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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In January 2024 there were 24,005 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 monthJanuary 2024August 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,0056.924,9557.2-950
Albury2,3926.92,4847.2-92
Armidale Regional1,6699.11,6799.1-10
Ballina1,5005.71,5105.8-10
Balranald503.8594.5-9
Bathurst Regional1,3695.01,4265.2-57
Bayside (NSW)3,8483.13,8533.1-5
Bega Valley1,3166.51,3506.7-34
Bellingen7399.974810.0-9
Berrigan2986.63026.7-4
Blacktown13,5605.213,5715.2-11
Bland1404.41554.9-15
Blayney1904.31954.4-5
Blue Mountains1,7683.81,8223.9-54
Bogan1479.916311.0-16
Bourke32622.034623.4-20
Brewarrina19322.320423.5-11
Broken Hill1,20011.41,24511.9-45
Burwood8112.88012.7+10
Byron1,9858.41,9858.40
Cabonne3043.82893.6+15
Camden2,1862.82,2022.8-16
Campbelltown (NSW)7,2686.47,4056.5-137
Canada Bay1,0791.81,0371.7+42
Canterbury-Bankstown14,5446.014,5726.0-28
Carrathool754.0814.3-6
Central Coast (NSW)12,1605.912,6256.1-465
Central Darling18617.320118.7-15
Cessnock2,8777.23,0467.6-169
Clarence Valley3,0359.93,10310.1-68
Cobar1706.61706.60
Coffs Harbour3,9018.44,0098.6-108
Coolamon933.7963.9-3
Coonamble31914.534315.6-24
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3706.04006.4-30
Cowra6599.26979.7-38
Cumberland9,7126.19,3535.8+359
Dubbo Regional2,3907.02,5597.5-169
Dungog2855.03155.6-30
Edward River3567.33727.6-16
Eurobodalla1,7968.31,8388.5-42
Fairfield13,60310.013,83010.1-227
Federation4065.84576.6-51
Forbes3276.23596.8-32
Georges River3,4503.43,3663.3+84
Gilgandra2399.825410.4-15
Glen Innes Severn59011.763512.6-45
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1966.11,1996.1-3
Greater Hume Shire2423.72523.9-10
Griffith7894.68164.7-27
Gunnedah5467.25557.3-9
Gwydir2037.72248.5-21
Hawkesbury1,6103.71,6653.9-55
Hay955.51005.7-5
Hilltops7476.87717.0-24
Hornsby1,8241.91,7781.9+46
Hunters Hill1521.91451.8+7
Inner West4,5213.54,3643.3+157
Inverell1,0269.91,07210.3-46
Junee1954.71854.5+10
Kempsey1,98511.32,09011.9-105
Kiama3452.73452.70
Ku-ring-gai8101.17551.0+55
Kyogle62411.660511.2+19
Lachlan3169.03409.7-24
Lake Macquarie6,5125.16,7245.3-212
Lane Cove3551.33201.2+35
Leeton4416.34586.6-17
Lismore2,3958.72,5009.1-105
Lithgow9808.09757.9+5
Liverpool10,2506.610,2956.6-45
Liverpool Plains4309.945010.3-20
Lockhart613.3623.4-1
Maitland2,8855.12,9675.2-82
Mid-Coast4,9459.85,10010.1-155
Mid-Western Regional8615.69156.0-54
Moree Plains89411.293711.7-43
Mosman1851.11751.0+10
Murray River3114.43234.6-12
Murrumbidgee1004.91055.1-5
Muswellbrook8608.28758.4-15
Nambucca Valley1,42512.91,40012.7+25
Narrabri5937.76348.2-41
Narrandera2768.53149.7-38
Narromine3058.43259.0-20
Newcastle6,3865.76,3865.70
North Sydney7151.56991.4+16
Northern Beaches2,5751.52,5401.5+35
Oberon1514.71494.6+2
Orange1,3945.31,4255.4-31
Parkes6287.46447.6-16
Parramatta5,7193.25,6613.2+58
Penrith7,2115.07,3455.1-134
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0956.53,2156.8-120
Port Stephens2,9126.83,0527.1-140
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1332.71,1682.8-35
Randwick2,3102.52,2552.4+55
Richmond Valley1,2069.01,2399.3-33
Ryde2,0582.31,9002.1+158
Shellharbour2,6855.62,7305.7-45
Shoalhaven4,0076.64,1466.8-139
Singleton7234.57294.6-6
Snowy Monaro Regional5143.75083.7+6
Snowy Valleys5005.85005.80
Strathfield8922.78702.6+22
Sutherland Shire2,9732.13,0182.1-45
Sydney5,7933.35,5533.2+240
Tamworth Regional2,9067.72,9427.8-36
Temora2106.42236.8-13
Tenterfield55015.255515.3-5
The Hills Shire2,0221.61,8971.5+125
Tweed3,7606.83,8957.0-135
Upper Hunter Shire4204.94505.2-30
Upper Lachlan Shire1863.71883.8-2
Uralla2246.32246.30
Wagga Wagga2,4355.72,4525.7-17
Walcha1247.71388.5-14
Walgett70822.674123.6-33
Warren1439.915810.9-15
Warrumbungle Shire52310.454910.9-26
Waverley8451.77801.6+65
Weddin1457.41557.9-10
Wentworth3638.13778.4-14
Willoughby7621.57531.5+9
Wingecarribee8052.88102.8-5
Wollondilly9952.91,0113.0-16
Wollongong7,6905.67,7305.6-40
Woollahra5161.54921.4+24
Yass Valley2752.62712.5+4
Unincorporated NSW7111.37511.9-4
Alpine2703.52893.7-19
Ararat5647.95647.90
Ballarat4,6446.64,6516.6-7
Banyule2,8203.52,7603.4+60
Bass Coast1,5286.81,6097.1-81
Baw Baw1,7325.11,7725.2-40
Bayside (Vic.)1,0751.71,0501.7+25
Benalla6007.36207.6-20
Boroondara1,8351.71,7451.6+90
Brimbank9,4057.39,7057.5-300
Buloke2406.92507.2-10
Campaspe1,4206.31,4856.6-65
Cardinia3,0254.03,0804.0-55
Casey11,9104.911,3804.7+530
Central Goldfields90112.394112.9-40
Colac Otway7105.37405.6-30
Corangamite4905.25455.8-55
Darebin5,2405.05,0154.8+225
East Gippsland2,4509.32,4959.5-45
Frankston5,0205.65,0605.6-40
Gannawarra4257.44257.40
Glen Eira2,2952.32,2102.2+85
Glenelg9658.19958.4-30
Golden Plains5753.75653.6+10
Greater Bendigo4,5326.14,7576.4-225
Greater Dandenong7,3106.97,1356.7+175
Greater Geelong8,7135.18,8155.2-102
Greater Shepparton3,1757.53,2957.8-120
Hepburn5235.55355.6-12
Hindmarsh2668.22547.8+12
Hobsons Bay2,3323.92,3213.9+11
Horsham6755.57205.8-45
Hume11,5557.111,5507.1+5
Indigo4154.14054.0+10
Kingston (Vic.)3,1753.13,1353.1+40
Knox3,4803.43,4903.4-10
Latrobe (Vic.)4,6229.84,81210.2-190
Loddon4049.343510.0-31
Macedon Ranges7702.58302.6-60
Manningham1,8512.41,7812.3+70
Mansfield2143.72143.70
Maribyrnong3,6255.83,5105.6+115
Maroondah2,5113.42,5263.4-15
Melbourne4,2103.33,8603.0+350
Melton6,6905.66,5055.5+185
Mildura2,7107.72,8258.0-115
Mitchell1,7405.51,7605.5-20
Moira1,0906.41,1556.7-65
Monash3,2552.63,1402.5+115
Moonee Valley3,0853.82,8953.6+190
Moorabool1,0134.31,0244.3-11
Moreland5,4194.45,0674.2+352
Mornington Peninsula3,6503.83,8454.0-195
Mount Alexander6225.36175.3+5
Moyne4094.04344.2-25
Murrindindi5105.65105.60
Nillumbik8052.07851.9+20
Northern Grampians5658.15758.3-10
Port Phillip3,0404.02,9203.8+120
Pyrenees3287.43377.6-9
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9155.39695.6-54
Southern Grampians6406.86607.0-20
Stonnington1,7902.41,6152.2+175
Strathbogie3806.14006.4-20
Surf Coast5292.35342.3-5
Swan Hill7605.78406.3-80
Towong1955.62055.9-10
Wangaratta9805.69955.7-15
Warrnambool1,1805.41,2645.8-84
Wellington1,9257.01,9957.3-70
West Wimmera1637.21657.3-2
Whitehorse2,9592.72,8142.5+145
Whittlesea7,5255.07,5305.0-5
Wodonga1,6106.01,6856.3-75
Wyndham8,9774.68,9444.6+33
Yarra2,9764.32,8484.1+128
Yarra Ranges3,5093.53,6493.7-140
Yarriambiack3008.33158.7-15
Unincorporated Vic364.6374.8-1
Aurukun45057.651065.3-60
Balonne2107.72258.3-15
Banana4504.94605.0-10
Barcaldine895.1895.10
Barcoo125.9115.4+1
Blackall Tambo565.1565.10
Boulia165.7145.0+2
Brisbane31,3973.731,5873.7-190
Bulloo2811.72912.1-1
Bundaberg5,85010.25,87010.3-20
Burdekin7607.68008.0-40
Burke8328.48830.1-5
Cairns9,4478.69,1958.4+252
Carpentaria38428.140529.6-21
Cassowary Coast2,01811.62,00011.5+18
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0935.91,2026.4-109
Charters Towers6559.46509.3+5
Cherbourg11215.811616.4-4
Cloncurry2017.82017.80
Cook76526.176526.10
Croydon147.6158.1-1
Diamantina125.8104.8+2
Doomadgee25527.826929.4-14
Douglas85510.87359.3+120
Etheridge327.5358.2-3
Flinders (Qld)556.2556.20
Fraser Coast6,88511.36,97011.5-85
Gladstone3,6108.83,7659.2-155
Gold Coast18,8004.719,1754.7-375
Goondiwindi3856.33806.2+5
Gympie2,9759.63,0009.7-25
Hinchinbrook5759.45609.2+15
Hope Vale16226.116226.10
Ipswich10,4737.010,7837.2-310
Isaac3652.33952.5-30
Kowanyama33445.335948.6-25
Livingstone1,1404.71,2055.0-65
Lockhart River10926.510926.50
Lockyer Valley1,8307.01,8457.1-15
Logan17,1057.717,3257.8-220
Longreach1255.41154.9+10
Mackay4,1555.34,3655.6-210
McKinlay366.1366.10
Mapoon7126.67126.60
Maranoa4305.44655.8-35
Mareeba1,90513.31,84512.9+60
Moreton Bay17,0505.717,5955.9-545
Mornington20027.821129.3-11
Mount Isa1,31510.31,33010.4-15
Murweh2208.82108.4+10
Napranum15126.015126.00
Noosa1,5684.81,6735.2-105
North Burnett65511.469512.1-40
Northern Peninsula Area35020.835521.1-5
Palm Island60545.861046.1-5
Paroo11411.812012.4-6
Pormpuraaw19845.221248.4-14
Quilpie5211.55512.2-3
Redland4,7254.84,7454.9-20
Richmond296.0296.00
Rockhampton4,0957.94,2258.2-130
Scenic Rim1,7256.71,7106.7+15
Somerset1,1907.91,2608.3-70
South Burnett2,22711.92,25812.1-31
Southern Downs1,7198.41,7438.5-24
Sunshine Coast9,8624.710,2134.9-351
Tablelands1,51510.21,54510.4-30
Toowoomba6,7016.36,7966.4-95
Torres34015.033514.8+5
Torres Strait Island65526.168527.3-30
Townsville8,9357.09,3057.3-370
Weipa852.9802.7+5
Western Downs1,7158.21,6908.1+25
Whitsunday1,5956.51,6106.6-15
Winton395.8355.2+4
Woorabinda6210.16811.1-6
Wujal Wujal4827.04827.00
Yarrabah79548.780049.0-5
Adelaide1,3706.91,3356.8+35
Adelaide Hills6202.46252.5-5
Adelaide Plains4406.74356.6+5
Alexandrina1,1887.81,2348.1-46
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara53031.760035.9-70
Barossa7014.77164.8-15
Barunga West1289.71319.9-3
Berri Barmera73011.774011.8-10
Burnside6202.36002.2+20
Campbelltown (SA)1,3904.01,3854.0+5
Ceduna33415.533015.4+4
Charles Sturt4,5695.84,5965.8-27
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3005.72955.6+5
Cleve535.4535.40
Coober Pedy30031.929030.9+10
Copper Coast96012.099512.4-35
Elliston416.8467.6-5
Flinders Ranges10211.29510.4+7
Franklin Harbour385.3385.30
Gawler1,1277.41,1297.4-2
Goyder28012.127011.6+10
Grant3105.63255.9-15
Holdfast Bay8083.68533.8-45
Kangaroo Island1555.61605.7-5
Karoonda East Murray376.3386.5-1
Kimba315.4315.40
Kingston (SA)705.6675.3+3
Light4934.94964.9-3
Lower Eyre Peninsula2406.72486.9-8
Loxton Waikerie5909.06009.2-10
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31317.3+6
Marion3,4525.63,4775.7-25
Mid Murray62411.962511.9-1
Mitcham1,2012.91,2212.9-20
Mount Barker1,0304.21,0804.4-50
Mount Gambier1,3858.51,4759.1-90
Mount Remarkable17410.818511.4-11
Murray Bridge1,41610.81,48511.3-69
Naracoorte Lucindale2755.22705.1+5
Northern Areas2007.81957.6+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8603.58503.5+10
Onkaparinga7,9447.38,4297.7-485
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35210.9-3
Peterborough10110.910711.6-6
Playford8,21612.98,40113.2-185
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6547.56,6537.5+1
Port Augusta1,36115.41,39915.8-38
Port Lincoln7838.98409.6-57
Port Pirie1,34013.11,36513.3-25
Prospect4703.14703.10
Renmark Paringa5659.561010.3-45
Robe505.7485.5+2
Roxby Downs501.7602.1-10
Salisbury8,3338.88,4498.9-116
Southern Mallee837.0867.2-3
Streaky Bay17714.616613.7+11
Tatiara1453.41503.5-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9114.62,9714.7-60
Coorong33010.335010.9-20
Tumby Bay825.6825.60
Unley6552.76252.6+30
Victor Harbor6909.47259.9-35
Wakefield3959.940210.1-7
Walkerville1803.71753.6+5
Wattle Range6058.66309.0-25
West Torrens1,9664.71,9794.7-13
Whyalla2,02515.12,04515.2-20
Wudinna446.5497.3-5
Yankalilla2578.42668.7-9
Yorke Peninsula65511.165011.0+5
Unincorporated SA27512.828113.0-6
Albany1,5456.71,6207.1-75
Armadale4,2006.94,3357.1-135
Ashburton1552.91653.1-10
Augusta Margaret River4404.24754.6-35
Bassendean5805.66105.9-30
Bayswater2,3165.02,3425.1-26
Belmont1,8306.21,8856.4-55
Beverley9810.710111.0-3
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook575.5595.7-2
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1635.61665.7-3
Brookton5310.85811.8-5
Broome1,40012.01,42012.2-20
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8477.3-3
Bruce Rock478.4519.2-4
Bunbury1,7528.51,8238.9-71
Busselton1,1204.81,1705.0-50
Cambridge3031.72951.6+8
Canning2,6344.12,6114.0+23
Capel5104.45404.6-30
Carnamah3710.83610.5+1
Carnarvon56516.558517.1-20
Chapman Valley838.4858.6-2
Chittering1002.61102.9-10
Christmas Island201.7100.8+10
Claremont1321.91261.9+6
Cockburn3,4934.43,5294.5-36
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie57010.859011.2-20
Coolgardie25410.626210.9-8
Coorow6110.66010.4+1
Corrigin6010.66511.5-5
Cottesloe631.3571.1+6
Cranbrook456.9477.2-2
Cuballing326.1377.1-5
Cue2720.62821.4-1
Cunderdin9511.710212.6-7
Dalwallinu687.9637.3+5
Dandaragan1296.61296.60
Dardanup3684.13864.3-18
Denmark2406.92507.2-10
Derby-West Kimberley1,56532.01,72035.1-155
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12356.6-15
Dowerin3710.1349.2+3
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas4810.44910.6-1
East Fremantle1302.71402.9-10
East Pilbara5386.85376.8+1
Esperance5005.94705.5+30
Exmouth1115.11155.3-4
Fremantle1,5057.21,4506.9+55
Gingin2176.62176.60
Gnowangerup455.8344.4+11
Goomalling539.7499.0+4
Gosnells5,3656.55,4306.6-65
Greater Geraldton2,3749.62,4049.7-30
Halls Creek86035.094538.4-85
Harvey8755.09305.3-55
Irwin1557.71557.70
Jerramungup425.8324.4+10
Joondalup2,9362.92,9973.0-61
Kalamunda1,4654.01,4854.1-20
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2826.41,2486.2+34
Karratha9105.79806.2-70
Katanning27110.827611.0-5
Kellerberrin8111.68812.6-7
Kent195.9144.4+5
Kojonup766.9817.4-5
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda2110.3199.3+2
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,3207.52,3357.5-15
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton46040.749643.9-36
Leonora49440.453243.5-38
Mandurah4,1858.14,3348.4-149
Manjimup3676.63656.6+2
Meekatharra17519.118520.2-10
Melville1,6072.51,6912.6-84
Menzies18241.419644.5-14
Merredin1668.61799.2-13
Mingenew2511.02410.5+1
Moora1087.91007.3+8
Morawa3810.73710.4+1
Mosman Park1622.81712.9-9
Mount Magnet8319.28720.1-4
Mount Marshall237.5216.9+2
Mukinbudin267.5246.9+2
Mundaring1,0144.11,1004.4-86
Murchison1321.31423.0-1
Murray8438.18378.0+6
Nannup577.0607.4-3
Narembeen388.6419.3-3
Narrogin2609.02679.3-7
Nedlands1821.41651.2+17
Ngaanyatjarraku40140.343343.5-32
Northam79511.582011.8-25
Northampton20711.622012.3-13
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori4910.84810.6+1
Perth1,3805.91,3545.8+26
Pingelly6010.56611.6-6
Plantagenet2808.82808.80
Port Hedland9578.69828.8-25
Quairading5911.86412.8-5
Ravensthorpe654.9654.90
Rockingham5,0705.85,3006.1-230
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8053.98153.9-10
Shark Bay345.2355.3-1
South Perth9503.39553.3-5
Stirling6,5684.46,7724.5-204
Subiaco3152.93002.7+15
Swan5,9415.85,9555.8-14
Tammin2911.93112.7-2
Three Springs3510.73510.70
Toodyay2157.82057.5+10
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2164.61,2094.6+7
Victoria Plains397.7367.1+3
Vincent8893.38733.2+16
Wagin606.0707.0-10
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,8995.07,1935.2-294
Waroona25010.025010.00
West Arthur286.0337.1-5
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams366.0427.0-6
Wiluna7618.78120.0-5
Wongan-Ballidu759.8709.2+5
Woodanilling2810.72911.1-1
Wyalkatchem259.7238.9+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley97018.795518.4+15
Yalgoo5319.45620.5-3
Yilgarn667.7617.1+5
York19210.719811.0-6
Break O'Day53014.152514.0+5
Brighton1,20910.11,29010.7-81
Burnie1,1499.21,1999.6-50
Central Coast (Tas.)8936.69427.0-49
Central Highlands (Tas.)15510.21459.6+10
Circular Head3156.33306.6-15
Clarence1,8724.92,0005.3-128
Derwent Valley6739.771310.3-40
Devonport1,4209.01,4849.4-64
Dorset3558.93859.7-30
Flinders (Tas.)459.75010.8-5
George Town53012.953513.0-5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2107.52057.3+5
Glenorchy2,5377.62,6327.9-95
Hobart1,6304.31,5704.2+60
Huon Valley9959.09808.8+15
Kentish3007.23007.20
King Island303.2353.7-5
Kingborough9653.91,0004.0-35
Latrobe (Tas.)4346.14506.3-16
Launceston3,6568.13,8098.5-153
Meander Valley6645.47446.0-80
Northern Midlands5156.35606.8-45
Sorell6346.16656.3-31
Southern Midlands2957.03107.3-15
Tasman15010.215010.20
Waratah-Wynyard6307.66708.1-40
West Coast36513.539014.5-25
West Tamar8495.68865.9-37
Alice Springs2,05511.41,98511.0+70
Barkly1,38232.11,44433.5-62
Belyuen2018.92119.8-1
Central Desert1,07144.51,06844.4+3
Coomalie12716.313417.2-7
Darwin2,9765.22,9135.1+63
Darwin Waterfront Precinct145.4135.0+1
East Arnhem3,00847.13,04447.7-36
Katherine1,07016.11,10016.6-30
Litchfield7675.17515.0+16
MacDonnell1,26730.61,31731.8-50
Palmerston1,5906.21,6306.4-40
Roper Gulf1,94042.32,02544.1-85
Tiwi Islands54031.648528.4+55
Victoria Daly72237.975139.5-29
Wagait4116.34317.1-2
West Arnhem1,73938.41,72138.0+18
West Daly1,04851.11,11654.4-68
Unincorporated NT1,27926.51,50431.2-225
Unincorporated ACT7,9952.68,0152.6-20
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0654.3-5
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