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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In May 2024 there were 24,480 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 monthMay 2024June 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4807.024,7657.1-285
Albury2,4937.22,4397.1+54
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6589.0+101
Ballina1,5656.01,5205.8+45
Balranald534.0594.5-6
Bathurst Regional1,4285.21,4365.3-8
Bayside (NSW)4,0523.33,8983.2+154
Bega Valley1,3286.61,3366.6-8
Bellingen7249.774810.0-24
Berrigan3076.82986.6+9
Blacktown14,3695.513,5095.1+860
Bland1504.71605.0-10
Blayney2305.21954.4+35
Blue Mountains1,8373.91,8173.9+20
Bogan15210.316110.9-9
Bourke32622.034323.2-17
Brewarrina19322.320323.4-10
Broken Hill1,20511.51,24511.9-40
Burwood8452.98162.8+29
Byron2,0408.61,9808.4+60
Cabonne3103.93073.8+3
Camden2,3613.12,1622.8+199
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6746.77,5106.6+164
Canada Bay1,1311.91,0121.7+119
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1386.314,5966.0+542
Carrathool764.1814.3-5
Central Coast (NSW)12,8656.212,6806.1+185
Central Darling19418.120118.7-7
Cessnock2,9907.53,0777.7-87
Clarence Valley3,09510.13,09310.1+2
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,9118.44,0348.7-123
Coolamon953.8953.80
Coonamble31514.333315.1-18
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3906.34056.5-15
Cowra6829.56929.6-10
Cumberland10,2406.49,4725.9+768
Dubbo Regional2,4107.12,5397.5-129
Dungog3005.33105.5-10
Edward River3627.43877.9-25
Eurobodalla1,7798.21,7978.3-18
Fairfield13,5579.913,86210.2-305
Federation4526.54526.50
Forbes3506.63827.2-32
Georges River3,5603.53,3953.3+165
Gilgandra24410.025910.6-15
Glen Innes Severn64012.763012.5+10
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2076.21,2096.2-2
Greater Hume Shire2473.82564.0-9
Griffith7914.68064.7-15
Gunnedah5457.25557.3-10
Gwydir2087.92318.7-23
Hawkesbury1,7194.01,6323.8+87
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7576.97576.90
Hornsby1,9042.01,7601.8+144
Hunters Hill1682.11481.9+20
Inner West4,7313.64,4143.4+317
Inverell1,0209.81,08310.5-63
Junee1904.61904.60
Kempsey2,05511.72,08011.8-25
Kiama3352.63402.6-5
Ku-ring-gai8501.17451.0+105
Kyogle64011.960211.2+38
Lachlan3269.33359.6-9
Lake Macquarie6,7655.36,8105.3-45
Lane Cove3751.43251.2+50
Leeton4476.44536.5-6
Lismore2,4208.82,5209.2-100
Lithgow1,0058.29757.9+30
Liverpool10,6936.910,2846.6+409
Liverpool Plains44510.245010.3-5
Lockhart623.4623.40
Maitland2,9755.22,9855.2-10
Mid-Coast5,09010.15,09510.1-5
Mid-Western Regional9085.99156.0-7
Moree Plains93811.794211.8-4
Mosman2001.11650.9+35
Murray River3164.53234.6-7
Murrumbidgee1025.01045.0-2
Muswellbrook8958.68808.4+15
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,37512.4+55
Narrabri6097.96398.3-30
Narrandera3049.43149.7-10
Narromine3058.43359.2-30
Newcastle6,5935.86,4625.7+131
North Sydney7921.67041.4+88
Northern Beaches2,7401.62,5901.6+150
Oberon1474.51544.8-7
Orange1,4335.41,4285.4+5
Parkes6587.86597.8-1
Parramatta6,1263.45,6383.2+488
Penrith7,7065.47,3025.1+404
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2456.83,2306.8+15
Port Stephens3,0127.03,0227.0-10
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,1532.7+19
Randwick2,4002.62,2552.4+145
Richmond Valley1,2249.21,2679.5-43
Ryde2,2062.51,9072.1+299
Shellharbour2,8606.02,7055.7+155
Shoalhaven4,2737.04,0626.7+211
Singleton7554.77334.6+22
Snowy Monaro Regional5544.05133.7+41
Snowy Valleys5206.05005.8+20
Strathfield9382.88742.6+64
Sutherland Shire3,1592.23,0132.1+146
Sydney6,0553.55,5623.2+493
Tamworth Regional2,9767.92,9027.7+74
Temora2146.52196.6-5
Tenterfield57015.754014.9+30
The Hills Shire2,2251.81,9211.6+304
Tweed3,9057.13,8306.9+75
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04505.2-20
Upper Lachlan Shire2034.11893.8+14
Uralla2266.42166.1+10
Wagga Wagga2,6176.12,4225.7+195
Walcha1147.01388.5-24
Walgett72223.075624.1-34
Warren14710.215610.8-9
Warrumbungle Shire54110.755411.0-13
Waverley9201.97751.6+145
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13828.5-18
Willoughby7991.67381.5+61
Wingecarribee8803.08252.8+55
Wollondilly1,0523.11,0373.1+15
Wollongong7,9305.87,7805.7+150
Woollahra5381.64801.4+58
Yass Valley2932.72802.6+13
Unincorporated NSW7311.67511.9-2
Alpine2943.83084.0-14
Ararat6048.55698.0+35
Ballarat4,9046.94,5616.4+343
Banyule3,0853.92,7353.4+350
Bass Coast1,5446.81,5947.1-50
Baw Baw1,8075.31,7425.1+65
Bayside (Vic.)1,1601.91,0401.7+120
Benalla6007.36157.5-15
Boroondara1,9301.81,7201.6+210
Brimbank9,9007.79,6757.5+225
Buloke2406.92457.1-5
Campaspe1,3956.21,5006.7-105
Cardinia3,2054.23,0654.0+140
Casey12,9055.311,3054.7+1,600
Central Goldfields91612.595013.0-34
Colac Otway7355.57355.50
Corangamite5255.65355.7-10
Darebin5,5005.34,9654.8+535
East Gippsland2,4909.42,4659.3+25
Frankston5,2705.85,0355.6+235
Gannawarra4407.64307.4+10
Glen Eira2,4452.52,2002.2+245
Glenelg9708.21,0108.5-40
Golden Plains6354.15453.5+90
Greater Bendigo4,6976.34,7626.4-65
Greater Dandenong7,8707.47,0956.7+775
Greater Geelong9,1435.48,7725.2+371
Greater Shepparton3,2657.83,2757.8-10
Hepburn5145.45255.5-11
Hindmarsh2668.22547.8+12
Hobsons Bay2,5064.22,3744.0+132
Horsham7055.77205.8-15
Hume12,1557.511,5907.1+565
Indigo4204.14104.0+10
Kingston (Vic.)3,3753.33,1253.1+250
Knox3,7053.63,4603.3+245
Latrobe (Vic.)4,75710.14,73710.0+20
Loddon4159.643510.0-20
Macedon Ranges8502.78152.6+35
Manningham1,9502.51,7812.3+169
Mansfield2193.82003.5+19
Maribyrnong3,7606.03,5905.7+170
Maroondah2,6313.62,4913.4+140
Melbourne4,4803.53,9803.1+500
Melton7,2556.16,4205.4+835
Mildura2,8508.12,8458.1+5
Mitchell1,8355.81,7505.5+85
Moira1,1356.61,1306.6+5
Monash3,3952.73,1002.5+295
Moonee Valley3,2404.02,8903.6+350
Moorabool1,0594.51,0294.3+30
Moreland5,6824.75,0774.2+605
Mornington Peninsula3,9154.13,8704.1+45
Mount Alexander6425.56225.3+20
Moyne4194.14304.2-11
Murrindindi5255.84805.3+45
Nillumbik8652.17901.9+75
Northern Grampians5758.35858.4-10
Port Phillip3,1904.22,8753.8+315
Pyrenees3618.13237.2+38
Queenscliffe382.5442.9-6
South Gippsland9305.49395.4-9
Southern Grampians6406.86456.8-5
Stonnington1,9702.61,5952.1+375
Strathbogie3906.23956.3-5
Surf Coast5392.45042.2+35
Swan Hill7855.98556.5-70
Towong1905.52005.7-10
Wangaratta1,0205.99805.6+40
Warrnambool1,2105.61,2595.8-49
Wellington1,9707.21,9507.1+20
West Wimmera1787.91556.9+23
Whitehorse3,0442.72,8092.5+235
Whittlesea7,9555.37,5605.0+395
Wodonga1,6956.31,6856.3+10
Wyndham9,7945.08,7904.5+1,004
Yarra3,1634.52,7984.0+365
Yarra Ranges3,6203.63,6343.7-14
Yarriambiack3158.73158.70
Unincorporated Vic374.8374.80
Aurukun47060.251065.3-40
Balonne2358.62258.3+10
Banana4855.34755.2+10
Barcaldine1015.8895.1+12
Barcoo125.9136.4-1
Blackall Tambo645.8565.1+8
Boulia155.3176.0-2
Brisbane32,4473.831,8673.7+580
Bulloo2811.72811.70
Bundaberg6,04010.65,91010.3+130
Burdekin7958.08108.1-15
Burke8629.58830.1-2
Cairns9,3098.59,3708.6-61
Carpentaria39628.940729.8-11
Cassowary Coast2,03611.71,96511.3+71
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,1756.3-72
Charters Towers6459.36609.5-15
Cherbourg11416.111616.4-2
Cloncurry1967.62017.8-5
Cook75625.877426.4-18
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26428.827129.6-7
Douglas80510.27609.6+45
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4556.2+2
Fraser Coast6,96011.56,90511.4+55
Gladstone3,6258.83,7759.2-150
Gold Coast19,4354.819,2454.8+190
Goondiwindi4156.83756.1+40
Gympie3,0609.92,9509.5+110
Hinchinbrook6059.95909.7+15
Hope Vale16025.816426.5-4
Ipswich11,0337.410,8437.3+190
Isaac3952.53752.4+20
Kowanyama33144.936649.6-35
Livingstone1,1454.71,2355.1-90
Lockhart River10826.311026.8-2
Lockyer Valley1,8707.21,8657.2+5
Logan18,2408.217,2507.8+990
Longreach1154.91154.90
Mackay4,2905.54,4105.6-120
McKinlay376.3366.1+1
Mapoon7026.27126.6-1
Maranoa4605.74555.7+5
Mareeba1,89013.21,87513.1+15
Moreton Bay17,9706.017,6505.9+320
Mornington20628.721229.5-6
Mount Isa1,38910.81,35010.5+39
Murweh2309.22158.6+15
Napranum15025.915326.4-3
Noosa1,5744.91,6685.2-94
North Burnett66511.570012.2-35
Northern Peninsula Area39523.536521.7+30
Palm Island57043.162547.3-55
Paroo11411.811411.80
Pormpuraaw19644.721649.3-20
Quilpie5211.55211.50
Redland4,8805.04,7204.8+160
Richmond316.4296.0+2
Rockhampton4,1308.04,2708.3-140
Scenic Rim1,7656.91,7356.7+30
Somerset1,2008.01,2358.2-35
South Burnett2,28512.22,25312.1+32
Southern Downs1,7538.61,7338.5+20
Sunshine Coast10,2914.910,1134.8+178
Tablelands1,57510.61,55510.5+20
Toowoomba6,9076.56,7326.4+175
Torres28012.432514.4-45
Torres Strait Island77030.768527.3+85
Townsville9,3407.39,3157.3+25
Weipa903.1953.3-5
Western Downs1,7308.31,6808.1+50
Whitsunday1,7257.01,6256.6+100
Winton375.5426.2-5
Woorabinda6210.16610.8-4
Wujal Wujal4827.04927.5-1
Yarrabah77047.282550.6-55
Adelaide1,4207.21,3256.7+95
Adelaide Hills6452.56452.50
Adelaide Plains4807.34456.8+35
Alexandrina1,2248.01,2137.9+11
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara80548.256033.5+245
Barossa7304.97164.8+14
Barunga West1299.81299.80
Berri Barmera71511.473011.7-15
Burnside6402.36052.2+35
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,4154.1-5
Ceduna34115.933515.6+6
Charles Sturt4,5675.84,6185.8-51
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3055.73105.8-5
Cleve535.4535.40
Coober Pedy31033.030532.4+5
Copper Coast99512.499512.40
Elliston416.8498.1-8
Flinders Ranges9810.79510.4+3
Franklin Harbour385.3385.30
Gawler1,1497.51,1327.4+17
Goyder27011.626011.2+10
Grant3215.83185.8+3
Holdfast Bay8163.68333.7-17
Kangaroo Island1405.01605.7-20
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4315.40
Kingston (SA)735.8614.9+12
Light5265.24874.8+39
Lower Eyre Peninsula2446.82567.2-12
Loxton Waikerie5838.95999.2-16
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,4345.63,5025.7-68
Mid Murray62712.063512.1-8
Mitcham1,2162.91,2162.90
Mount Barker1,0604.31,0454.2+15
Mount Gambier1,3948.61,4579.0-63
Mount Remarkable18211.318011.1+2
Murray Bridge1,46511.21,49511.4-30
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32554.8+25
Northern Areas1957.62058.0-10
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68653.6+5
Onkaparinga7,9997.38,4647.7-465
Orroroo Carrieton5210.95110.7+1
Peterborough10611.510411.3+2
Playford8,41413.28,37113.1+43
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6817.56,6427.4+39
Port Augusta1,34015.21,37915.6-39
Port Lincoln7838.98499.7-66
Port Pirie1,35513.21,37513.4-20
Prospect4903.24653.1+25
Renmark Paringa5709.661510.3-45
Robe525.9434.9+9
Roxby Downs501.7551.9-5
Salisbury8,5599.08,4908.9+69
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.016613.7+17
Tatiara1403.31553.6-15
Tea Tree Gully2,9614.72,9204.6+41
Coorong32010.035511.1-35
Tumby Bay845.7865.8-2
Unley6552.76452.7+10
Victor Harbor7129.77049.6+8
Wakefield39810.039810.00
Walkerville1803.71853.8-5
Wattle Range6158.86108.7+5
West Torrens1,9934.81,9974.8-4
Whyalla2,17516.22,06015.3+115
Wudinna446.5517.6-7
Yankalilla2407.92488.1-8
Yorke Peninsula68011.564510.9+35
Unincorporated SA28213.127312.7+9
Albany1,6407.21,6057.0+35
Armadale4,3707.24,2957.1+75
Ashburton1552.91703.1-15
Augusta Margaret River4754.64904.7-15
Bassendean5955.75905.7+5
Bayswater2,3565.12,3825.2-26
Belmont1,8806.41,8956.4-15
Beverley10311.210511.4-2
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook605.8615.9-1
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81746.0-4
Brookton5210.55811.8-6
Broome1,47012.61,45512.5+15
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3457.0+2
Bruce Rock509.0519.2-1
Bunbury1,8338.91,8489.0-15
Busselton1,1855.01,1705.0+15
Cambridge3231.83101.7+13
Canning2,6964.22,6194.1+77
Capel5304.65354.6-5
Carnamah4011.7349.9+6
Carnarvon59617.458017.0+16
Chapman Valley828.3868.7-4
Chittering1203.21153.0+5
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1362.01261.9+10
Cockburn3,5194.43,5354.5-16
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.258011.0+10
Coolgardie28511.926611.1+19
Coorow6811.85810.0+10
Corrigin5810.36511.5-7
Cottesloe631.3621.3+1
Cranbrook477.2467.1+1
Cuballing366.9387.3-2
Cue2619.83123.7-5
Cunderdin10212.610012.3+2
Dalwallinu698.0657.5+4
Dandaragan1367.01276.5+9
Dardanup3824.33864.3-4
Denmark2557.32457.0+10
Derby-West Kimberley1,54531.51,77536.2-230
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin369.8339.0+3
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas5411.75010.8+4
East Fremantle1252.61352.8-10
East Pilbara6678.55336.8+134
Esperance5136.14805.7+33
Exmouth1255.81185.4+7
Fremantle1,4957.11,4356.8+60
Gingin2296.92146.5+15
Gnowangerup455.8364.7+9
Goomalling529.5488.8+4
Gosnells5,6106.85,4656.6+145
Greater Geraldton2,4289.82,4039.7+25
Halls Creek90536.893037.8-25
Harvey9305.39105.2+20
Irwin1507.51557.7-5
Jerramungup425.8344.7+8
Joondalup3,0473.03,0023.0+45
Kalamunda1,5154.21,4354.0+80
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2806.31,2186.0+62
Karratha9506.09556.0-5
Katanning29911.928511.3+14
Kellerberrin8812.68612.4+2
Kent195.9154.7+4
Kojonup817.4787.1+3
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda209.8199.3+1
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,3107.5+60
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton24221.450845.0-266
Leonora26021.354544.6-285
Mandurah4,4188.64,3248.4+94
Manjimup3816.93666.6+15
Meekatharra17318.920522.4-32
Melville1,6462.61,6792.6-33
Menzies9621.820145.7-105
Merredin1769.11829.4-6
Mingenew2711.82310.1+4
Moora1108.01037.5+7
Morawa4211.83610.1+6
Mosman Park1672.91712.9-4
Mount Magnet8218.99722.4-15
Mount Marshall237.5206.6+3
Mukinbudin267.5236.6+3
Mundaring1,0714.31,1044.4-33
Murchison1321.31626.2-3
Murray8958.68428.1+53
Nannup597.3597.30
Narembeen409.0419.3-1
Narrogin2629.12538.8+9
Nedlands1871.41711.3+16
Ngaanyatjarraku21121.244344.5-232
Northam82011.879011.4+30
Northampton19911.122012.3-21
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori5411.94610.2+8
Perth1,3685.81,3515.8+17
Pingelly5910.46611.6-7
Plantagenet2959.22808.8+15
Port Hedland9478.51,0029.0-55
Quairading6412.86212.4+2
Ravensthorpe725.5705.3+2
Rockingham5,3506.15,2606.0+90
Sandstone1419.21621.9-2
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.97853.8+35
Shark Bay385.8365.5+2
South Perth1,0053.59853.4+20
Stirling6,6264.46,7584.5-132
Subiaco3002.73052.8-5
Swan6,1586.05,9265.8+232
Tammin3112.73112.70
Three Springs3911.93310.1+6
Toodyay2258.21957.1+30
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2094.61,2024.6+7
Victoria Plains407.9377.3+3
Vincent8863.38883.3-2
Wagin686.8727.2-4
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo7,2185.27,1235.2+95
Waroona26510.625010.0+15
West Arthur326.9347.3-2
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams416.8437.1-2
Wiluna7518.58921.9-14
Wongan-Ballidu739.6688.9+5
Woodanilling3111.83011.5+1
Wyalkatchem249.3228.5+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.296018.5+35
Yalgoo5219.06222.7-10
Yilgarn667.7596.8+7
York20211.320511.4-3
Break O'Day54014.452514.0+15
Brighton1,25210.41,27910.6-27
Burnie1,1899.51,1799.4+10
Central Coast (Tas.)9076.79086.7-1
Central Highlands (Tas.)17511.61409.2+35
Circular Head3256.53206.4+5
Clarence1,9035.02,0065.3-103
Derwent Valley6829.970210.1-20
Devonport1,4219.01,4689.3-47
Dorset3558.93959.9-40
Flinders (Tas.)5511.85511.80
George Town52512.853513.0-10
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32057.30
Glenorchy2,5837.82,6488.0-65
Hobart1,6154.31,5454.1+70
Huon Valley9858.99708.7+15
Kentish3007.22957.1+5
King Island353.7353.70
Kingborough1,0354.29703.9+65
Latrobe (Tas.)4386.24506.3-12
Launceston3,6948.23,8108.5-116
Meander Valley6845.57345.9-50
Northern Midlands5506.75306.5+20
Sorell6836.56596.3+24
Southern Midlands3057.23057.20
Tasman15010.215510.5-5
Waratah-Wynyard6457.86808.2-35
West Coast38514.339514.7-10
West Tamar8565.78655.7-9
Alice Springs1,99011.02,04511.3-55
Barkly1,51135.11,48034.4+31
Belyuen2220.82220.80
Central Desert1,22650.91,04543.4+181
Coomalie13717.613717.60
Darwin3,1645.63,0375.4+127
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8135.0+2
East Arnhem3,11948.83,05747.9+62
Katherine1,06016.01,08516.4-25
Litchfield7675.17825.2-15
MacDonnell1,57938.21,31431.8+265
Palmerston1,6606.51,6456.5+15
Roper Gulf2,02044.01,98543.2+35
Tiwi Islands78545.951530.1+270
Victoria Daly73038.477140.5-41
Wagait4417.54417.50
West Arnhem1,93942.81,69437.4+245
West Daly1,09753.51,12654.9-29
Unincorporated NT69414.41,53431.8-840
Unincorporated ACT8,3502.77,8702.5+480
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7654.3+5
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