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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 2024November 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,3807.023,6406.8+740
Albury2,4787.22,3446.8+134
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6529.0+107
Ballina1,5155.81,4605.6+55
Balranald594.5564.3+3
Bathurst Regional1,4395.31,3555.0+84
Bayside (NSW)4,0083.33,7203.0+288
Bega Valley1,3236.61,2846.4+39
Bellingen7429.97049.4+38
Berrigan3076.82806.2+27
Blacktown14,3135.413,1695.0+1,144
Bland1404.41454.5-5
Blayney2255.01854.2+40
Blue Mountains1,8523.91,6873.6+165
Bogan15210.315010.1+2
Bourke32221.832922.2-7
Brewarrina19222.119422.4-2
Broken Hill1,22011.61,18011.2+40
Burwood8472.97792.7+68
Byron2,0108.51,9308.2+80
Cabonne3053.82893.6+16
Camden2,3493.02,0742.7+275
Campbelltown (NSW)7,5866.67,0906.2+496
Canada Bay1,1161.91,0281.7+88
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1156.214,1925.9+923
Carrathool764.1713.8+5
Central Coast (NSW)12,6606.111,9205.8+740
Central Darling18217.019017.7-8
Cessnock2,9807.52,8267.1+154
Clarence Valley3,11010.22,9279.6+183
Cobar1907.41756.8+15
Coffs Harbour3,9378.53,8488.3+89
Coolamon913.7923.7-1
Coonamble31914.532414.7-5
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3856.23706.0+15
Cowra6759.46418.9+34
Cumberland10,2176.49,3285.8+889
Dubbo Regional2,4207.12,3356.9+85
Dungog2955.22804.9+15
Edward River3477.13447.1+3
Eurobodalla1,7748.21,7598.1+15
Fairfield13,72110.113,4009.8+321
Federation4466.44356.3+11
Forbes3456.53266.1+19
Georges River3,5463.53,3253.3+221
Gilgandra24910.22359.6+14
Glen Innes Severn64012.759011.7+50
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2096.21,1535.9+56
Greater Hume Shire2473.82513.9-4
Griffith7964.67684.4+28
Gunnedah5697.55397.1+30
Gwydir2057.72027.6+3
Hawkesbury1,7254.01,5703.6+155
Hay1106.3955.5+15
Hilltops7526.87216.6+31
Hornsby1,8892.01,7561.8+133
Hunters Hill1632.01471.8+16
Inner West4,6873.64,3523.3+335
Inverell1,0159.89829.5+33
Junee1904.61904.60
Kempsey2,02511.51,98511.3+40
Kiama3502.73402.6+10
Ku-ring-gai8401.17501.0+90
Kyogle64011.961411.4+26
Lachlan3269.33169.0+10
Lake Macquarie6,6795.26,3395.0+340
Lane Cove3751.43301.2+45
Leeton4426.34356.2+7
Lismore2,4408.92,3118.4+129
Lithgow1,0008.19607.8+40
Liverpool10,6866.910,0236.5+663
Liverpool Plains43510.04209.6+15
Lockhart593.2603.3-1
Maitland2,9555.22,7484.8+207
Mid-Coast5,05510.04,8809.7+175
Mid-Western Regional9005.98485.5+52
Moree Plains92711.684510.6+82
Mosman1951.11801.0+15
Murray River3134.53004.3+13
Murrumbidgee1025.0944.6+8
Muswellbrook8958.68157.8+80
Nambucca Valley1,42012.91,35512.3+65
Narrabri6168.05917.6+25
Narrandera2999.32618.1+38
Narromine2958.13008.3-5
Newcastle6,5435.86,1905.5+353
North Sydney7911.66891.4+102
Northern Beaches2,7551.72,4701.5+285
Oberon1464.51454.5+1
Orange1,4285.41,3475.1+81
Parkes6497.75997.1+50
Parramatta5,9923.45,5883.1+404
Penrith7,5915.36,9824.9+609
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2356.83,0456.4+190
Port Stephens2,9977.02,8676.7+130
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,0892.6+83
Randwick2,3902.62,2002.4+190
Richmond Valley1,2399.31,1918.9+48
Ryde2,2022.51,9782.2+224
Shellharbour2,8406.02,5905.4+250
Shoalhaven4,1786.93,9626.5+216
Singleton7554.76894.3+66
Snowy Monaro Regional5343.95083.7+26
Snowy Valleys5155.94755.5+40
Strathfield9262.88552.6+71
Sutherland Shire3,1242.22,8832.0+241
Sydney6,0173.45,5903.2+427
Tamworth Regional2,9617.82,7817.3+180
Temora2146.52146.50
Tenterfield56515.653514.8+30
The Hills Shire2,1431.71,8831.5+260
Tweed3,9107.13,6606.6+250
Upper Hunter Shire4154.84305.0-15
Upper Lachlan Shire2004.01933.9+7
Uralla2306.52015.7+29
Wagga Wagga2,5696.02,3575.5+212
Walcha1147.01298.0-15
Walgett72223.070322.4+19
Warren14810.214610.1+2
Warrumbungle Shire54410.850610.0+38
Waverley8951.88001.6+95
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3578.03507.8+7
Willoughby7701.67481.5+22
Wingecarribee8502.97752.7+75
Wollondilly1,0543.19532.8+101
Wollongong7,8905.87,4255.4+465
Woollahra5351.65171.5+18
Yass Valley2882.72762.6+12
Unincorporated NSW6911.07211.5-3
Alpine2793.62703.5+9
Ararat6248.75597.8+65
Ballarat4,8366.84,4636.3+373
Banyule2,9953.72,8003.5+195
Bass Coast1,5296.81,4886.6+41
Baw Baw1,7925.21,6874.9+105
Bayside (Vic.)1,1801.91,0501.7+130
Benalla6057.45807.1+25
Boroondara1,9101.71,7701.6+140
Brimbank9,8607.69,3357.2+525
Buloke2406.92406.90
Campaspe1,3906.21,3756.1+15
Cardinia3,1504.12,9003.8+250
Casey12,7155.211,3854.7+1,330
Central Goldfields92112.689612.2+25
Colac Otway7255.46905.2+35
Corangamite5355.74955.2+40
Darebin5,4805.35,0404.8+440
East Gippsland2,4509.32,4009.1+50
Frankston5,2155.84,9055.4+310
Gannawarra4357.54057.0+30
Glen Eira2,4502.52,2202.3+230
Glenelg9908.39508.0+40
Golden Plains6204.05503.5+70
Greater Bendigo4,6826.34,4626.0+220
Greater Dandenong7,7457.37,0756.7+670
Greater Geelong9,0435.38,4255.0+618
Greater Shepparton3,2257.73,0557.3+170
Hepburn5285.55195.4+9
Hindmarsh2668.22588.0+8
Hobsons Bay2,4754.12,2323.7+243
Horsham6905.66605.3+30
Hume12,1607.511,4307.0+730
Indigo4354.34054.0+30
Kingston (Vic.)3,3103.33,0703.0+240
Knox3,6953.63,4203.3+275
Latrobe (Vic.)4,77710.14,5329.6+245
Loddon4159.64049.3+11
Macedon Ranges8252.67702.5+55
Manningham1,9252.51,8012.3+124
Mansfield2093.62003.5+9
Maribyrnong3,6805.93,5005.6+180
Maroondah2,6213.62,4073.3+214
Melbourne4,4453.54,0703.2+375
Melton7,0906.06,3855.4+705
Mildura2,7857.92,6257.4+160
Mitchell1,8105.71,6855.3+125
Moira1,1506.71,0606.2+90
Monash3,3602.73,1352.5+225
Moonee Valley3,2254.02,9853.7+240
Moorabool1,0344.49544.0+80
Moreland5,6214.65,1324.2+489
Mornington Peninsula3,8354.03,5553.7+280
Mount Alexander6375.55875.0+50
Moyne4144.03903.8+24
Murrindindi5255.84955.5+30
Nillumbik8752.17851.9+90
Northern Grampians5608.15658.1-5
Port Phillip3,1754.12,9453.8+230
Pyrenees3618.13287.4+33
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9505.59105.3+40
Southern Grampians6306.66256.6+5
Stonnington1,9252.61,7052.3+220
Strathbogie4006.43806.1+20
Surf Coast5592.55232.3+36
Swan Hill7755.97705.8+5
Towong1905.52005.7-10
Wangaratta1,0205.99255.3+95
Warrnambool1,2005.51,1605.3+40
Wellington1,9707.21,8856.9+85
West Wimmera1687.51617.1+7
Whitehorse3,0342.72,9032.6+131
Whittlesea7,8505.27,3404.9+510
Wodonga1,6906.31,5755.9+115
Wyndham9,5754.98,8184.5+757
Yarra3,1134.52,8784.1+235
Yarra Ranges3,5903.63,3993.4+191
Yarriambiack3208.82958.1+25
Unincorporated Vic364.6364.60
Aurukun45558.346058.9-5
Balonne2408.82057.5+35
Banana4955.44404.8+55
Barcaldine925.3864.9+6
Barcoo125.9125.90
Blackall Tambo585.2544.9+4
Boulia155.3165.7-1
Brisbane32,5023.830,6473.6+1,855
Bulloo2610.82610.80
Bundaberg6,02010.55,6809.9+340
Burdekin7958.07357.4+60
Burke8729.88228.1+5
Cairns9,3278.58,6888.0+639
Carpentaria39829.138027.8+18
Cassowary Coast2,05811.81,88610.9+172
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1166.01,1035.9+13
Charters Towers6709.66158.8+55
Cherbourg11616.410815.3+8
Cloncurry2017.81877.3+14
Cook75925.970424.0+55
Croydon179.2147.6+3
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26528.925327.6+12
Douglas81010.27109.0+100
Etheridge399.1327.5+7
Flinders (Qld)556.2525.9+3
Fraser Coast7,01511.56,72011.1+295
Gladstone3,6208.83,5358.6+85
Gold Coast19,3854.818,1154.5+1,270
Goondiwindi3956.43756.1+20
Gympie3,0659.92,8959.4+170
Hinchinbrook61510.15308.7+85
Hope Vale16126.014924.0+12
Ipswich11,0537.410,1236.8+930
Isaac3852.43552.2+30
Kowanyama32544.032844.4-3
Livingstone1,1354.71,1204.6+15
Lockhart River10826.310124.6+7
Lockyer Valley1,8757.21,7956.9+80
Logan18,1558.216,5557.5+1,600
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,3305.54,0655.2+265
McKinlay366.1345.8+2
Mapoon7026.26524.3+5
Maranoa4505.64105.1+40
Mareeba1,89513.31,79012.5+105
Moreton Bay17,8456.016,7755.6+1,070
Mornington20728.819827.5+9
Mount Isa1,39510.91,28310.0+112
Murweh2359.42058.2+30
Napranum15025.913924.0+11
Noosa1,5554.81,5444.8+11
North Burnett66011.566011.50
Northern Peninsula Area38522.935020.8+35
Palm Island59545.058544.3+10
Paroo10811.110811.10
Pormpuraaw19243.819444.3-2
Quilpie5011.15011.10
Redland4,9255.04,6354.8+290
Richmond296.0285.8+1
Rockhampton4,1458.04,0257.8+120
Scenic Rim1,7456.81,6356.4+110
Somerset1,2258.11,2058.0+20
South Burnett2,29812.32,18611.7+112
Southern Downs1,7438.51,6748.2+69
Sunshine Coast10,2904.99,6514.6+639
Tablelands1,55510.51,4209.6+135
Toowoomba6,9176.66,4966.2+421
Torres28012.434015.0-60
Torres Strait Island77030.762024.8+150
Townsville9,4357.48,6806.8+755
Weipa852.9802.7+5
Western Downs1,7008.21,7608.5-60
Whitsunday1,7557.21,5156.2+240
Winton375.5395.8-2
Woorabinda6510.66310.3+2
Wujal Wujal4827.04424.7+4
Yarrabah78047.873545.1+45
Adelaide1,4007.11,3506.8+50
Adelaide Hills6452.55752.3+70
Adelaide Plains4657.14556.9+10
Alexandrina1,1997.91,1937.8+6
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara81548.856033.5+255
Barossa7014.76664.4+35
Barunga West1319.91239.3+8
Berri Barmera72511.672511.60
Burnside6452.35802.1+65
Campbelltown (SA)1,4154.11,3553.9+60
Ceduna33315.533115.4+2
Charles Sturt4,6275.84,4945.7+133
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3206.02805.3+40
Cleve555.6495.0+6
Coober Pedy32034.030031.9+20
Copper Coast1,00012.595511.9+45
Elliston447.3416.8+3
Flinders Ranges10211.29110.0+11
Franklin Harbour395.5354.9+4
Gawler1,1697.71,1017.2+68
Goyder27511.927511.90
Grant3125.73045.5+8
Holdfast Bay8283.77803.5+48
Kangaroo Island1505.41605.7-10
Karoonda East Murray406.8376.3+3
Kimba325.6284.9+4
Kingston (SA)766.1766.10
Light5255.24894.8+36
Lower Eyre Peninsula2497.02386.7+11
Loxton Waikerie5859.05708.7+15
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,4075.53,3655.5+42
Mid Murray61911.861911.80
Mitcham1,2062.91,1932.9+13
Mount Barker1,0504.39754.0+75
Mount Gambier1,4078.71,3808.5+27
Mount Remarkable17410.817210.6+2
Murray Bridge1,44611.01,39110.6+55
Naracoorte Lucindale2755.22655.0+10
Northern Areas1907.51857.3+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8753.68503.5+25
Onkaparinga7,9797.37,8527.2+127
Orroroo Carrieton4910.34910.30
Peterborough10110.910010.8+1
Playford8,41513.27,99312.5+422
Port Adelaide Enfield6,7077.56,4617.2+246
Port Augusta1,35615.41,34815.3+8
Port Lincoln8009.17658.7+35
Port Pirie1,35513.21,30512.7+50
Prospect4853.24553.0+30
Renmark Paringa5659.55509.3+15
Robe546.1546.10
Roxby Downs551.9401.4+15
Salisbury8,5499.08,1428.6+407
Southern Mallee907.6837.0+7
Streaky Bay18615.316913.9+17
Tatiara1453.41503.5-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9674.72,8234.5+144
Coorong32010.033010.3-10
Tumby Bay865.8825.6+4
Unley6452.76552.7-10
Victor Harbor7189.86799.3+39
Wakefield40210.13809.5+22
Walkerville1803.71853.8-5
Wattle Range6158.85958.5+20
West Torrens1,9884.81,9064.6+82
Whyalla2,15016.01,97514.7+175
Wudinna466.8446.5+2
Yankalilla2448.02448.00
Yorke Peninsula69011.765511.1+35
Unincorporated SA27312.725511.8+18
Albany1,6007.01,5206.6+80
Armadale4,3607.24,0906.7+270
Ashburton1703.11552.9+15
Augusta Margaret River4604.44404.2+20
Bassendean5955.75655.4+30
Bayswater2,3325.02,2925.0+40
Belmont1,8656.31,7906.1+75
Beverley10111.09610.4+5
Boddington838.0807.8+3
Boyup Brook605.8565.4+4
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81595.5+11
Brookton5110.35310.8-2
Broome1,48012.71,32011.3+160
Broomehill-Tambellup487.4446.8+4
Bruce Rock488.6488.60
Bunbury1,7978.71,6818.2+116
Busselton1,1755.01,1154.7+60
Cambridge3231.82981.7+25
Canning2,7074.22,5534.0+154
Capel5304.64954.3+35
Carnamah4011.73510.2+5
Carnarvon57316.855516.2+18
Chapman Valley828.3828.30
Chittering1153.01052.8+10
Christmas Island100.8151.3-5
Claremont1342.01321.9+2
Cockburn3,5304.53,3374.2+193
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie60011.458511.1+15
Coolgardie27811.625810.8+20
Coorow6611.45910.2+7
Corrigin5710.16010.6-3
Cottesloe681.4531.1+15
Cranbrook497.6456.9+4
Cuballing356.7326.1+3
Cue2619.82619.80
Cunderdin10212.69712.0+5
Dalwallinu698.0667.6+3
Dandaragan1346.91276.5+7
Dardanup3684.13393.8+29
Denmark2557.32306.6+25
Derby-West Kimberley1,54031.41,57532.2-35
Donnybrook-Balingup2306.42256.3+5
Dowerin369.8349.2+2
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas5211.34910.6+3
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara6538.35236.6+130
Esperance5306.34905.8+40
Exmouth1386.41185.4+20
Fremantle1,4757.01,4506.9+25
Gingin2266.82146.5+12
Gnowangerup425.5384.9+4
Goomalling529.5499.0+3
Gosnells5,5156.75,2106.3+305
Greater Geraldton2,4049.72,3099.4+95
Halls Creek91037.088035.8+30
Harvey9105.28404.8+70
Irwin1557.71507.5+5
Jerramungup405.5365.0+4
Joondalup3,0263.02,9172.9+109
Kalamunda1,5104.21,4404.0+70
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2396.11,2126.0+27
Karratha9355.98905.6+45
Katanning28511.327611.0+9
Kellerberrin8812.68311.9+5
Kent185.6165.0+2
Kojonup837.6766.9+7
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda209.8199.3+1
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,3457.62,2257.2+120
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton24421.645740.4-213
Leonora26121.449140.2-230
Mandurah4,4138.64,0907.9+323
Manjimup3816.93556.4+26
Meekatharra16718.217318.9-6
Melville1,6542.61,5832.5+71
Menzies9621.818141.1-85
Merredin1698.71698.70
Mingenew2711.82410.5+3
Moora1108.01057.7+5
Morawa4111.53610.1+5
Mosman Park1622.81622.80
Mount Magnet7918.28218.9-3
Mount Marshall237.5227.2+1
Mukinbudin267.5257.2+1
Mundaring1,0434.29964.0+47
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8738.47807.5+93
Nannup597.3556.8+4
Narembeen388.6388.60
Narrogin2669.22508.7+16
Nedlands1871.41851.4+2
Ngaanyatjarraku21221.339940.1-187
Northam81511.877511.2+40
Northampton19911.120411.4-5
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8282.80
Perenjori5311.74710.4+6
Perth1,3996.01,3615.8+38
Pingelly5810.26010.5-2
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9378.49328.3+5
Quairading6412.86012.0+4
Ravensthorpe705.3654.9+5
Rockingham5,2856.14,9405.7+345
Sandstone1317.81419.2-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8254.07553.6+70
Shark Bay426.4365.5+6
South Perth9803.49403.3+40
Stirling6,6624.56,4274.3+235
Subiaco3102.83102.80
Swan6,1626.05,6095.5+553
Tammin3112.73012.3+1
Three Springs3811.63410.4+4
Toodyay2308.42007.3+30
Trayning148.1148.10
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2184.61,2124.6+6
Victoria Plains407.9387.5+2
Vincent8843.38853.3-1
Wagin676.7606.0+7
Wandering3410.43510.7-1
Wanneroo7,1745.26,7884.9+386
Waroona26510.62459.8+20
West Arthur316.7286.0+3
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams406.6366.0+4
Wiluna7318.07518.5-2
Wongan-Ballidu739.6709.2+3
Woodanilling3011.52911.1+1
Wyalkatchem249.3238.9+1
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.292017.8+75
Yalgoo5118.75219.0-1
Yilgarn667.7637.3+3
York19811.018810.5+10
Break O'Day53514.354014.4-5
Brighton1,22710.21,20010.0+27
Burnie1,1749.41,1198.9+55
Central Coast (Tas.)9036.78976.6+6
Central Highlands (Tas.)17011.21409.2+30
Circular Head3406.83256.5+15
Clarence1,9385.11,8304.8+108
Derwent Valley6879.96529.4+35
Devonport1,4159.01,3958.8+20
Dorset3458.73508.8-5
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town52512.852012.7+5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32057.30
Glenorchy2,5677.72,5087.5+59
Hobart1,6254.31,6104.3+15
Huon Valley9658.79758.8-10
Kentish3057.42957.1+10
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0104.19303.8+80
Latrobe (Tas.)4296.04356.1-6
Launceston3,6968.23,5547.9+142
Meander Valley6695.46845.5-15
Northern Midlands5446.65106.2+34
Sorell6736.46145.9+59
Southern Midlands3107.32957.0+15
Tasman15010.21459.8+5
Waratah-Wynyard6407.76157.4+25
West Coast37513.937013.7+5
West Tamar8645.78515.6+13
Alice Springs1,99511.12,00011.1-5
Barkly1,53335.61,40732.7+126
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,21750.61,07744.7+140
Coomalie13917.812916.6+10
Darwin3,1005.52,8115.0+289
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,08048.22,94546.1+135
Katherine1,05515.91,04515.8+10
Litchfield7775.27124.7+65
MacDonnell1,56837.91,25130.2+317
Palmerston1,6556.51,4755.8+180
Roper Gulf2,02544.11,95542.6+70
Tiwi Islands76544.753031.0+235
Victoria Daly73638.771937.8+17
Wagait4517.94216.7+3
West Arnhem1,99043.91,72538.1+265
West Daly1,07052.21,05751.5+13
Unincorporated NT68914.31,33327.7-644
Unincorporated ACT8,2352.77,7402.5+495
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7604.0+10
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