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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 2023July 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,2056.724,7007.1-1,495
Albury2,3376.82,4377.1-100
Armidale Regional1,5878.61,6489.0-61
Ballina1,3955.31,4855.7-90
Balranald534.0564.3-3
Bathurst Regional1,3214.81,4165.2-95
Bayside (NSW)3,6152.93,8443.1-229
Bega Valley1,2456.21,3376.7-92
Bellingen6899.27399.9-50
Berrigan2806.22986.6-18
Blacktown12,7964.913,4385.1-642
Bland1404.41655.2-25
Blayney1703.81954.4-25
Blue Mountains1,6573.51,8323.9-175
Bogan15010.116311.0-13
Bourke31621.434323.2-27
Brewarrina18721.620323.4-16
Broken Hill1,15010.91,24511.9-95
Burwood7642.68012.7-37
Byron1,8707.91,9708.3-100
Cabonne2813.52983.7-17
Camden2,0312.62,1382.8-107
Campbelltown (NSW)6,9066.07,4206.5-514
Canada Bay9861.61,0231.7-37
Canterbury-Bankstown13,8595.714,4586.0-599
Carrathool754.0814.3-6
Central Coast (NSW)11,5805.612,6056.1-1,025
Central Darling18217.019418.1-12
Cessnock2,8237.13,0387.6-215
Clarence Valley2,9229.53,08710.1-165
Cobar1656.41706.6-5
Coffs Harbour3,7538.13,9888.6-235
Coolamon863.5963.9-10
Coonamble32414.733315.1-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3655.93956.4-30
Cowra6418.96929.6-51
Cumberland9,0265.69,3575.8-331
Dubbo Regional2,3206.82,5247.4-204
Dungog2855.03155.6-30
Edward River3457.13747.7-29
Eurobodalla1,7598.11,8068.3-47
Fairfield13,1539.713,80510.1-652
Federation4456.44626.6-17
Forbes3316.23686.9-37
Georges River3,1893.13,3583.3-169
Gilgandra2359.626410.8-29
Glen Innes Severn59011.763012.5-40
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1255.71,1966.1-71
Greater Hume Shire2383.72433.8-5
Griffith7544.48114.7-57
Gunnedah5246.95507.2-26
Gwydir2027.62318.7-29
Hawkesbury1,5343.51,6503.8-116
Hay955.51005.7-5
Hilltops7116.57626.9-51
Hornsby1,7221.81,7501.8-28
Hunters Hill1411.81491.9-8
Inner West4,2693.34,3563.3-87
Inverell9649.31,07810.4-114
Junee1804.41854.5-5
Kempsey1,97011.22,07511.8-105
Kiama3352.63502.7-15
Ku-ring-gai7200.97451.0-25
Kyogle58010.860711.3-27
Lachlan3128.93309.4-18
Lake Macquarie6,2244.96,6985.2-474
Lane Cove3111.23131.2-2
Leeton4166.04486.4-32
Lismore2,2918.32,4659.0-174
Lithgow9307.69707.9-40
Liverpool9,7256.310,1806.6-455
Liverpool Plains4109.443510.0-25
Lockhart563.1633.5-7
Maitland2,7044.72,9625.2-258
Mid-Coast4,8009.55,06010.0-260
Mid-Western Regional8485.59045.9-56
Moree Plains85010.694311.8-93
Mosman1650.91650.90
Murray River2984.23304.7-32
Murrumbidgee974.71045.0-7
Muswellbrook8107.88758.4-65
Nambucca Valley1,30011.81,36512.4-65
Narrabri5767.56398.3-63
Narrandera2718.43099.6-38
Narromine3008.33309.1-30
Newcastle6,0495.46,3745.6-325
North Sydney6811.46951.4-14
Northern Beaches2,4101.42,5501.5-140
Oberon1344.11544.8-20
Orange1,3205.01,4275.4-107
Parkes5796.96397.6-60
Parramatta5,3873.05,6373.2-250
Penrith6,8114.87,2115.0-400
Port Macquarie-Hastings2,9856.33,1806.7-195
Port Stephens2,7976.52,9907.0-193
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,0892.61,1542.7-65
Randwick2,1552.32,2452.4-90
Richmond Valley1,1648.71,2479.3-83
Ryde1,8542.11,8942.1-40
Shellharbour2,5355.32,7105.7-175
Shoalhaven3,8816.44,0876.7-206
Singleton6684.27384.6-70
Snowy Monaro Regional4933.65033.6-10
Snowy Valleys4655.45005.8-35
Strathfield8172.58552.6-38
Sutherland Shire2,7771.92,9782.1-201
Sydney5,4433.15,5393.2-96
Tamworth Regional2,7067.12,8977.7-191
Temora2016.12146.5-13
Tenterfield51014.154515.1-35
The Hills Shire1,7771.41,8851.5-108
Tweed3,6056.53,8306.9-225
Upper Hunter Shire4104.84455.2-35
Upper Lachlan Shire1853.71873.8-2
Uralla2085.92166.1-8
Wagga Wagga2,2665.32,4305.7-164
Walcha1298.01388.5-9
Walgett69922.376024.2-61
Warren14610.115810.9-12
Warrumbungle Shire51210.254010.7-28
Waverley7651.67751.6-10
Weddin1457.41407.1+5
Wentworth3397.63808.5-41
Willoughby7191.57341.5-15
Wingecarribee7752.78052.8-30
Wollondilly9282.71,0253.0-97
Wollongong7,2005.37,7155.6-515
Woollahra4851.44721.4+13
Yass Valley2532.42792.6-26
Unincorporated NSW6911.06810.8+1
Alpine2703.52983.8-28
Ararat5547.85647.9-10
Ballarat4,3346.14,5456.4-211
Banyule2,6403.32,7353.4-95
Bass Coast1,4636.51,5947.1-131
Baw Baw1,6474.81,7525.1-105
Bayside (Vic.)1,0351.71,0301.7+5
Benalla5757.06107.5-35
Boroondara1,6401.51,7101.6-70
Brimbank9,0857.09,6357.5-550
Buloke2356.82507.2-15
Campaspe1,3456.01,4556.5-110
Cardinia2,8403.73,0454.0-205
Casey10,7854.411,2304.6-445
Central Goldfields87612.093612.8-60
Colac Otway6905.27255.4-35
Corangamite4905.25505.8-60
Darebin4,8154.64,9254.7-110
East Gippsland2,3308.82,4709.4-140
Frankston4,7005.24,9955.5-295
Gannawarra4006.94257.4-25
Glen Eira2,1602.22,1852.2-25
Glenelg9107.79958.4-85
Golden Plains5353.45653.6-30
Greater Bendigo4,3425.84,7376.3-395
Greater Dandenong6,8106.47,0656.7-255
Greater Geelong8,1414.88,7655.2-624
Greater Shepparton3,0207.23,2357.7-215
Hepburn5025.25205.4-18
Hindmarsh2377.32547.8-17
Hobsons Bay2,1753.62,3323.9-157
Horsham6505.37155.8-65
Hume10,9956.811,5107.1-515
Indigo3753.74003.9-25
Kingston (Vic.)2,9652.93,1053.1-140
Knox3,2953.23,4653.3-170
Latrobe (Vic.)4,4879.54,73710.0-250
Loddon4099.443510.0-26
Macedon Ranges7402.48152.6-75
Manningham1,6762.21,8012.3-125
Mansfield2053.52093.6-4
Maribyrnong3,3905.43,5605.7-170
Maroondah2,3213.12,5013.4-180
Melbourne3,8053.03,8953.0-90
Melton6,0605.16,4255.4-365
Mildura2,6157.42,7957.9-180
Mitchell1,6405.21,7355.5-95
Moira1,0706.31,1356.6-65
Monash2,9402.33,0802.4-140
Moonee Valley2,8303.52,8503.5-20
Moorabool9594.11,0154.3-56
Moreland4,9814.15,0074.1-26
Mornington Peninsula3,4953.73,8104.0-315
Mount Alexander5584.86125.3-54
Moyne3893.84244.1-35
Murrindindi4905.44955.5-5
Nillumbik7601.97751.9-15
Northern Grampians5608.15808.4-20
Port Phillip2,8553.72,8653.7-10
Pyrenees3197.23287.4-9
Queenscliffe412.7412.70
South Gippsland8855.19345.4-49
Southern Grampians6006.36506.9-50
Stonnington1,5952.11,5702.1+25
Strathbogie3705.94056.5-35
Surf Coast5132.35192.3-6
Swan Hill7705.88356.3-65
Towong1955.62055.9-10
Wangaratta9305.39655.5-35
Warrnambool1,1505.31,2545.8-104
Wellington1,8506.81,9707.2-120
West Wimmera1577.01607.1-3
Whitehorse2,7402.52,7792.5-39
Whittlesea6,9954.67,5055.0-510
Wodonga1,5555.81,6706.2-115
Wyndham8,4204.38,7924.5-372
Yarra2,7744.02,8034.0-29
Yarra Ranges3,3493.43,5943.6-245
Yarriambiack2958.13158.7-20
Unincorporated Vic364.6384.9-2
Aurukun47560.850064.0-25
Balonne2107.72208.1-10
Banana4254.74705.2-45
Barcaldine734.2895.1-16
Barcoo104.9125.9-2
Blackall Tambo474.3565.1-9
Boulia134.6165.7-3
Brisbane29,9623.531,5523.7-1,590
Bulloo2610.82912.1-3
Bundaberg5,5209.65,87510.3-355
Burdekin7157.27958.0-80
Burke8228.18629.5-4
Cairns8,5577.89,2378.5-680
Carpentaria37627.539628.9-20
Cassowary Coast1,82210.51,95211.2-130
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1126.01,1716.3-59
Charters Towers6008.66559.4-55
Cherbourg10715.111516.3-8
Cloncurry1786.92017.8-23
Cook71024.277126.3-61
Croydon147.6147.60
Diamantina94.3125.8-3
Doomadgee25027.326428.8-14
Douglas7008.97359.3-35
Etheridge327.5327.50
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,58510.86,89011.3-305
Gladstone3,5158.63,7559.1-240
Gold Coast17,7904.419,0354.7-1,245
Goondiwindi3505.73756.1-25
Gympie2,8359.22,9259.4-90
Hinchinbrook5308.75809.5-50
Hope Vale15124.416326.3-12
Ipswich9,8786.610,7737.2-895
Isaac3502.23952.5-45
Kowanyama33745.736349.2-26
Livingstone1,0954.51,2055.0-110
Lockhart River10124.611026.8-9
Lockyer Valley1,7156.61,8507.1-135
Logan16,0207.217,1457.7-1,125
Longreach1104.71154.9-5
Mackay3,9855.14,3705.6-385
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6524.37126.6-6
Maranoa4155.24605.7-45
Mareeba1,75012.21,85513.0-105
Moreton Bay16,3955.517,4655.9-1,070
Mornington19527.120628.7-11
Mount Isa1,2429.71,33510.4-93
Murweh2008.02058.2-5
Napranum14024.115226.2-12
Noosa1,5494.81,6585.1-109
North Burnett66011.567511.7-15
Northern Peninsula Area34020.236521.7-25
Palm Island59545.062046.9-25
Paroo10811.112012.4-12
Pormpuraaw19945.421448.9-15
Quilpie5011.15512.2-5
Redland4,4754.64,6954.8-220
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton3,9257.64,2258.2-300
Scenic Rim1,5856.21,7006.6-115
Somerset1,1757.81,2308.2-55
South Burnett2,11211.32,24912.1-137
Southern Downs1,6147.91,7188.4-104
Sunshine Coast9,4064.510,0534.8-647
Tablelands1,4359.71,53510.3-100
Toowoomba6,3066.06,7326.4-426
Torres32514.434015.0-15
Torres Strait Island62525.068527.3-60
Townsville8,5556.79,2107.2-655
Weipa852.9903.1-5
Western Downs1,5857.61,6758.0-90
Whitsunday1,4906.11,5956.5-105
Winton324.7395.8-7
Woorabinda6310.36510.6-2
Wujal Wujal4525.34827.0-3
Yarrabah74045.481049.7-70
Adelaide1,3306.71,3356.8-5
Adelaide Hills5752.36202.4-45
Adelaide Plains4356.64506.9-15
Alexandrina1,1537.61,2238.0-70
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara57034.158034.7-10
Barossa6454.37114.7-66
Barunga West1219.21299.8-8
Berri Barmera71511.473511.7-20
Burnside5652.16002.2-35
Campbelltown (SA)1,3003.71,3854.0-85
Ceduna32114.933615.6-15
Charles Sturt4,3865.54,5615.7-175
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2805.33055.7-25
Cleve515.2535.4-2
Coober Pedy29531.430532.4-10
Copper Coast92511.598012.2-55
Elliston447.3467.6-2
Flinders Ranges9110.09510.4-4
Franklin Harbour365.1385.3-2
Gawler1,0697.01,1227.3-53
Goyder25511.026011.2-5
Grant2995.43195.8-20
Holdfast Bay7853.58333.7-48
Kangaroo Island1555.61555.60
Karoonda East Murray376.3376.30
Kimba305.2315.4-1
Kingston (SA)645.1614.9+3
Light4614.54884.8-27
Lower Eyre Peninsula2316.52497.0-18
Loxton Waikerie5618.65939.1-32
Maralinga Tjarutja1621.31317.3+3
Marion3,3055.43,4625.6-157
Mid Murray60311.562712.0-24
Mitcham1,1812.81,1952.9-14
Mount Barker9703.91,0654.3-95
Mount Gambier1,3808.51,4669.0-86
Mount Remarkable17410.818211.3-8
Murray Bridge1,40110.71,46511.2-64
Naracoorte Lucindale2554.82604.9-5
Northern Areas1857.31907.5-5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8203.48503.5-30
Onkaparinga7,8047.18,4207.7-616
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35210.9-3
Peterborough10110.910611.5-5
Playford7,81812.38,31713.0-499
Port Adelaide Enfield6,3467.16,6157.4-269
Port Augusta1,31814.91,37915.6-61
Port Lincoln7618.78449.6-83
Port Pirie1,28012.51,37013.3-90
Prospect4452.94703.1-25
Renmark Paringa5609.460510.2-45
Robe465.2434.9+3
Roxby Downs501.7551.9-5
Salisbury7,9178.38,4418.9-524
Southern Mallee837.0837.00
Streaky Bay16913.916913.90
Tatiara1453.41553.6-10
Tea Tree Gully2,7374.32,9064.6-169
Coorong32510.135511.1-30
Tumby Bay785.3825.6-4
Unley6152.66402.7-25
Victor Harbor6749.27039.6-29
Wakefield3729.339810.0-26
Walkerville1753.61803.7-5
Wattle Range5858.36208.8-35
West Torrens1,8944.51,9844.8-90
Whyalla1,95014.52,04015.2-90
Wudinna466.8497.3-3
Yankalilla2448.02448.00
Yorke Peninsula64010.965011.0-10
Unincorporated SA26312.227212.6-9
Albany1,4806.51,5957.0-115
Armadale4,0006.64,3057.1-305
Ashburton1502.81603.0-10
Augusta Margaret River4354.24804.6-45
Bassendean5505.35805.6-30
Bayswater2,2214.82,3475.1-126
Belmont1,7555.91,8806.4-125
Beverley9510.310111.0-6
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook545.2605.8-6
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1525.21705.8-18
Brookton5210.55811.8-6
Broome1,29511.11,41012.1-115
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8457.0-1
Bruce Rock509.0519.2-1
Bunbury1,6558.11,8248.9-169
Busselton1,0804.61,1655.0-85
Cambridge2841.63031.7-19
Canning2,4583.82,6154.1-157
Capel4804.15404.6-60
Carnamah339.6349.9-1
Carnarvon54515.958017.0-35
Chapman Valley777.8858.6-8
Chittering1002.61102.9-10
Christmas Island100.8151.3-5
Claremont1151.71291.9-14
Cockburn3,2534.13,5444.5-291
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie54510.358511.1-40
Coolgardie24210.127011.3-28
Coorow559.55810.0-3
Corrigin5810.36511.5-7
Cottesloe521.0631.3-11
Cranbrook456.9467.1-1
Cuballing336.3387.3-5
Cue2720.62922.1-2
Cunderdin9311.510012.3-7
Dalwallinu617.1637.3-2
Dandaragan1196.11256.4-6
Dardanup3353.73914.4-56
Denmark2156.22457.0-30
Derby-West Kimberley1,57532.21,74535.6-170
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32256.30
Dowerin339.0349.2-1
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas4610.05111.1-5
East Fremantle1302.71402.9-10
East Pilbara5086.55386.8-30
Esperance4505.34705.5-20
Exmouth1185.41185.40
Fremantle1,3856.61,4306.8-45
Gingin2016.12106.4-9
Gnowangerup344.4364.7-2
Goomalling478.6499.0-2
Gosnells5,0856.15,4056.5-320
Greater Geraldton2,2289.02,4079.8-179
Halls Creek88035.894538.4-65
Harvey8404.89205.2-80
Irwin1407.01557.7-15
Jerramungup324.4344.7-2
Joondalup2,7722.72,9772.9-205
Kalamunda1,3853.81,4504.0-65
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,1815.91,2186.0-37
Karratha9205.89806.2-60
Katanning27110.827110.80
Kellerberrin8011.58612.4-6
Kent144.4154.7-1
Kojonup766.9787.1-2
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda188.8199.3-1
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,1707.02,2757.3-105
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton47141.749944.2-28
Leonora50541.353643.9-31
Mandurah4,0057.84,2898.3-284
Manjimup3426.23756.8-33
Meekatharra17519.119321.1-18
Melville1,5572.41,6612.6-104
Menzies18642.319744.8-11
Merredin1769.11829.4-6
Mingenew229.62310.1-1
Moora987.11007.3-2
Morawa349.63610.1-2
Mosman Park1582.71712.9-13
Mount Magnet8319.29121.0-8
Mount Marshall206.6206.60
Mukinbudin236.6236.60
Mundaring1,0024.01,1114.5-109
Murchison1321.31524.6-2
Murray7857.58318.0-46
Nannup577.0607.4-3
Narembeen409.0419.3-1
Narrogin2458.52588.9-13
Nedlands1611.21641.2-3
Ngaanyatjarraku41141.343543.7-24
Northam75510.979511.5-40
Northampton20411.421712.1-13
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove272.7292.9-2
Perenjori449.74610.2-2
Perth1,3445.71,3605.8-16
Pingelly5910.46611.6-7
Plantagenet2708.42858.9-15
Port Hedland9128.29678.6-55
Quairading5811.66212.4-4
Ravensthorpe654.9705.3-5
Rockingham4,8355.65,2306.0-395
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7453.68053.9-60
Shark Bay365.5365.50
South Perth8903.19553.3-65
Stirling6,2924.26,6964.5-404
Subiaco2852.63002.7-15
Swan5,4835.45,9145.8-431
Tammin2811.53112.7-3
Three Springs329.83310.1-1
Toodyay1957.12057.5-10
Trayning137.5137.50
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,1674.41,1904.5-23
Victoria Plains367.1367.10
Vincent8393.18563.2-17
Wagin616.1727.2-11
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,5284.77,1385.2-610
Waroona2359.425010.0-15
West Arthur296.3347.3-5
Westonia96.696.60
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams376.1437.1-6
Wiluna7618.78420.7-8
Wongan-Ballidu668.7709.2-4
Woodanilling2810.72810.70
Wyalkatchem228.5238.9-1
Wyndham-East Kimberley90517.596018.5-55
Yalgoo5319.45821.2-5
Yilgarn596.8596.80
York18510.319811.0-13
Break O'Day52013.952514.0-5
Brighton1,1759.81,27910.6-104
Burnie1,0898.71,1819.4-92
Central Coast (Tas.)8876.59256.8-38
Central Highlands (Tas.)1459.61409.2+5
Circular Head3206.43256.5-5
Clarence1,8244.81,9775.2-153
Derwent Valley6479.470210.1-55
Devonport1,3668.71,4609.3-94
Dorset3659.23959.9-30
Flinders (Tas.)459.75511.8-10
George Town50512.353012.9-25
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2007.12007.10
Glenorchy2,4687.42,6277.9-159
Hobart1,5504.11,5304.1+20
Huon Valley9408.59758.8-35
Kentish2806.83007.2-20
King Island303.2404.2-10
Kingborough9153.79753.9-60
Latrobe (Tas.)4145.84456.3-31
Launceston3,5277.93,7928.5-265
Meander Valley6695.47345.9-65
Northern Midlands5046.25356.5-31
Sorell6005.76636.3-63
Southern Midlands2957.03057.2-10
Tasman1409.515010.2-10
Waratah-Wynyard6007.26708.1-70
West Coast36513.539014.5-25
West Tamar8185.48735.8-55
Alice Springs1,89010.52,01011.1-120
Barkly1,39232.31,45533.8-63
Belyuen2018.92220.8-2
Central Desert1,03242.91,05243.7-20
Coomalie12516.013717.6-12
Darwin2,7014.82,9435.2-242
Darwin Waterfront Precinct124.7135.0-1
East Arnhem2,93245.93,05147.8-119
Katherine1,03015.51,07516.2-45
Litchfield7194.87565.0-37
MacDonnell1,24930.21,31431.8-65
Palmerston1,4405.71,6156.3-175
Roper Gulf1,95042.51,99043.4-40
Tiwi Islands50029.250029.20
Victoria Daly72538.174138.9-16
Wagait4015.94417.5-4
West Arnhem1,68137.11,70437.6-23
West Daly1,07452.41,10854.0-34
Unincorporated NT1,39328.91,52531.7-132
Unincorporated ACT7,6052.57,8502.5-245
Unincorp. Other Territories553.7654.3-10
Source: Department of Social Services - JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients - monthly profile via data.gov.au. Compiled and presented by .id - informed decisions
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