512.463012.5-5
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2016.11,2096.2-8
Greater Hume Shire2473.82564.0-9
Griffith7814.58064.7-25
Gunnedah5697.55557.3+14
Gwydir2128.02318.7-19
Hawkesbury1,6753.91,6323.8+43
Hay1005.7955.5+5
Hilltops7576.97576.90
Hornsby1,8141.91,7601.8+54
Hunters Hill1562.01481.9+8
Inner West4,6233.54,4143.4+209
Inverell1,03210.01,08310.5-51
Junee1954.71904.6+5
Kempsey2,01511.52,08011.8-65
Kiama3452.73402.6+5
Ku-ring-gai8251.17451.0+80
Kyogle63111.760211.2+29
Lachlan3269.33359.6-9
Lake Macquarie6,5995.26,8105.3-211
Lane Cove3631.43251.2+38
Leeton4526.54536.5-1
Lismore2,4308.82,5209.2-90
Lithgow9908.09757.9+15
Liverpool10,5246.810,2846.6+240
Liverpool Plains44010.145010.3-10
Lockhart603.3623.4-2
Maitland2,9555.22,9855.2-30
Mid-Coast5,02510.05,09510.1-70
Mid-Western Regional8805.89156.0-35
Moree Plains92311.594211.8-19
Mosman2051.21650.9+40
Murray River3124.43234.6-11
Murrumbidgee1014.91045.0-3
Muswellbrook8758.48808.4-5
Nambucca Valley1,44013.01,37512.4+65
Narrabri6218.06398.3-18
Narrandera2858.83149.7-29
Narromine3058.43359.2-30
Newcastle6,4785.76,4625.7+16
North Sydney7621.67041.4+58
Northern Beaches2,6901.62,5901.6+100
Oberon1464.51544.8-8
Orange1,4195.41,4285.4-9
Parkes6447.66597.8-15
Parramatta5,9163.35,6383.2+278
Penrith7,4945.27,3025.1+192
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,1906.73,2306.8-40
Port Stephens2,9927.03,0227.0-30
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1522.71,1532.7-1
Randwick2,3602.52,2552.4+105
Richmond Valley1,2389.31,2679.5-29
Ryde2,1202.41,9072.1+213
Shellharbour2,8055.92,7055.7+100
Shoalhaven4,1286.84,0626.7+66
Singleton7644.87334.6+31
Snowy Monaro Regional5343.95133.7+21
Snowy Valleys5206.05005.8+20
Strathfield8952.78742.6+21
Sutherland Shire3,1182.23,0132.1+105
Sydney5,9633.45,5623.2+401
Tamworth Regional2,9417.82,9027.7+39
Temora2196.62196.60
Tenterfield56015.554014.9+20
The Hills Shire2,1101.71,9211.6+189
Tweed3,8306.93,8306.90
Upper Hunter Shire4255.04505.2-25
Upper Lachlan Shire1974.01893.8+8
Uralla2256.42166.1+9
Wagga Wagga2,5476.02,4225.7+125
Walcha1247.71388.5-14
Walgett72223.075624.1-34
Warren15010.415610.8-6
Warrumbungle Shire53410.655411.0-20
Waverley8651.87751.6+90
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3557.93828.5-27
Willoughby7411.57381.5+3
Wingecarribee8502.98252.8+25
Wollondilly1,0373.11,0373.10
Wollongong7,8055.77,7805.7+25
Woollahra5311.54801.4+51
Yass Valley2742.62802.6-6
Unincorporated NSW6810.87511.9-7
Alpine2703.53084.0-38
Ararat6248.75698.0+55
Ballarat4,7916.84,5616.4+230
Banyule2,9303.72,7353.4+195
Bass Coast1,5196.71,5947.1-75
Baw Baw1,7675.21,7425.1+25
Bayside (Vic.)1,1401.81,0401.7+100
Benalla6007.36157.5-15
Boroondara1,9251.71,7201.6+205
Brimbank9,7007.59,6757.5+25
Buloke2457.12457.10
Campaspe1,3956.21,5006.7-105
Cardinia3,0954.03,0654.0+30
Casey12,4655.111,3054.7+1,160
Central Goldfields91612.595013.0-34
Colac Otway7055.37355.5-30
Corangamite5255.65355.7-10
Darebin5,4305.24,9654.8+465
East Gippsland2,4509.32,4659.3-15
Frankston5,1405.75,0355.6+105
Gannawarra4357.54307.4+5
Glen Eira2,3652.42,2002.2+165
Glenelg9958.41,0108.5-15
Golden Plains6103.95453.5+65
Greater Bendigo4,6326.24,7626.4-130
Greater Dandenong7,5907.27,0956.7+495
Greater Geelong8,9315.38,7725.2+159
Greater Shepparton3,2107.63,2757.8-65
Hepburn5235.55255.5-2
Hindmarsh2588.02547.8+4
Hobsons Bay2,4474.12,3744.0+73
Horsham6905.67205.8-30
Hume12,0057.411,5907.1+415
Indigo4254.24104.0+15
Kingston (Vic.)3,2403.23,1253.1+115
Knox3,6253.53,4603.3+165
Latrobe (Vic.)4,72210.04,73710.0-15
Loddon4099.443510.0-26
Macedon Ranges8102.68152.6-5
Manningham1,8952.51,7812.3+114
Mansfield2053.52003.5+5
Maribyrnong3,6655.83,5905.7+75
Maroondah2,5863.52,4913.4+95
Melbourne4,3803.43,9803.1+400
Melton6,9155.86,4205.4+495
Mildura2,7707.92,8458.1-75
Mitchell1,7955.71,7505.5+45
Moira1,1406.71,1306.6+10
Monash3,3202.63,1002.5+220
Moonee Valley3,1603.92,8903.6+270
Moorabool1,0234.31,0294.3-6
Moreland5,5714.65,0774.2+494
Mornington Peninsula3,8054.03,8704.1-65
Mount Alexander6175.36225.3-5
Moyne4144.04304.2-16
Murrindindi5205.84805.3+40
Nillumbik8402.17901.9+50
Northern Grampians5658.15858.4-20
Port Phillip3,0954.02,8753.8+220
Pyrenees3527.93237.2+29
Queenscliffe352.3442.9-9
South Gippsland9395.49395.40
Southern Grampians6456.86456.80
Stonnington1,8752.51,5952.1+280
Strathbogie3956.33956.30
Surf Coast5392.45042.2+35
Swan Hill7956.08556.5-60
Towong1955.62005.7-5
Wangaratta1,0055.89805.6+25
Warrnambool1,1855.51,2595.8-74
Wellington1,9407.11,9507.1-10
West Wimmera1617.11556.9+6
Whitehorse2,9992.72,8092.5+190
Whittlesea7,7755.17,5605.0+215
Wodonga1,6706.21,6856.3-15
Wyndham9,3134.88,7904.5+523
Yarra3,0944.42,7984.0+296
Yarra Ranges3,5803.63,6343.7-54
Yarriambiack3158.73158.70
Unincorporated Vic354.5374.8-2
Aurukun45558.351065.3-55
Balonne2258.32258.30
Banana4855.34755.2+10
Barcaldine955.5895.1+6
Barcoo125.9136.4-1
Blackall Tambo605.4565.1+4
Boulia155.3176.0-2
Brisbane32,1773.731,8673.7+310
Bulloo2610.82811.7-2
Bundaberg5,97510.45,91010.3+65
Burdekin8008.08108.1-10
Burke8830.18830.10
Cairns9,3808.69,3708.6+10
Carpentaria40529.640729.8-2
Cassowary Coast2,05011.81,96511.3+85
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0965.91,1756.3-79
Charters Towers6509.36609.5-10
Cherbourg11416.111616.4-2
Cloncurry2017.82017.80
Cook77126.377426.4-3
Croydon179.2147.6+3
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26929.427129.6-2
Douglas81510.37609.6+55
Etheridge399.1327.5+7
Flinders (Qld)576.4556.2+2
Fraser Coast6,99011.56,90511.4+85
Gladstone3,6408.93,7759.2-135
Gold Coast19,2204.819,2454.8-25
Goondiwindi3956.43756.1+20
Gympie3,0559.92,9509.5+105
Hinchinbrook6009.95909.7+10
Hope Vale16326.316426.5-1
Ipswich10,8487.310,8437.3+5
Isaac3902.53752.4+15
Kowanyama32544.036649.6-41
Livingstone1,1504.71,2355.1-85
Lockhart River11026.811026.80
Lockyer Valley1,8857.21,8657.2+20
Logan17,8658.117,2507.8+615
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,3005.54,4105.6-110
McKinlay376.3366.1+1
Mapoon7126.67126.60
Maranoa4355.44555.7-20
Mareeba1,89513.31,87513.1+20
Moreton Bay17,7356.017,6505.9+85
Mornington21129.321229.5-1
Mount Isa1,37510.71,35010.5+25
Murweh2359.42158.6+20
Napranum15226.215326.4-1
Noosa1,5704.91,6685.2-98
North Burnett65511.470012.2-45
Northern Peninsula Area37022.036521.7+5
Palm Island59545.062547.3-30
Paroo10811.111411.8-6
Pormpuraaw19243.821649.3-24
Quilpie5011.15211.5-2
Redland4,8305.04,7204.8+110
Richmond316.4296.0+2
Rockhampton4,1458.04,2708.3-125
Scenic Rim1,7256.71,7356.7-10
Somerset1,2308.21,2358.2-5
South Burnett2,27012.22,25312.1+17
Southern Downs1,7588.61,7338.5+25
Sunshine Coast10,1804.910,1134.8+67
Tablelands1,55010.41,55510.5-5
Toowoomba6,8826.56,7326.4+150
Torres28512.632514.4-40
Torres Strait Island76530.568527.3+80
Townsville9,3307.39,3157.3+15
Weipa953.3953.30
Western Downs1,7058.21,6808.1+25
Whitsunday1,7357.11,6256.6+110
Winton375.5426.2-5
Woorabinda6410.46610.8-2
Wujal Wujal4827.04927.5-1
Yarrabah80049.082550.6-25
Adelaide1,4107.11,3256.7+85
Adelaide Hills6352.56452.5-10
Adelaide Plains4657.14456.8+20
Alexandrina1,1937.81,2137.9-20
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara81048.556033.5+250
Barossa6864.67164.8-30
Barunga West1319.91299.8+2
Berri Barmera73011.773011.70
Burnside6302.36052.2+25
Campbelltown (SA)1,4304.11,4154.1+15
Ceduna34115.933515.6+6
Charles Sturt4,5975.84,6185.8-21
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3206.03105.8+10
Cleve535.4535.40
Coober Pedy30532.430532.40
Copper Coast1,00012.599512.4+5
Elliston416.8498.1-8
Flinders Ranges10211.29510.4+7
Franklin Harbour385.3385.30
Gawler1,1507.51,1327.4+18
Goyder27011.626011.2+10
Grant3175.73185.8-1
Holdfast Bay8373.78333.7+4
Kangaroo Island1505.41605.7-10
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4315.40
Kingston (SA)735.8614.9+12
Light5195.14874.8+32
Lower Eyre Peninsula2527.12567.2-4
Loxton Waikerie5838.95999.2-16
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,3785.53,5025.7-124
Mid Murray63112.163512.1-4
Mitcham1,2062.91,2162.9-10
Mount Barker1,0454.21,0454.20
Mount Gambier1,4038.61,4579.0-54
Mount Remarkable17410.818011.1-6
Murray Bridge1,45611.11,49511.4-39
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32554.8+25
Northern Areas1907.52058.0-15
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8603.58653.6-5
Onkaparinga7,9797.38,4647.7-485
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35110.7-2
Peterborough10110.910411.3-3
Playford8,38613.18,37113.1+15
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6467.46,6427.4+4
Port Augusta1,36615.51,37915.6-13
Port Lincoln8009.18499.7-49
Port Pirie1,33513.01,37513.4-40
Prospect4753.14653.1+10
Renmark Paringa5709.661510.3-45
Robe525.9434.9+9
Roxby Downs551.9551.90
Salisbury8,4858.98,4908.9-5
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.016613.7+17
Tatiara1403.31553.6-15
Tea Tree Gully2,9374.72,9204.6+17
Coorong32010.035511.1-35
Tumby Bay886.0865.8+2
Unley6302.66452.7-15
Victor Harbor7039.67049.6-1
Wakefield40210.139810.0+4
Walkerville1803.71853.8-5
Wattle Range6158.86108.7+5
West Torrens1,9884.81,9974.8-9
Whyalla2,07515.42,06015.3+15
Wudinna446.5517.6-7
Yankalilla2448.02488.1-4
Yorke Peninsula67511.564510.9+30
Unincorporated SA26712.427312.7-6
Albany1,5856.91,6057.0-20
Armadale4,2907.14,2957.1-5
Ashburton1703.11703.10
Augusta Margaret River4554.44904.7-35
Bassendean5905.75905.70
Bayswater2,2975.02,3825.2-85
Belmont1,8556.31,8956.4-40
Beverley10111.010511.4-4
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook595.7615.9-2
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1665.71746.0-8
Brookton5110.35811.8-7
Broome1,46512.61,45512.5+10
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3457.0+2
Bruce Rock478.4519.2-4
Bunbury1,7928.71,8489.0-56
Busselton1,1604.91,1705.0-10
Cambridge3081.73101.7-2
Canning2,6924.22,6194.1+73
Capel5254.55354.6-10
Carnamah4011.7349.9+6
Carnarvon56716.658017.0-13
Chapman Valley858.6868.7-1
Chittering1002.61153.0-15
Christmas Island100.8151.3-5
Claremont1382.01261.9+12
Cockburn3,4944.43,5354.5-41
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie57510.958011.0-5
Coolgardie27411.426611.1+8
Coorow6611.45810.0+8
Corrigin5710.16511.5-8
Cottesloe681.4621.3+6
Cranbrook477.2467.1+1
Cuballing356.7387.3-3
Cue2619.83123.7-5
Cunderdin10212.610012.3+2
Dalwallinu718.2657.5+6
Dandaragan1326.71276.5+5
Dardanup3634.13864.3-23
Denmark2557.32457.0+10
Derby-West Kimberley1,54031.41,77536.2-235
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32256.30
Dowerin369.8339.0+3
Dumbleyung205.0205.00
Dundas5211.35010.8+2
East Fremantle1302.71352.8-5
East Pilbara6478.25336.8+114
Esperance5156.14805.7+35
Exmouth1326.11185.4+14
Fremantle1,4857.11,4356.8+50
Gingin2236.82146.5+9
Gnowangerup425.5364.7+6
Goomalling529.5488.8+4
Gosnells5,4006.55,4656.6-65
Greater Geraldton2,4209.82,4039.7+17
Halls Creek92037.493037.8-10
Harvey9005.19105.2-10
Irwin1457.21557.7-10
Jerramungup405.5344.7+6
Joondalup3,0263.03,0023.0+24
Kalamunda1,4954.11,4354.0+60
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2446.21,2186.0+26
Karratha9355.99556.0-20
Katanning29011.528511.3+5
Kellerberrin8812.68612.4+2
Kent185.6154.7+3
Kojonup817.4787.1+3
Kondinin265.0265.00
Koorda209.8199.3+1
Kulin235.0235.00
Kwinana2,3157.52,3107.5+5
Lake Grace415.1415.10
Laverton24621.850845.0-262
Leonora26521.754544.6-280
Mandurah4,3548.44,3248.4+30
Manjimup3856.93666.6+19
Meekatharra16718.220522.4-38
Melville1,5962.51,6792.6-83
Menzies9822.320145.7-103
Merredin1668.61829.4-16
Mingenew2711.82310.1+4
Moora1138.21037.5+10
Morawa4111.53610.1+5
Mosman Park1622.81712.9-9
Mount Magnet7918.29722.4-18
Mount Marshall247.9206.6+4
Mukinbudin267.5236.6+3
Mundaring1,0224.11,1044.4-82
Murchison1321.31626.2-3
Murray8598.28428.1+17
Nannup607.4597.3+1
Narembeen388.6419.3-3
Narrogin2619.12538.8+8
Nedlands1841.41711.3+13
Ngaanyatjarraku21521.644344.5-228
Northam82511.979011.4+35
Northampton20411.422012.3-16
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori5311.74610.2+7
Perth1,4196.11,3515.8+68
Pingelly5810.26611.6-8
Plantagenet2909.12808.8+10
Port Hedland9428.41,0029.0-60
Quairading6412.86212.4+2
Ravensthorpe705.3705.30
Rockingham5,1806.05,2606.0-80
Sandstone1317.81621.9-3
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.97853.8+35
Shark Bay406.1365.5+4
South Perth9603.39853.4-25
Stirling6,6374.46,7584.5-121
Subiaco3052.83052.80
Swan6,0625.95,9265.8+136
Tammin3112.73112.70
Three Springs3811.63310.1+5
Toodyay2308.41957.1+35
Trayning158.7137.5+2
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2184.61,2024.6+16
Victoria Plains418.1377.3+4
Vincent9033.48883.3+15
Wagin656.5727.2-7
Wandering3410.43911.9-5
Wanneroo7,0795.17,1235.2-44
Waroona26510.625010.0+15
West Arthur306.5347.3-4
Westonia118.096.6+2
Wickepin204.9204.90
Williams396.5437.1-4
Wiluna7318.08921.9-16
Wongan-Ballidu739.6688.9+5
Woodanilling3011.53011.50
Wyalkatchem249.3228.5+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley1,00019.396018.5+40
Yalgoo5118.76222.7-11
Yilgarn687.9596.8+9
York19811.020511.4-7
Break O'Day52514.052514.00
Brighton1,24210.31,27910.6-37
Burnie1,1719.31,1799.4-8
Central Coast (Tas.)9106.79086.7+2
Central Highlands (Tas.)17111.31409.2+31
Circular Head3356.73206.4+15
Clarence1,9285.12,0065.3-78
Derwent Valley71210.370210.1+10
Devonport1,4269.01,4689.3-42
Dorset3458.73959.9-50
Flinders (Tas.)5010.85511.8-5
George Town53012.953513.0-5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2007.12057.3-5
Glenorchy2,5927.82,6488.0-56
Hobart1,6204.31,5454.1+75
Huon Valley9908.99708.7+20
Kentish3007.22957.1+5
King Island353.7353.70
Kingborough9954.09703.9+25
Latrobe (Tas.)4236.04506.3-27
Launceston3,7018.23,8108.5-109
Meander Valley6745.47345.9-60
Northern Midlands5306.55306.50
Sorell6546.26596.3-5
Southern Midlands3057.23057.20
Tasman1459.815510.5-10
Waratah-Wynyard6507.96808.2-30
West Coast37013.739514.7-25
West Tamar8695.78655.7+4
Alice Springs1,96010.92,04511.3-85
Barkly1,53035.51,48034.4+50
Belyuen2119.82220.8-1
Central Desert1,22650.91,04543.4+181
Coomalie13617.513717.6-1
Darwin3,1505.53,0375.4+113
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8135.0+2
East Arnhem3,08348.33,05747.9+26
Katherine1,03015.51,08516.4-55
Litchfield7825.27825.20
MacDonnell1,58638.31,31431.8+272
Palmerston1,6406.41,6456.5-5
Roper Gulf2,03044.21,98543.2+45
Tiwi Islands77045.051530.1+255
Victoria Daly73238.577140.5-39
Wagait4417.54417.50
West Arnhem2,00844.31,69437.4+314
West Daly1,06051.71,12654.9-66
Unincorporated NT68414.21,53431.8-850
Unincorporated ACT8,2352.77,8702.5+365
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7654.3+5
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