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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In April 2024 there were 24,380 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 monthApril 2024September 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,3807.023,2056.7+1,175
Albury2,4787.22,3376.8+141
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,5878.6+172
Ballina1,5155.81,3955.3+120
Balranald594.5534.0+6
Bathurst Regional1,4395.31,3214.8+118
Bayside (NSW)4,0083.33,6152.9+393
Bega Valley1,3236.61,2456.2+78
Bellingen7429.96899.2+53
Berrigan3076.82806.2+27
Blacktown14,3135.412,7964.9+1,517
Bland1404.41404.40
Blayney2255.01703.8+55
Blue Mountains1,8523.91,6573.5+195
Bogan15210.315010.1+2
Bourke32221.831621.4+6
Brewarrina19222.118721.6+5
Broken Hill1,22011.61,15010.9+70
Burwood8472.97642.6+83
Byron2,0108.51,8707.9+140
Cabonne3053.82813.5+24
Camden2,3493.02,0312.6+318
Campbelltown (NSW)7,5866.66,9066.0+680
Canada Bay1,1161.99861.6+130
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1156.213,8595.7+1,256
Carrathool764.1754.0+1
Central Coast (NSW)12,6606.111,5805.6+1,080
Central Darling18217.018217.00
Cessnock2,9807.52,8237.1+157
Clarence Valley3,11010.22,9229.5+188
Cobar1907.41656.4+25
Coffs Harbour3,9378.53,7538.1+184
Coolamon913.7863.5+5
Coonamble31914.532414.7-5
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3856.23655.9+20
Cowra6759.46418.9+34
Cumberland10,2176.49,0265.6+1,191
Dubbo Regional2,4207.12,3206.8+100
Dungog2955.22855.0+10
Edward River3477.13457.1+2
Eurobodalla1,7748.21,7598.1+15
Fairfield13,72110.113,1539.7+568
Federation4466.44456.4+1
Forbes3456.53316.2+14
Georges River3,5463.53,1893.1+357
Gilgandra24910.22359.6+14
Glen Innes Severn64012.759011.7+50
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2096.21,1255.7+84
Greater Hume Shire2473.82383.7+9
Griffith7964.67544.4+42
Gunnedah5697.55246.9+45
Gwydir2057.72027.6+3
Hawkesbury1,7254.01,5343.5+191
Hay1106.3955.5+15
Hilltops7526.87116.5+41
Hornsby1,8892.01,7221.8+167
Hunters Hill1632.01411.8+22
Inner West4,6873.64,2693.3+418
Inverell1,0159.89649.3+51
Junee1904.61804.4+10
Kempsey2,02511.51,97011.2+55
Kiama3502.73352.6+15
Ku-ring-gai8401.17200.9+120
Kyogle64011.958010.8+60
Lachlan3269.33128.9+14
Lake Macquarie6,6795.26,2244.9+455
Lane Cove3751.43111.2+64
Leeton4426.34166.0+26
Lismore2,4408.92,2918.3+149
Lithgow1,0008.19307.6+70
Liverpool10,6866.99,7256.3+961
Liverpool Plains43510.04109.4+25
Lockhart593.2563.1+3
Maitland2,9555.22,7044.7+251
Mid-Coast5,05510.04,8009.5+255
Mid-Western Regional9005.98485.5+52
Moree Plains92711.685010.6+77
Mosman1951.11650.9+30
Murray River3134.52984.2+15
Murrumbidgee1025.0974.7+5
Muswellbrook8958.68107.8+85
Nambucca Valley1,42012.91,30011.8+120
Narrabri6168.05767.5+40
Narrandera2999.32718.4+28
Narromine2958.13008.3-5
Newcastle6,5435.86,0495.4+494
North Sydney7911.66811.4+110
Northern Beaches2,7551.72,4101.4+345
Oberon1464.51344.1+12
Orange1,4285.41,3205.0+108
Parkes6497.75796.9+70
Parramatta5,9923.45,3873.0+605
Penrith7,5915.36,8114.8+780
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2356.82,9856.3+250
Port Stephens2,9977.02,7976.5+200
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,0892.6+83
Randwick2,3902.62,1552.3+235
Richmond Valley1,2399.31,1648.7+75
Ryde2,2022.51,8542.1+348
Shellharbour2,8406.02,5355.3+305
Shoalhaven4,1786.93,8816.4+297
Singleton7554.76684.2+87
Snowy Monaro Regional5343.94933.6+41
Snowy Valleys5155.94655.4+50
Strathfield9262.88172.5+109
Sutherland Shire3,1242.22,7771.9+347
Sydney6,0173.45,4433.1+574
Tamworth Regional2,9617.82,7067.1+255
Temora2146.52016.1+13
Tenterfield56515.651014.1+55
The Hills Shire2,1431.71,7771.4+366
Tweed3,9107.13,6056.5+305
Upper Hunter Shire4154.84104.8+5
Upper Lachlan Shire2004.01853.7+15
Uralla2306.52085.9+22
Wagga Wagga2,5696.02,2665.3+303
Walcha1147.01298.0-15
Walgett72223.069922.3+23
Warren14810.214610.1+2
Warrumbungle Shire54410.851210.2+32
Waverley8951.87651.6+130
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3578.03397.6+18
Willoughby7701.67191.5+51
Wingecarribee8502.97752.7+75
Wollondilly1,0543.19282.7+126
Wollongong7,8905.87,2005.3+690
Woollahra5351.64851.4+50
Yass Valley2882.72532.4+35
Unincorporated NSW6911.06911.00
Alpine2793.62703.5+9
Ararat6248.75547.8+70
Ballarat4,8366.84,3346.1+502
Banyule2,9953.72,6403.3+355
Bass Coast1,5296.81,4636.5+66
Baw Baw1,7925.21,6474.8+145
Bayside (Vic.)1,1801.91,0351.7+145
Benalla6057.45757.0+30
Boroondara1,9101.71,6401.5+270
Brimbank9,8607.69,0857.0+775
Buloke2406.92356.8+5
Campaspe1,3906.21,3456.0+45
Cardinia3,1504.12,8403.7+310
Casey12,7155.210,7854.4+1,930
Central Goldfields92112.687612.0+45
Colac Otway7255.46905.2+35
Corangamite5355.74905.2+45
Darebin5,4805.34,8154.6+665
East Gippsland2,4509.32,3308.8+120
Frankston5,2155.84,7005.2+515
Gannawarra4357.54006.9+35
Glen Eira2,4502.52,1602.2+290
Glenelg9908.39107.7+80
Golden Plains6204.05353.4+85
Greater Bendigo4,6826.34,3425.8+340
Greater Dandenong7,7457.36,8106.4+935
Greater Geelong9,0435.38,1414.8+902
Greater Shepparton3,2257.73,0207.2+205
Hepburn5285.55025.2+26
Hindmarsh2668.22377.3+29
Hobsons Bay2,4754.12,1753.6+300
Horsham6905.66505.3+40
Hume12,1607.510,9956.8+1,165
Indigo4354.33753.7+60
Kingston (Vic.)3,3103.32,9652.9+345
Knox3,6953.63,2953.2+400
Latrobe (Vic.)4,77710.14,4879.5+290
Loddon4159.64099.4+6
Macedon Ranges8252.67402.4+85
Manningham1,9252.51,6762.2+249
Mansfield2093.62053.5+4
Maribyrnong3,6805.93,3905.4+290
Maroondah2,6213.62,3213.1+300
Melbourne4,4453.53,8053.0+640
Melton7,0906.06,0605.1+1,030
Mildura2,7857.92,6157.4+170
Mitchell1,8105.71,6405.2+170
Moira1,1506.71,0706.3+80
Monash3,3602.72,9402.3+420
Moonee Valley3,2254.02,8303.5+395
Moorabool1,0344.49594.1+75
Moreland5,6214.64,9814.1+640
Mornington Peninsula3,8354.03,4953.7+340
Mount Alexander6375.55584.8+79
Moyne4144.03893.8+25
Murrindindi5255.84905.4+35
Nillumbik8752.17601.9+115
Northern Grampians5608.15608.10
Port Phillip3,1754.12,8553.7+320
Pyrenees3618.13197.2+42
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9505.58855.1+65
Southern Grampians6306.66006.3+30
Stonnington1,9252.61,5952.1+330
Strathbogie4006.43705.9+30
Surf Coast5592.55132.3+46
Swan Hill7755.97705.8+5
Towong1905.51955.6-5
Wangaratta1,0205.99305.3+90
Warrnambool1,2005.51,1505.3+50
Wellington1,9707.21,8506.8+120
West Wimmera1687.51577.0+11
Whitehorse3,0342.72,7402.5+294
Whittlesea7,8505.26,9954.6+855
Wodonga1,6906.31,5555.8+135
Wyndham9,5754.98,4204.3+1,155
Yarra3,1134.52,7744.0+339
Yarra Ranges3,5903.63,3493.4+241
Yarriambiack3208.82958.1+25
Unincorporated Vic364.6364.60
Aurukun45558.347560.8-20
Balonne2408.82107.7+30
Banana4955.44254.7+70
Barcaldine925.3734.2+19
Barcoo125.9104.9+2
Blackall Tambo585.2474.3+11
Boulia155.3134.6+2
Brisbane32,5023.829,9623.5+2,540
Bulloo2610.82610.80
Bundaberg6,02010.55,5209.6+500
Burdekin7958.07157.2+80
Burke8729.88228.1+5
Cairns9,3278.58,5577.8+770
Carpentaria39829.137627.5+22
Cassowary Coast2,05811.81,82210.5+236
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1166.01,1126.0+4
Charters Towers6709.66008.6+70
Cherbourg11616.410715.1+9
Cloncurry2017.81786.9+23
Cook75925.971024.2+49
Croydon179.2147.6+3
Diamantina115.394.3+2
Doomadgee26528.925027.3+15
Douglas81010.27008.9+110
Etheridge399.1327.5+7
Flinders (Qld)556.2525.9+3
Fraser Coast7,01511.56,58510.8+430
Gladstone3,6208.83,5158.6+105
Gold Coast19,3854.817,7904.4+1,595
Goondiwindi3956.43505.7+45
Gympie3,0659.92,8359.2+230
Hinchinbrook61510.15308.7+85
Hope Vale16126.015124.4+10
Ipswich11,0537.49,8786.6+1,175
Isaac3852.43502.2+35
Kowanyama32544.033745.7-12
Livingstone1,1354.71,0954.5+40
Lockhart River10826.310124.6+7
Lockyer Valley1,8757.21,7156.6+160
Logan18,1558.216,0207.2+2,135
Longreach1205.21104.7+10
Mackay4,3305.53,9855.1+345
McKinlay366.1345.8+2
Mapoon7026.26524.3+5
Maranoa4505.64155.2+35
Mareeba1,89513.31,75012.2+145
Moreton Bay17,8456.016,3955.5+1,450
Mornington20728.819527.1+12
Mount Isa1,39510.91,2429.7+153
Murweh2359.42008.0+35
Napranum15025.914024.1+10
Noosa1,5554.81,5494.8+6
North Burnett66011.566011.50
Northern Peninsula Area38522.934020.2+45
Palm Island59545.059545.00
Paroo10811.110811.10
Pormpuraaw19243.819945.4-7
Quilpie5011.15011.10
Redland4,9255.04,4754.6+450
Richmond296.0285.8+1
Rockhampton4,1458.03,9257.6+220
Scenic Rim1,7456.81,5856.2+160
Somerset1,2258.11,1757.8+50
South Burnett2,29812.32,11211.3+186
Southern Downs1,7438.51,6147.9+129
Sunshine Coast10,2904.99,4064.5+884
Tablelands1,55510.51,4359.7+120
Toowoomba6,9176.66,3066.0+611
Torres28012.432514.4-45
Torres Strait Island77030.762525.0+145
Townsville9,4357.48,5556.7+880
Weipa852.9852.90
Western Downs1,7008.21,5857.6+115
Whitsunday1,7557.21,4906.1+265
Winton375.5324.7+5
Woorabinda6510.66310.3+2
Wujal Wujal4827.04525.3+3
Yarrabah78047.874045.4+40
Adelaide1,4007.11,3306.7+70
Adelaide Hills6452.55752.3+70
Adelaide Plains4657.14356.6+30
Alexandrina1,1997.91,1537.6+46
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara81548.857034.1+245
Barossa7014.76454.3+56
Barunga West1319.91219.2+10
Berri Barmera72511.671511.4+10
Burnside6452.35652.1+80
Campbelltown (SA)1,4154.11,3003.7+115
Ceduna33315.532114.9+12
Charles Sturt4,6275.84,3865.5+241
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3206.02805.3+40
Cleve555.6515.2+4
Coober Pedy32034.029531.4+25
Copper Coast1,00012.592511.5+75
Elliston447.3447.30
Flinders Ranges10211.29110.0+11
Franklin Harbour395.5365.1+3
Gawler1,1697.71,0697.0+100
Goyder27511.925511.0+20
Grant3125.72995.4+13
Holdfast Bay8283.77853.5+43
Kangaroo Island1505.41555.6-5
Karoonda East Murray406.8376.3+3
Kimba325.6305.2+2
Kingston (SA)766.1645.1+12
Light5255.24614.5+64
Lower Eyre Peninsula2497.02316.5+18
Loxton Waikerie5859.05618.6+24
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31621.3+3
Marion3,4075.53,3055.4+102
Mid Murray61911.860311.5+16
Mitcham1,2062.91,1812.8+25
Mount Barker1,0504.39703.9+80
Mount Gambier1,4078.71,3808.5+27
Mount Remarkable17410.817410.80
Murray Bridge1,44611.01,40110.7+45
Naracoorte Lucindale2755.22554.8+20
Northern Areas1907.51857.3+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8753.68203.4+55
Onkaparinga7,9797.37,8047.1+175
Orroroo Carrieton4910.34910.30
Peterborough10110.910110.90
Playford8,41513.27,81812.3+597
Port Adelaide Enfield6,7077.56,3467.1+361
Port Augusta1,35615.41,31814.9+38
Port Lincoln8009.17618.7+39
Port Pirie1,35513.21,28012.5+75
Prospect4853.24452.9+40
Renmark Paringa5659.55609.4+5
Robe546.1465.2+8
Roxby Downs551.9501.7+5
Salisbury8,5499.07,9178.3+632
Southern Mallee907.6837.0+7
Streaky Bay18615.316913.9+17
Tatiara1453.41453.40
Tea Tree Gully2,9674.72,7374.3+230
Coorong32010.032510.1-5
Tumby Bay865.8785.3+8
Unley6452.76152.6+30
Victor Harbor7189.86749.2+44
Wakefield40210.13729.3+30
Walkerville1803.71753.6+5
Wattle Range6158.85858.3+30
West Torrens1,9884.81,8944.5+94
Whyalla2,15016.01,95014.5+200
Wudinna466.8466.80
Yankalilla2448.02448.00
Yorke Peninsula69011.764010.9+50
Unincorporated SA27312.726312.2+10
Albany1,6007.01,4806.5+120
Armadale4,3607.24,0006.6+360
Ashburton1703.11502.8+20
Augusta Margaret River4604.44354.2+25
Bassendean5955.75505.3+45
Bayswater2,3325.02,2214.8+111
Belmont1,8656.31,7555.9+110
Beverley10111.09510.3+6
Boddington838.0807.8+3
Boyup Brook605.8545.2+6
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81525.2+18
Brookton5110.35210.5-1
Broome1,48012.71,29511.1+185
Broomehill-Tambellup487.4446.8+4
Bruce Rock488.6509.0-2
Bunbury1,7978.71,6558.1+142
Busselton1,1755.01,0804.6+95
Cambridge3231.82841.6+39
Canning2,7074.22,4583.8+249
Capel5304.64804.1+50
Carnamah4011.7339.6+7
Carnarvon57316.854515.9+28
Chapman Valley828.3777.8+5
Chittering1153.01002.6+15
Christmas Island100.8100.80
Claremont1342.01151.7+19
Cockburn3,5304.53,2534.1+277
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie60011.454510.3+55
Coolgardie27811.624210.1+36
Coorow6611.4559.5+11
Corrigin5710.15810.3-1
Cottesloe681.4521.0+16
Cranbrook497.6456.9+4
Cuballing356.7336.3+2
Cue2619.82720.6-1
Cunderdin10212.69311.5+9
Dalwallinu698.0617.1+8
Dandaragan1346.91196.1+15
Dardanup3684.13353.7+33
Denmark2557.32156.2+40
Derby-West Kimberley1,54031.41,57532.2-35
Donnybrook-Balingup2306.42256.3+5
Dowerin369.8339.0+3
Dumbleyung205.0205.00
Dundas5211.34610.0+6
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara6538.35086.5+145
Esperance5306.34505.3+80
Exmouth1386.41185.4+20
Fremantle1,4757.01,3856.6+90
Gingin2266.82016.1+25
Gnowangerup425.5344.4+8
Goomalling529.5478.6+5
Gosnells5,5156.75,0856.1+430
Greater Geraldton2,4049.72,2289.0+176
Halls Creek91037.088035.8+30
Harvey9105.28404.8+70
Irwin1557.71407.0+15
Jerramungup405.5324.4+8
Joondalup3,0263.02,7722.7+254
Kalamunda1,5104.21,3853.8+125
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2396.11,1815.9+58
Karratha9355.99205.8+15
Katanning28511.327110.8+14
Kellerberrin8812.68011.5+8
Kent185.6144.4+4
Kojonup837.6766.9+7
Kondinin265.0265.00
Koorda209.8188.8+2
Kulin235.0235.00
Kwinana2,3457.62,1707.0+175
Lake Grace415.1415.10
Laverton24421.647141.7-227
Leonora26121.450541.3-244
Mandurah4,4138.64,0057.8+408
Manjimup3816.93426.2+39
Meekatharra16718.217519.1-8
Melville1,6542.61,5572.4+97
Menzies9621.818642.3-90
Merredin1698.71769.1-7
Mingenew2711.8229.6+5
Moora1108.0987.1+12
Morawa4111.5349.6+7
Mosman Park1622.81582.7+4
Mount Magnet7918.28319.2-4
Mount Marshall237.5206.6+3
Mukinbudin267.5236.6+3
Mundaring1,0434.21,0024.0+41
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8738.47857.5+88
Nannup597.3577.0+2
Narembeen388.6409.0-2
Narrogin2669.22458.5+21
Nedlands1871.41611.2+26
Ngaanyatjarraku21221.341141.3-199
Northam81511.875510.9+60
Northampton19911.120411.4-5
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8272.7+1
Perenjori5311.7449.7+9
Perth1,3996.01,3445.7+55
Pingelly5810.25910.4-1
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9378.49128.2+25
Quairading6412.85811.6+6
Ravensthorpe705.3654.9+5
Rockingham5,2856.14,8355.6+450
Sandstone1317.81419.2-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8254.07453.6+80
Shark Bay426.4365.5+6
South Perth9803.48903.1+90
Stirling6,6624.56,2924.2+370
Subiaco3102.82852.6+25
Swan6,1626.05,4835.4+679
Tammin3112.72811.5+3
Three Springs3811.6329.8+6
Toodyay2308.41957.1+35
Trayning148.1137.5+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2184.61,1674.4+51
Victoria Plains407.9367.1+4
Vincent8843.38393.1+45
Wagin676.7616.1+6
Wandering3410.43510.7-1
Wanneroo7,1745.26,5284.7+646
Waroona26510.62359.4+30
West Arthur316.7296.3+2
Westonia107.396.6+1
Wickepin204.9204.90
Williams406.6376.1+3
Wiluna7318.07618.7-3
Wongan-Ballidu739.6668.7+7
Woodanilling3011.52810.7+2
Wyalkatchem249.3228.5+2
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.290517.5+90
Yalgoo5118.75319.4-2
Yilgarn667.7596.8+7
York19811.018510.3+13
Break O'Day53514.352013.9+15
Brighton1,22710.21,1759.8+52
Burnie1,1749.41,0898.7+85
Central Coast (Tas.)9036.78876.5+16
Central Highlands (Tas.)17011.21459.6+25
Circular Head3406.83206.4+20
Clarence1,9385.11,8244.8+114
Derwent Valley6879.96479.4+40
Devonport1,4159.01,3668.7+49
Dorset3458.73659.2-20
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town52512.850512.3+20
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32007.1+5
Glenorchy2,5677.72,4687.4+99
Hobart1,6254.31,5504.1+75
Huon Valley9658.79408.5+25
Kentish3057.42806.8+25
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0104.19153.7+95
Latrobe (Tas.)4296.04145.8+15
Launceston3,6968.23,5277.9+169
Meander Valley6695.46695.40
Northern Midlands5446.65046.2+40
Sorell6736.46005.7+73
Southern Midlands3107.32957.0+15
Tasman15010.21409.5+10
Waratah-Wynyard6407.76007.2+40
West Coast37513.936513.5+10
West Tamar8645.78185.4+46
Alice Springs1,99511.11,89010.5+105
Barkly1,53335.61,39232.3+141
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,21750.61,03242.9+185
Coomalie13917.812516.0+14
Darwin3,1005.52,7014.8+399
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,08048.22,93245.9+148
Katherine1,05515.91,03015.5+25
Litchfield7775.27194.8+58
MacDonnell1,56837.91,24930.2+319
Palmerston1,6556.51,4405.7+215
Roper Gulf2,02544.11,95042.5+75
Tiwi Islands76544.750029.2+265
Victoria Daly73638.772538.1+11
Wagait4517.94015.9+5
West Arnhem1,99043.91,68137.1+309
West Daly1,07052.21,07452.4-4
Unincorporated NT68914.31,39328.9-704
Unincorporated ACT8,2352.77,6052.5+630
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7553.7+15
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