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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In November 2023 there were 23,640 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 monthNovember 2023August 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania23,6406.824,9557.2-1,315
Albury2,3446.82,4847.2-140
Armidale Regional1,6529.01,6799.1-27
Ballina1,4605.61,5105.8-50
Balranald564.3594.5-3
Bathurst Regional1,3555.01,4265.2-71
Bayside (NSW)3,7203.03,8533.1-133
Bega Valley1,2846.41,3506.7-66
Bellingen7049.474810.0-44
Berrigan2806.23026.7-22
Blacktown13,1695.013,5715.2-402
Bland1454.51554.9-10
Blayney1854.21954.4-10
Blue Mountains1,6873.61,8223.9-135
Bogan15010.116311.0-13
Bourke32922.234623.4-17
Brewarrina19422.420423.5-10
Broken Hill1,18011.21,24511.9-65
Burwood7792.78012.7-22
Byron1,9308.21,9858.4-55
Cabonne2893.62893.60
Camden2,0742.72,2022.8-128
Campbelltown (NSW)7,0906.27,4056.5-315
Canada Bay1,0281.71,0371.7-9
Canterbury-Bankstown14,1925.914,5726.0-380
Carrathool713.8814.3-10
Central Coast (NSW)11,9205.812,6256.1-705
Central Darling19017.720118.7-11
Cessnock2,8267.13,0467.6-220
Clarence Valley2,9279.63,10310.1-176
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,8488.34,0098.6-161
Coolamon923.7963.9-4
Coonamble32414.734315.6-19
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3706.04006.4-30
Cowra6418.96979.7-56
Cumberland9,3285.89,3535.8-25
Dubbo Regional2,3356.92,5597.5-224
Dungog2804.93155.6-35
Edward River3447.13727.6-28
Eurobodalla1,7598.11,8388.5-79
Fairfield13,4009.813,83010.1-430
Federation4356.34576.6-22
Forbes3266.13596.8-33
Georges River3,3253.33,3663.3-41
Gilgandra2359.625410.4-19
Glen Innes Severn59011.763512.6-45
Goulburn Mulwaree1,1535.91,1996.1-46
Greater Hume Shire2513.92523.9-1
Griffith7684.48164.7-48
Gunnedah5397.15557.3-16
Gwydir2027.62248.5-22
Hawkesbury1,5703.61,6653.9-95
Hay955.51005.7-5
Hilltops7216.67717.0-50
Hornsby1,7561.81,7781.9-22
Hunters Hill1471.81451.8+2
Inner West4,3523.34,3643.3-12
Inverell9829.51,07210.3-90
Junee1904.61854.5+5
Kempsey1,98511.32,09011.9-105
Kiama3402.63452.7-5
Ku-ring-gai7501.07551.0-5
Kyogle61411.460511.2+9
Lachlan3169.03409.7-24
Lake Macquarie6,3395.06,7245.3-385
Lane Cove3301.23201.2+10
Leeton4356.24586.6-23
Lismore2,3118.42,5009.1-189
Lithgow9607.89757.9-15
Liverpool10,0236.510,2956.6-272
Liverpool Plains4209.645010.3-30
Lockhart603.3623.4-2
Maitland2,7484.82,9675.2-219
Mid-Coast4,8809.75,10010.1-220
Mid-Western Regional8485.59156.0-67
Moree Plains84510.693711.7-92
Mosman1801.01751.0+5
Murray River3004.33234.6-23
Murrumbidgee944.61055.1-11
Muswellbrook8157.88758.4-60
Nambucca Valley1,35512.31,40012.7-45
Narrabri5917.66348.2-43
Narrandera2618.13149.7-53
Narromine3008.33259.0-25
Newcastle6,1905.56,3865.7-196
North Sydney6891.46991.4-10
Northern Beaches2,4701.52,5401.5-70
Oberon1454.51494.6-4
Orange1,3475.11,4255.4-78
Parkes5997.16447.6-45
Parramatta5,5883.15,6613.2-73
Penrith6,9824.97,3455.1-363
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,0456.43,2156.8-170
Port Stephens2,8676.73,0527.1-185
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,0892.61,1682.8-79
Randwick2,2002.42,2552.4-55
Richmond Valley1,1918.91,2399.3-48
Ryde1,9782.21,9002.1+78
Shellharbour2,5905.42,7305.7-140
Shoalhaven3,9626.54,1466.8-184
Singleton6894.37294.6-40
Snowy Monaro Regional5083.75083.70
Snowy Valleys4755.55005.8-25
Strathfield8552.68702.6-15
Sutherland Shire2,8832.03,0182.1-135
Sydney5,5903.25,5533.2+37
Tamworth Regional2,7817.32,9427.8-161
Temora2146.52236.8-9
Tenterfield53514.855515.3-20
The Hills Shire1,8831.51,8971.5-14
Tweed3,6606.63,8957.0-235
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04505.2-20
Upper Lachlan Shire1933.91883.8+5
Uralla2015.72246.3-23
Wagga Wagga2,3575.52,4525.7-95
Walcha1298.01388.5-9
Walgett70322.474123.6-38
Warren14610.115810.9-12
Warrumbungle Shire50610.054910.9-43
Waverley8001.67801.6+20
Weddin1457.41557.9-10
Wentworth3507.83778.4-27
Willoughby7481.57531.5-5
Wingecarribee7752.78102.8-35
Wollondilly9532.81,0113.0-58
Wollongong7,4255.47,7305.6-305
Woollahra5171.54921.4+25
Yass Valley2762.62712.5+5
Unincorporated NSW7211.57511.9-3
Alpine2703.52893.7-19
Ararat5597.85647.9-5
Ballarat4,4636.34,6516.6-188
Banyule2,8003.52,7603.4+40
Bass Coast1,4886.61,6097.1-121
Baw Baw1,6874.91,7725.2-85
Bayside (Vic.)1,0501.71,0501.70
Benalla5807.16207.6-40
Boroondara1,7701.61,7451.6+25
Brimbank9,3357.29,7057.5-370
Buloke2406.92507.2-10
Campaspe1,3756.11,4856.6-110
Cardinia2,9003.83,0804.0-180
Casey11,3854.711,3804.7+5
Central Goldfields89612.294112.9-45
Colac Otway6905.27405.6-50
Corangamite4955.25455.8-50
Darebin5,0404.85,0154.8+25
East Gippsland2,4009.12,4959.5-95
Frankston4,9055.45,0605.6-155
Gannawarra4057.04257.4-20
Glen Eira2,2202.32,2102.2+10
Glenelg9508.09958.4-45
Golden Plains5503.55653.6-15
Greater Bendigo4,4626.04,7576.4-295
Greater Dandenong7,0756.77,1356.7-60
Greater Geelong8,4255.08,8155.2-390
Greater Shepparton3,0557.33,2957.8-240
Hepburn5195.45355.6-16
Hindmarsh2588.02547.8+4
Hobsons Bay2,2323.72,3213.9-89
Horsham6605.37205.8-60
Hume11,4307.011,5507.1-120
Indigo4054.04054.00
Kingston (Vic.)3,0703.03,1353.1-65
Knox3,4203.33,4903.4-70
Latrobe (Vic.)4,5329.64,81210.2-280
Loddon4049.343510.0-31
Macedon Ranges7702.58302.6-60
Manningham1,8012.31,7812.3+20
Mansfield2003.52143.7-14
Maribyrnong3,5005.63,5105.6-10
Maroondah2,4073.32,5263.4-119
Melbourne4,0703.23,8603.0+210
Melton6,3855.46,5055.5-120
Mildura2,6257.42,8258.0-200
Mitchell1,6855.31,7605.5-75
Moira1,0606.21,1556.7-95
Monash3,1352.53,1402.5-5
Moonee Valley2,9853.72,8953.6+90
Moorabool9544.01,0244.3-70
Moreland5,1324.25,0674.2+65
Mornington Peninsula3,5553.73,8454.0-290
Mount Alexander5875.06175.3-30
Moyne3903.84344.2-44
Murrindindi4955.55105.6-15
Nillumbik7851.97851.90
Northern Grampians5658.15758.3-10
Port Phillip2,9453.82,9203.8+25
Pyrenees3287.43377.6-9
Queenscliffe412.7412.70
South Gippsland9105.39695.6-59
Southern Grampians6256.66607.0-35
Stonnington1,7052.31,6152.2+90
Strathbogie3806.14006.4-20
Surf Coast5232.35342.3-11
Swan Hill7705.88406.3-70
Towong2005.72055.9-5
Wangaratta9255.39955.7-70
Warrnambool1,1605.31,2645.8-104
Wellington1,8856.91,9957.3-110
West Wimmera1617.11657.3-4
Whitehorse2,9032.62,8142.5+89
Whittlesea7,3404.97,5305.0-190
Wodonga1,5755.91,6856.3-110
Wyndham8,8184.58,9444.6-126
Yarra2,8784.12,8484.1+30
Yarra Ranges3,3993.43,6493.7-250
Yarriambiack2958.13158.7-20
Unincorporated Vic364.6374.8-1
Aurukun46058.951065.3-50
Balonne2057.52258.3-20
Banana4404.84605.0-20
Barcaldine864.9895.1-3
Barcoo125.9115.4+1
Blackall Tambo544.9565.1-2
Boulia165.7145.0+2
Brisbane30,6473.631,5873.7-940
Bulloo2610.82912.1-3
Bundaberg5,6809.95,87010.3-190
Burdekin7357.48008.0-65
Burke8228.18830.1-6
Cairns8,6888.09,1958.4-507
Carpentaria38027.840529.6-25
Cassowary Coast1,88610.92,00011.5-114
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,2026.4-99
Charters Towers6158.86509.3-35
Cherbourg10815.311616.4-8
Cloncurry1877.32017.8-14
Cook70424.076526.1-61
Croydon147.6158.1-1
Diamantina125.8104.8+2
Doomadgee25327.626929.4-16
Douglas7109.07359.3-25
Etheridge327.5358.2-3
Flinders (Qld)525.9556.2-3
Fraser Coast6,72011.16,97011.5-250
Gladstone3,5358.63,7659.2-230
Gold Coast18,1154.519,1754.7-1,060
Goondiwindi3756.13806.2-5
Gympie2,8959.43,0009.7-105
Hinchinbrook5308.75609.2-30
Hope Vale14924.016226.1-13
Ipswich10,1236.810,7837.2-660
Isaac3552.23952.5-40
Kowanyama32844.435948.6-31
Livingstone1,1204.61,2055.0-85
Lockhart River10124.610926.5-8
Lockyer Valley1,7956.91,8457.1-50
Logan16,5557.517,3257.8-770
Longreach1154.91154.90
Mackay4,0655.24,3655.6-300
McKinlay345.8366.1-2
Mapoon6524.37126.6-6
Maranoa4105.14655.8-55
Mareeba1,79012.51,84512.9-55
Moreton Bay16,7755.617,5955.9-820
Mornington19827.521129.3-13
Mount Isa1,28310.01,33010.4-47
Murweh2058.22108.4-5
Napranum13924.015126.0-12
Noosa1,5444.81,6735.2-129
North Burnett66011.569512.1-35
Northern Peninsula Area35020.835521.1-5
Palm Island58544.361046.1-25
Paroo10811.112012.4-12
Pormpuraaw19444.321248.4-18
Quilpie5011.15512.2-5
Redland4,6354.84,7454.9-110
Richmond285.8296.0-1
Rockhampton4,0257.84,2258.2-200
Scenic Rim1,6356.41,7106.7-75
Somerset1,2058.01,2608.3-55
South Burnett2,18611.72,25812.1-72
Southern Downs1,6748.21,7438.5-69
Sunshine Coast9,6514.610,2134.9-562
Tablelands1,4209.61,54510.4-125
Toowoomba6,4966.26,7966.4-300
Torres34015.033514.8+5
Torres Strait Island62024.868527.3-65
Townsville8,6806.89,3057.3-625
Weipa802.7802.70
Western Downs1,7608.51,6908.1+70
Whitsunday1,5156.21,6106.6-95
Winton395.8355.2+4
Woorabinda6310.36811.1-5
Wujal Wujal4424.74827.0-4
Yarrabah73545.180049.0-65
Adelaide1,3506.81,3356.8+15
Adelaide Hills5752.36252.5-50
Adelaide Plains4556.94356.6+20
Alexandrina1,1937.81,2348.1-41
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara56033.560035.9-40
Barossa6664.47164.8-50
Barunga West1239.31319.9-8
Berri Barmera72511.674011.8-15
Burnside5802.16002.2-20
Campbelltown (SA)1,3553.91,3854.0-30
Ceduna33115.433015.4+1
Charles Sturt4,4945.74,5965.8-102
Clare and Gilbert Valleys2805.32955.6-15
Cleve495.0535.4-4
Coober Pedy30031.929030.9+10
Copper Coast95511.999512.4-40
Elliston416.8467.6-5
Flinders Ranges9110.09510.4-4
Franklin Harbour354.9385.3-3
Gawler1,1017.21,1297.4-28
Goyder27511.927011.6+5
Grant3045.53255.9-21
Holdfast Bay7803.58533.8-73
Kangaroo Island1605.71605.70
Karoonda East Murray376.3386.5-1
Kimba284.9315.4-3
Kingston (SA)766.1675.3+9
Light4894.84964.9-7
Lower Eyre Peninsula2386.72486.9-10
Loxton Waikerie5708.76009.2-30
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31317.3+6
Marion3,3655.53,4775.7-112
Mid Murray61911.862511.9-6
Mitcham1,1932.91,2212.9-28
Mount Barker9754.01,0804.4-105
Mount Gambier1,3808.51,4759.1-95
Mount Remarkable17210.618511.4-13
Murray Bridge1,39110.61,48511.3-94
Naracoorte Lucindale2655.02705.1-5
Northern Areas1857.31957.6-10
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8503.58503.50
Onkaparinga7,8527.28,4297.7-577
Orroroo Carrieton4910.35210.9-3
Peterborough10010.810711.6-7
Playford7,99312.58,40113.2-408
Port Adelaide Enfield6,4617.26,6537.5-192
Port Augusta1,34815.31,39915.8-51
Port Lincoln7658.78409.6-75
Port Pirie1,30512.71,36513.3-60
Prospect4553.04703.1-15
Renmark Paringa5509.361010.3-60
Robe546.1485.5+6
Roxby Downs401.4602.1-20
Salisbury8,1428.68,4498.9-307
Southern Mallee837.0867.2-3
Streaky Bay16913.916613.7+3
Tatiara1503.51503.50
Tea Tree Gully2,8234.52,9714.7-148
Coorong33010.335010.9-20
Tumby Bay825.6825.60
Unley6552.76252.6+30
Victor Harbor6799.37259.9-46
Wakefield3809.540210.1-22
Walkerville1853.81753.6+10
Wattle Range5958.56309.0-35
West Torrens1,9064.61,9794.7-73
Whyalla1,97514.72,04515.2-70
Wudinna446.5497.3-5
Yankalilla2448.02668.7-22
Yorke Peninsula65511.165011.0+5
Unincorporated SA25511.828113.0-26
Albany1,5206.61,6207.1-100
Armadale4,0906.74,3357.1-245
Ashburton1552.91653.1-10
Augusta Margaret River4404.24754.6-35
Bassendean5655.46105.9-45
Bayswater2,2925.02,3425.1-50
Belmont1,7906.11,8856.4-95
Beverley9610.410111.0-5
Boddington807.8807.80
Boyup Brook565.4595.7-3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1595.51665.7-7
Brookton5310.85811.8-5
Broome1,32011.31,42012.2-100
Broomehill-Tambellup446.8477.3-3
Bruce Rock488.6519.2-3
Bunbury1,6818.21,8238.9-142
Busselton1,1154.71,1705.0-55
Cambridge2981.72951.6+3
Canning2,5534.02,6114.0-58
Capel4954.35404.6-45
Carnamah3510.23610.5-1
Carnarvon55516.258517.1-30
Chapman Valley828.3858.6-3
Chittering1052.81102.9-5
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1321.91261.9+6
Cockburn3,3374.23,5294.5-192
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie58511.159011.2-5
Coolgardie25810.826210.9-4
Coorow5910.26010.4-1
Corrigin6010.66511.5-5
Cottesloe531.1571.1-4
Cranbrook456.9477.2-2
Cuballing326.1377.1-5
Cue2619.82821.4-2
Cunderdin9712.010212.6-5
Dalwallinu667.6637.3+3
Dandaragan1276.51296.6-2
Dardanup3393.83864.3-47
Denmark2306.62507.2-20
Derby-West Kimberley1,57532.21,72035.1-145
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32356.6-10
Dowerin349.2349.20
Dumbleyung215.3215.30
Dundas4910.64910.60
East Fremantle1302.71402.9-10
East Pilbara5236.65376.8-14
Esperance4905.84705.5+20
Exmouth1185.41155.3+3
Fremantle1,4506.91,4506.90
Gingin2146.52176.6-3
Gnowangerup384.9344.4+4
Goomalling499.0499.00
Gosnells5,2106.35,4306.6-220
Greater Geraldton2,3099.42,4049.7-95
Halls Creek88035.894538.4-65
Harvey8404.89305.3-90
Irwin1507.51557.7-5
Jerramungup365.0324.4+4
Joondalup2,9172.92,9973.0-80
Kalamunda1,4404.01,4854.1-45
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2126.01,2486.2-36
Karratha8905.69806.2-90
Katanning27611.027611.00
Kellerberrin8311.98812.6-5
Kent165.0144.4+2
Kojonup766.9817.4-5
Kondinin275.2275.20
Koorda199.3199.30
Kulin245.3245.30
Kwinana2,2257.22,3357.5-110
Lake Grace425.2425.20
Laverton45740.449643.9-39
Leonora49140.253243.5-41
Mandurah4,0907.94,3348.4-244
Manjimup3556.43656.6-10
Meekatharra17318.918520.2-12
Melville1,5832.51,6912.6-108
Menzies18141.119644.5-15
Merredin1698.71799.2-10
Mingenew2410.52410.50
Moora1057.71007.3+5
Morawa3610.13710.4-1
Mosman Park1622.81712.9-9
Mount Magnet8218.98720.1-5
Mount Marshall227.2216.9+1
Mukinbudin257.2246.9+1
Mundaring9964.01,1004.4-104
Murchison1321.31423.0-1
Murray7807.58378.0-57
Nannup556.8607.4-5
Narembeen388.6419.3-3
Narrogin2508.72679.3-17
Nedlands1851.41651.2+20
Ngaanyatjarraku39940.143343.5-34
Northam77511.282011.8-45
Northampton20411.422012.3-16
Nungarin117.2117.20
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori4710.44810.6-1
Perth1,3615.81,3545.8+7
Pingelly6010.56611.6-6
Plantagenet2708.42808.8-10
Port Hedland9328.39828.8-50
Quairading6012.06412.8-4
Ravensthorpe654.9654.90
Rockingham4,9405.75,3006.1-360
Sandstone1419.21520.5-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale7553.68153.9-60
Shark Bay365.5355.3+1
South Perth9403.39553.3-15
Stirling6,4274.36,7724.5-345
Subiaco3102.83002.7+10
Swan5,6095.55,9555.8-346
Tammin3012.33112.7-1
Three Springs3410.43510.7-1
Toodyay2007.32057.5-5
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne65.265.20
Victoria Park1,2124.61,2094.6+3
Victoria Plains387.5367.1+2
Vincent8853.38733.2+12
Wagin606.0707.0-10
Wandering3510.73911.9-4
Wanneroo6,7884.97,1935.2-405
Waroona2459.825010.0-5
West Arthur286.0337.1-5
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin215.1215.10
Williams366.0427.0-6
Wiluna7518.58120.0-6
Wongan-Ballidu709.2709.20
Woodanilling2911.12911.10
Wyalkatchem238.9238.90
Wyndham-East Kimberley92017.895518.4-35
Yalgoo5219.05620.5-4
Yilgarn637.3617.1+2
York18810.519811.0-10
Break O'Day54014.452514.0+15
Brighton1,20010.01,29010.7-90
Burnie1,1198.91,1999.6-80
Central Coast (Tas.)8976.69427.0-45
Central Highlands (Tas.)1409.21459.6-5
Circular Head3256.53306.6-5
Clarence1,8304.82,0005.3-170
Derwent Valley6529.471310.3-61
Devonport1,3958.81,4849.4-89
Dorset3508.83859.7-35
Flinders (Tas.)459.75010.8-5
George Town52012.753513.0-15
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32057.30
Glenorchy2,5087.52,6327.9-124
Hobart1,6104.31,5704.2+40
Huon Valley9758.89808.8-5
Kentish2957.13007.2-5
King Island303.2353.7-5
Kingborough9303.81,0004.0-70
Latrobe (Tas.)4356.14506.3-15
Launceston3,5547.93,8098.5-255
Meander Valley6845.57446.0-60
Northern Midlands5106.25606.8-50
Sorell6145.96656.3-51
Southern Midlands2957.03107.3-15
Tasman1459.815010.2-5
Waratah-Wynyard6157.46708.1-55
West Coast37013.739014.5-20
West Tamar8515.68865.9-35
Alice Springs2,00011.11,98511.0+15
Barkly1,40732.71,44433.5-37
Belyuen2018.92119.8-1
Central Desert1,07744.71,06844.4+9
Coomalie12916.613417.2-5
Darwin2,8115.02,9135.1-102
Darwin Waterfront Precinct124.7135.0-1
East Arnhem2,94546.13,04447.7-99
Katherine1,04515.81,10016.6-55
Litchfield7124.77515.0-39
MacDonnell1,25130.21,31731.8-66
Palmerston1,4755.81,6306.4-155
Roper Gulf1,95542.62,02544.1-70
Tiwi Islands53031.048528.4+45
Victoria Daly71937.875139.5-32
Wagait4216.74317.1-1
West Arnhem1,72538.11,72138.0+4
West Daly1,05751.51,11654.4-59
Unincorporated NT1,33327.71,50431.2-171
Unincorporated ACT7,7402.58,0152.6-275
Unincorp. Other Territories604.0654.3-5
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