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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In October 2023 there were 23,385 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 monthOctober 2023July 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,3856.724,7007.1-1,315
Albury2,3376.82,4377.1-100
Armidale Regional1,5878.61,6489.0-61
Ballina1,4305.51,4855.7-55
Balranald564.3564.30
Bathurst Regional1,3414.91,4165.2-75
Bayside (NSW)3,6703.03,8443.1-174
Bega Valley1,2496.21,3376.7-88
Bellingen6939.37399.9-46
Berrigan2806.22986.6-18
Blacktown12,9114.913,4385.1-527
Bland1404.41655.2-25
Blayney1804.01954.4-15
Blue Mountains1,6923.61,8323.9-140
Bogan1479.916311.0-16
Bourke32221.834323.2-21
Brewarrina19021.920323.4-13
Broken Hill1,14010.91,24511.9-105
Burwood7622.68012.7-39
Byron1,9058.11,9708.3-65
Cabonne2853.62983.7-13
Camden2,0302.62,1382.8-108
Campbelltown (NSW)6,9516.17,4206.5-469
Canada Bay9981.71,0231.7-25
Canterbury-Bankstown13,9035.714,4586.0-555
Carrathool733.9814.3-8
Central Coast (NSW)11,6755.612,6056.1-930
Central Darling19017.719418.1-4
Cessnock2,7927.03,0387.6-246
Clarence Valley2,8989.53,08710.1-189
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,8048.23,9888.6-184
Coolamon883.5963.9-8
Coonamble32414.733315.1-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3655.93956.4-30
Cowra6469.06929.6-46
Cumberland9,1365.79,3575.8-221
Dubbo Regional2,2956.82,5247.4-229
Dungog2804.93155.6-35
Edward River3457.13747.7-29
Eurobodalla1,7458.11,8068.3-61
Fairfield13,2209.713,80510.1-585
Federation4316.24626.6-31
Forbes3266.13686.9-42
Georges River3,2483.23,3583.3-110
Gilgandra24410.026410.8-20
Glen Innes Severn58511.663012.5-45
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1505.91,1966.1-46
Greater Hume Shire2383.72433.8-5
Griffith7644.48114.7-47
Gunnedah5397.15507.2-11
Gwydir2037.72318.7-28
Hawkesbury1,5543.61,6503.8-96
Hay905.21005.7-10
Hilltops7216.67626.9-41
Hornsby1,7721.91,7501.8+22
Hunters Hill1421.81491.9-7
Inner West4,3443.34,3563.3-12
Inverell9839.51,07810.4-95
Junee1904.61854.5+5
Kempsey1,95511.12,07511.8-120
Kiama3302.63502.7-20
Ku-ring-gai7401.07451.0-5
Kyogle59711.160711.3-10
Lachlan3169.03309.4-14
Lake Macquarie6,2634.96,6985.2-435
Lane Cove3171.23131.2+4
Leeton4065.84486.4-42
Lismore2,3118.42,4659.0-154
Lithgow9207.59707.9-50
Liverpool9,8276.310,1806.6-353
Liverpool Plains4159.543510.0-20
Lockhart583.2633.5-5
Maitland2,6964.72,9625.2-266
Mid-Coast4,8659.65,06010.0-195
Mid-Western Regional8625.69045.9-42
Moree Plains85910.794311.8-84
Mosman1650.91650.90
Murray River3044.33304.7-26
Murrumbidgee954.61045.0-9
Muswellbrook8107.88758.4-65
Nambucca Valley1,33012.01,36512.4-35
Narrabri5817.56398.3-58
Narrandera2668.23099.6-43
Narromine3008.33309.1-30
Newcastle6,0885.46,3745.6-286
North Sydney6741.46951.4-21
Northern Beaches2,4601.52,5501.5-90
Oberon1394.31544.8-15
Orange1,3065.01,4275.4-121
Parkes5897.06397.6-50
Parramatta5,4713.15,6373.2-166
Penrith6,8394.87,2115.0-372
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0106.33,1806.7-170
Port Stephens2,8026.52,9907.0-188
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,0842.61,1542.7-70
Randwick2,1652.32,2452.4-80
Richmond Valley1,1778.81,2479.3-70
Ryde1,9262.21,8942.1+32
Shellharbour2,5605.42,7105.7-150
Shoalhaven3,8816.44,0876.7-206
Singleton6734.27384.6-65
Snowy Monaro Regional5083.75033.6+5
Snowy Valleys4705.45005.8-30
Strathfield8312.58552.6-24
Sutherland Shire2,8482.02,9782.1-130
Sydney5,5203.25,5393.2-19
Tamworth Regional2,7417.22,8977.7-156
Temora2016.12146.5-13
Tenterfield52014.454515.1-25
The Hills Shire1,8561.51,8851.5-29
Tweed3,6306.63,8306.9-200
Upper Hunter Shire4255.04455.2-20
Upper Lachlan Shire1863.71873.8-1
Uralla2095.92166.1-7
Wagga Wagga2,2935.42,4305.7-137
Walcha1298.01388.5-9
Walgett68922.076024.2-71
Warren14410.015810.9-14
Warrumbungle Shire50710.154010.7-33
Waverley7801.67751.6+5
Weddin1557.91407.1+15
Wentworth3507.83808.5-30
Willoughby7311.57341.5-3
Wingecarribee7702.68052.8-35
Wollondilly9432.81,0253.0-82
Wollongong7,2905.37,7155.6-425
Woollahra5121.54721.4+40
Yass Valley2662.52792.6-13
Unincorporated NSW7211.56810.8+4
Alpine2653.42983.8-33
Ararat5597.85647.9-5
Ballarat4,3856.24,5456.4-160
Banyule2,7053.42,7353.4-30
Bass Coast1,4736.51,5947.1-121
Baw Baw1,6674.91,7525.1-85
Bayside (Vic.)1,0451.71,0301.7+15
Benalla5807.16107.5-30
Boroondara1,7201.61,7101.6+10
Brimbank9,1807.19,6357.5-455
Buloke2406.92507.2-10
Campaspe1,3706.11,4556.5-85
Cardinia2,8553.73,0454.0-190
Casey11,0254.511,2304.6-205
Central Goldfields88212.193612.8-54
Colac Otway6655.07255.4-60
Corangamite4905.25505.8-60
Darebin4,9054.74,9254.7-20
East Gippsland2,3558.92,4709.4-115
Frankston4,8205.34,9955.5-175
Gannawarra4057.04257.4-20
Glen Eira2,1952.22,1852.2+10
Glenelg9458.09958.4-50
Golden Plains5503.55653.6-15
Greater Bendigo4,4175.94,7376.3-320
Greater Dandenong6,9156.57,0656.7-150
Greater Geelong8,3154.98,7655.2-450
Greater Shepparton3,0307.23,2357.7-205
Hepburn5165.45205.4-4
Hindmarsh2467.62547.8-8
Hobsons Bay2,2093.72,3323.9-123
Horsham6555.37155.8-60
Hume11,1906.911,5107.1-320
Indigo3953.94003.9-5
Kingston (Vic.)3,0003.03,1053.1-105
Knox3,3603.23,4653.3-105
Latrobe (Vic.)4,4979.54,73710.0-240
Loddon3999.243510.0-36
Macedon Ranges7652.48152.6-50
Manningham1,7262.21,8012.3-75
Mansfield2003.52093.6-9
Maribyrnong3,4205.53,5605.7-140
Maroondah2,3513.22,5013.4-150
Melbourne3,8903.03,8953.0-5
Melton6,1755.26,4255.4-250
Mildura2,6207.42,7957.9-175
Mitchell1,6605.21,7355.5-75
Moira1,0456.11,1356.6-90
Monash3,0402.43,0802.4-40
Moonee Valley2,8853.62,8503.5+35
Moorabool9444.01,0154.3-71
Moreland5,0064.15,0074.1-1
Mornington Peninsula3,5453.73,8104.0-265
Mount Alexander5724.96125.3-40
Moyne3843.74244.1-40
Murrindindi4955.54955.50
Nillumbik7651.97751.9-10
Northern Grampians5608.15808.4-20
Port Phillip2,8653.72,8653.70
Pyrenees3237.23287.4-5
Queenscliffe412.7412.70
South Gippsland9155.39345.4-19
Southern Grampians6206.56506.9-30
Stonnington1,6602.21,5702.1+90
Strathbogie3655.84056.5-40
Surf Coast5232.35192.3+4
Swan Hill7705.88356.3-65
Towong1905.52055.9-15
Wangaratta9255.39655.5-40
Warrnambool1,1605.31,2545.8-94
Wellington1,8706.81,9707.2-100
West Wimmera1587.01607.1-2
Whitehorse2,7992.52,7792.5+20
Whittlesea7,1904.87,5055.0-315
Wodonga1,5655.81,6706.2-105
Wyndham8,6014.48,7924.5-191
Yarra2,8034.02,8034.00
Yarra Ranges3,3743.43,5943.6-220
Yarriambiack3008.33158.7-15
Unincorporated Vic364.6384.9-2
Aurukun46058.950064.0-40
Balonne2057.52208.1-15
Banana4404.84705.2-30
Barcaldine794.5895.1-10
Barcoo115.4125.9-1
Blackall Tambo514.6565.1-5
Boulia145.0165.7-2
Brisbane30,1073.531,5523.7-1,445
Bulloo2711.32912.1-2
Bundaberg5,5959.85,87510.3-280
Burdekin7307.37958.0-65
Burke8228.18629.5-4
Cairns8,5487.89,2378.5-689
Carpentaria37627.539628.9-20
Cassowary Coast1,84610.61,95211.2-106
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1166.01,1716.3-55
Charters Towers6158.86559.4-40
Cherbourg10514.911516.3-10
Cloncurry1877.32017.8-14
Cook70724.177126.3-64
Croydon126.5147.6-2
Diamantina104.8125.8-2
Doomadgee25027.326428.8-14
Douglas7058.97359.3-30
Etheridge286.5327.5-4
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,62510.96,89011.3-265
Gladstone3,4608.43,7559.1-295
Gold Coast17,8904.419,0354.7-1,145
Goondiwindi3655.93756.1-10
Gympie2,8809.32,9259.4-45
Hinchinbrook5358.85809.5-45
Hope Vale15024.216326.3-13
Ipswich9,9386.710,7737.2-835
Isaac3552.23952.5-40
Kowanyama33745.736349.2-26
Livingstone1,1054.51,2055.0-100
Lockhart River10124.611026.8-9
Lockyer Valley1,7656.81,8507.1-85
Logan16,1507.317,1457.7-995
Longreach1054.51154.9-10
Mackay3,9805.14,3705.6-390
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6524.37126.6-6
Maranoa4105.14605.7-50
Mareeba1,75012.21,85513.0-105
Moreton Bay16,5155.517,4655.9-950
Mornington19527.120628.7-11
Mount Isa1,2539.81,33510.4-82
Murweh2058.22058.20
Napranum14024.115226.2-12
Noosa1,5354.71,6585.1-123
North Burnett66011.567511.7-15
Northern Peninsula Area34020.236521.7-25
Palm Island58544.362046.9-35
Paroo11111.412012.4-9
Pormpuraaw19945.421448.9-15
Quilpie5111.35512.2-4
Redland4,5304.64,6954.8-165
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton3,9807.74,2258.2-245
Scenic Rim1,6106.31,7006.6-90
Somerset1,1807.81,2308.2-50
South Burnett2,13411.42,24912.1-115
Southern Downs1,6348.01,7188.4-84
Sunshine Coast9,4904.510,0534.8-563
Tablelands1,4109.51,53510.3-125
Toowoomba6,3166.06,7326.4-416
Torres32514.434015.0-15
Torres Strait Island63025.168527.3-55
Townsville8,5156.69,2107.2-695
Weipa802.7903.1-10
Western Downs1,6007.71,6758.0-75
Whitsunday1,4956.11,5956.5-100
Winton355.2395.8-4
Woorabinda6510.66510.60
Wujal Wujal4424.74827.0-4
Yarrabah73044.881049.7-80
Adelaide1,3306.71,3356.8-5
Adelaide Hills5552.26202.4-65
Adelaide Plains4406.74506.9-10
Alexandrina1,1637.61,2238.0-60
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara56033.558034.7-20
Barossa6454.37114.7-66
Barunga West1219.21299.8-8
Berri Barmera71511.473511.7-20
Burnside5702.16002.2-30
Campbelltown (SA)1,3203.81,3854.0-65
Ceduna32515.133615.6-11
Charles Sturt4,4015.54,5615.7-160
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2805.33055.7-25
Cleve495.0535.4-4
Coober Pedy29531.430532.4-10
Copper Coast95011.998012.2-30
Elliston396.5467.6-7
Flinders Ranges9110.09510.4-4
Franklin Harbour354.9385.3-3
Gawler1,0737.01,1227.3-49
Goyder26011.226011.20
Grant2975.43195.8-22
Holdfast Bay7793.58333.7-54
Kangaroo Island1605.71555.6+5
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba284.9315.4-3
Kingston (SA)735.8614.9+12
Light4724.74884.8-16
Lower Eyre Peninsula2336.52497.0-16
Loxton Waikerie5698.75939.1-24
Maralinga Tjarutja1317.31317.30
Marion3,3265.43,4625.6-136
Mid Murray60011.562712.0-27
Mitcham1,1612.81,1952.9-34
Mount Barker9703.91,0654.3-95
Mount Gambier1,3628.41,4669.0-104
Mount Remarkable17410.818211.3-8
Murray Bridge1,40610.71,46511.2-59
Naracoorte Lucindale2604.92604.90
Northern Areas1907.51907.50
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8303.48503.5-20
Onkaparinga7,7547.18,4207.7-666
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35210.9-3
Peterborough10110.910611.5-5
Playford7,84812.38,31713.0-469
Port Adelaide Enfield6,3677.16,6157.4-248
Port Augusta1,31814.91,37915.6-61
Port Lincoln7488.58449.6-96
Port Pirie1,29512.61,37013.3-75
Prospect4503.04703.1-20
Renmark Paringa5459.260510.2-60
Robe525.9434.9+9
Roxby Downs451.6551.9-10
Salisbury7,9568.48,4418.9-485
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay16613.716913.9-3
Tatiara1453.41553.6-10
Tea Tree Gully2,7384.32,9064.6-168
Coorong33510.535511.1-20
Tumby Bay805.4825.6-2
Unley6252.66402.7-15
Victor Harbor6739.27039.6-30
Wakefield3729.339810.0-26
Walkerville1954.01803.7+15
Wattle Range6008.66208.8-20
West Torrens1,8944.51,9844.8-90
Whyalla1,96014.62,04015.2-80
Wudinna416.1497.3-8
Yankalilla2407.92448.0-4
Yorke Peninsula63510.865011.0-15
Unincorporated SA25611.927212.6-16
Albany1,4956.51,5957.0-100
Armadale4,0406.64,3057.1-265
Ashburton1502.81603.0-10
Augusta Margaret River4404.24804.6-40
Bassendean5705.55805.6-10
Bayswater2,2314.82,3475.1-116
Belmont1,7906.11,8806.4-90
Beverley9510.310111.0-6
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook545.2605.8-6
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1525.21705.8-18
Brookton5210.55811.8-6
Broome1,30011.11,41012.1-110
Broomehill-Tambellup457.0457.00
Bruce Rock509.0519.2-1
Bunbury1,6668.11,8248.9-158
Busselton1,1004.71,1655.0-65
Cambridge2911.63031.7-12
Canning2,5013.92,6154.1-114
Capel4904.25404.6-50
Carnamah349.9349.90
Carnarvon53015.558017.0-50
Chapman Valley818.2858.6-4
Chittering1002.61102.9-10
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1261.91291.9-3
Cockburn3,2964.23,5444.5-248
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie56510.758511.1-20
Coolgardie24610.327011.3-24
Coorow569.75810.0-2
Corrigin5810.36511.5-7
Cottesloe521.0631.3-11
Cranbrook467.1467.10
Cuballing336.3387.3-5
Cue2720.62922.1-2
Cunderdin9712.010012.3-3
Dalwallinu657.5637.3+2
Dandaragan1236.31256.4-2
Dardanup3393.83914.4-52
Denmark2306.62457.0-15
Derby-West Kimberley1,56031.81,74535.6-185
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin339.0349.2-1
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas4610.05111.1-5
East Fremantle1302.71402.9-10
East Pilbara5036.45386.8-35
Esperance4585.44705.5-12
Exmouth1155.31185.4-3
Fremantle1,4056.71,4306.8-25
Gingin2076.32106.4-3
Gnowangerup364.7364.70
Goomalling488.8499.0-1
Gosnells5,1456.25,4056.5-260
Greater Geraldton2,2879.32,4079.8-120
Halls Creek87535.694538.4-70
Harvey8404.89205.2-80
Irwin1457.21557.7-10
Jerramungup344.7344.70
Joondalup2,8172.82,9772.9-160
Kalamunda1,4153.91,4504.0-35
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2066.01,2186.0-12
Karratha8805.69806.2-100
Katanning27110.827110.80
Kellerberrin8311.98612.4-3
Kent154.7154.70
Kojonup787.1787.10
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda199.3199.30
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,2057.12,2757.3-70
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton45740.449944.2-42
Leonora49140.253643.9-45
Mandurah4,0357.84,2898.3-254
Manjimup3576.43756.8-18
Meekatharra17519.119321.1-18
Melville1,5742.51,6612.6-87
Menzies18141.119744.8-16
Merredin1769.11829.4-6
Mingenew2310.12310.10
Moora1037.51007.3+3
Morawa359.83610.1-1
Mosman Park1542.61712.9-17
Mount Magnet8319.29121.0-8
Mount Marshall216.9206.6+1
Mukinbudin246.9236.6+1
Mundaring1,0034.01,1114.5-108
Murchison1321.31524.6-2
Murray7807.58318.0-51
Nannup577.0607.4-3
Narembeen409.0419.3-1
Narrogin2508.72588.9-8
Nedlands1711.31641.2+7
Ngaanyatjarraku39940.143543.7-36
Northam77011.179511.5-25
Northampton20711.621712.1-10
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove262.6292.9-3
Perenjori4510.04610.2-1
Perth1,3475.81,3605.8-13
Pingelly5910.46611.6-7
Plantagenet2758.62858.9-10
Port Hedland9218.29678.6-46
Quairading6012.06212.4-2
Ravensthorpe624.7705.3-8
Rockingham4,8655.65,2306.0-365
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7453.68053.9-60
Shark Bay355.3365.5-1
South Perth8903.19553.3-65
Stirling6,2904.26,6964.5-406
Subiaco3002.73002.70
Swan5,5475.45,9145.8-367
Tammin3012.33112.7-1
Three Springs329.83310.1-1
Toodyay1906.92057.5-15
Trayning137.5137.50
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,1834.51,1904.5-7
Victoria Plains377.3367.1+1
Vincent8543.28563.2-2
Wagin616.1727.2-11
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,6834.87,1385.2-455
Waroona2359.425010.0-15
West Arthur296.3347.3-5
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams376.1437.1-6
Wiluna7618.78420.7-8
Wongan-Ballidu688.9709.2-2
Woodanilling2810.72810.70
Wyalkatchem228.5238.9-1
Wyndham-East Kimberley91517.796018.5-45
Yalgoo5319.45821.2-5
Yilgarn617.1596.8+2
York18510.319811.0-13
Break O'Day52514.052514.00
Brighton1,1809.81,27910.6-99
Burnie1,1118.91,1819.4-70
Central Coast (Tas.)9006.69256.8-25
Central Highlands (Tas.)1459.61409.2+5
Circular Head3206.43256.5-5
Clarence1,8064.71,9775.2-171
Derwent Valley6529.470210.1-50
Devonport1,3868.81,4609.3-74
Dorset3659.23959.9-30
Flinders (Tas.)459.75511.8-10
George Town51512.553012.9-15
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2107.52007.1+10
Glenorchy2,4637.42,6277.9-164
Hobart1,5704.21,5304.1+40
Huon Valley9558.69758.8-20
Kentish2806.83007.2-20
King Island303.2404.2-10
Kingborough9353.89753.9-40
Latrobe (Tas.)4246.04456.3-21
Launceston3,5277.93,7928.5-265
Meander Valley6795.57345.9-55
Northern Midlands5006.15356.5-35
Sorell6145.96636.3-49
Southern Midlands2957.03057.2-10
Tasman1459.815010.2-5
Waratah-Wynyard6007.26708.1-70
West Coast36513.539014.5-25
West Tamar8435.68735.8-30
Alice Springs1,94510.82,01011.1-65
Barkly1,38632.21,45533.8-69
Belyuen2018.92220.8-2
Central Desert1,04443.41,05243.7-8
Coomalie13016.713717.6-7
Darwin2,7414.82,9435.2-202
Darwin Waterfront Precinct124.7135.0-1
East Arnhem2,93345.93,05147.8-118
Katherine1,02515.51,07516.2-50
Litchfield7024.77565.0-54
MacDonnell1,27130.71,31431.8-43
Palmerston1,4605.71,6156.3-155
Roper Gulf1,93542.21,99043.4-55
Tiwi Islands51530.150029.2+15
Victoria Daly71637.674138.9-25
Wagait4216.74417.5-2
West Arnhem1,69737.51,70437.6-7
West Daly1,06551.91,10854.0-43
Unincorporated NT1,35528.11,52531.7-170
Unincorporated ACT7,6652.57,8502.5-185
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0654.3-5
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