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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In March 2024 there were 24,400 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 monthMarch 2024November 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4007.023,6406.8+760
Albury2,4687.12,3446.8+124
Armidale Regional1,7249.41,6529.0+72
Ballina1,5155.81,4605.6+55
Balranald564.3564.30
Bathurst Regional1,4145.21,3555.0+59
Bayside (NSW)3,9563.23,7203.0+236
Bega Valley1,3016.51,2846.4+17
Bellingen74910.07049.4+45
Berrigan2986.62806.2+18
Blacktown14,0285.313,1695.0+859
Bland1504.71454.5+5
Blayney2104.71854.2+25
Blue Mountains1,8273.91,6873.6+140
Bogan15510.515010.1+5
Bourke32221.832922.2-7
Brewarrina19222.119422.4-2
Broken Hill1,23011.71,18011.2+50
Burwood8392.97792.7+60
Byron2,0008.51,9308.2+70
Cabonne3103.92893.6+21
Camden2,2873.02,0742.7+213
Campbelltown (NSW)7,4776.57,0906.2+387
Canada Bay1,1111.91,0281.7+83
Canterbury-Bankstown14,9046.214,1925.9+712
Carrathool764.1713.8+5
Central Coast (NSW)12,5206.011,9205.8+600
Central Darling17916.719017.7-11
Cessnock2,9567.42,8267.1+130
Clarence Valley3,07510.02,9279.6+148
Cobar1857.21756.8+10
Coffs Harbour3,9518.53,8488.3+103
Coolamon923.7923.70
Coonamble31514.332414.7-9
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3806.13706.0+10
Cowra6759.46418.9+34
Cumberland10,0556.39,3285.8+727
Dubbo Regional2,4347.22,3356.9+99
Dungog2905.12804.9+10
Edward River3577.33447.1+13
Eurobodalla1,7768.21,7598.1+17
Fairfield13,68410.013,4009.8+284
Federation4466.44356.3+11
Forbes3456.53266.1+19
Georges River3,5003.43,3253.3+175
Gilgandra24910.22359.6+14
Glen Innes Severn62512.459011.7+35
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2016.11,1535.9+48
Greater Hume Shire2473.82513.9-4
Griffith7814.57684.4+13
Gunnedah5697.55397.1+30
Gwydir2128.02027.6+10
Hawkesbury1,6753.91,5703.6+105
Hay1005.7955.5+5
Hilltops7576.97216.6+36
Hornsby1,8141.91,7561.8+58
Hunters Hill1562.01471.8+9
Inner West4,6233.54,3523.3+271
Inverell1,03210.09829.5+50
Junee1954.71904.6+5
Kempsey2,01511.51,98511.3+30
Kiama3452.73402.6+5
Ku-ring-gai8251.17501.0+75
Kyogle63111.761411.4+17
Lachlan3269.33169.0+10
Lake Macquarie6,5995.26,3395.0+260
Lane Cove3631.43301.2+33
Leeton4526.54356.2+17
Lismore2,4308.82,3118.4+119
Lithgow9908.09607.8+30
Liverpool10,5246.810,0236.5+501
Liverpool Plains44010.14209.6+20
Lockhart603.3603.30
Maitland2,9555.22,7484.8+207
Mid-Coast5,02510.04,8809.7+145
Mid-Western Regional8805.88485.5+32
Moree Plains92311.584510.6+78
Mosman2051.21801.0+25
Murray River3124.43004.3+12
Murrumbidgee1014.9944.6+7
Muswellbrook8758.48157.8+60
Nambucca Valley1,44013.01,35512.3+85
Narrabri6218.05917.6+30
Narrandera2858.82618.1+24
Narromine3058.43008.3+5
Newcastle6,4785.76,1905.5+288
North Sydney7621.66891.4+73
Northern Beaches2,6901.62,4701.5+220
Oberon1464.51454.5+1
Orange1,4195.41,3475.1+72
Parkes6447.65997.1+45
Parramatta5,9163.35,5883.1+328
Penrith7,4945.26,9824.9+512
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,1906.73,0456.4+145
Port Stephens2,9927.02,8676.7+125
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1522.71,0892.6+63
Randwick2,3602.52,2002.4+160
Richmond Valley1,2389.31,1918.9+47
Ryde2,1202.41,9782.2+142
Shellharbour2,8055.92,5905.4+215
Shoalhaven4,1286.83,9626.5+166
Singleton7644.86894.3+75
Snowy Monaro Regional5343.95083.7+26
Snowy Valleys5206.04755.5+45
Strathfield8952.78552.6+40
Sutherland Shire3,1182.22,8832.0+235
Sydney5,9633.45,5903.2+373
Tamworth Regional2,9417.82,7817.3+160
Temora2196.62146.5+5
Tenterfield56015.553514.8+25
The Hills Shire2,1101.71,8831.5+227
Tweed3,8306.93,6606.6+170
Upper Hunter Shire4255.04305.0-5
Upper Lachlan Shire1974.01933.9+4
Uralla2256.42015.7+24
Wagga Wagga2,5476.02,3575.5+190
Walcha1247.71298.0-5
Walgett72223.070322.4+19
Warren15010.414610.1+4
Warrumbungle Shire53410.650610.0+28
Waverley8651.88001.6+65
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3557.93507.8+5
Willoughby7411.57481.5-7
Wingecarribee8502.97752.7+75
Wollondilly1,0373.19532.8+84
Wollongong7,8055.77,4255.4+380
Woollahra5311.55171.5+14
Yass Valley2742.62762.6-2
Unincorporated NSW6810.87211.5-4
Alpine2703.52703.50
Ararat6248.75597.8+65
Ballarat4,7916.84,4636.3+328
Banyule2,9303.72,8003.5+130
Bass Coast1,5196.71,4886.6+31
Baw Baw1,7675.21,6874.9+80
Bayside (Vic.)1,1401.81,0501.7+90
Benalla6007.35807.1+20
Boroondara1,9251.71,7701.6+155
Brimbank9,7007.59,3357.2+365
Buloke2457.12406.9+5
Campaspe1,3956.21,3756.1+20
Cardinia3,0954.02,9003.8+195
Casey12,4655.111,3854.7+1,080
Central Goldfields91612.589612.2+20
Colac Otway7055.36905.2+15
Corangamite5255.64955.2+30
Darebin5,4305.25,0404.8+390
East Gippsland2,4509.32,4009.1+50
Frankston5,1405.74,9055.4+235
Gannawarra4357.54057.0+30
Glen Eira2,3652.42,2202.3+145
Glenelg9958.49508.0+45
Golden Plains6103.95503.5+60
Greater Bendigo4,6326.24,4626.0+170
Greater Dandenong7,5907.27,0756.7+515
Greater Geelong8,9315.38,4255.0+506
Greater Shepparton3,2107.63,0557.3+155
Hepburn5235.55195.4+4
Hindmarsh2588.02588.00
Hobsons Bay2,4474.12,2323.7+215
Horsham6905.66605.3+30
Hume12,0057.411,4307.0+575
Indigo4254.24054.0+20
Kingston (Vic.)3,2403.23,0703.0+170
Knox3,6253.53,4203.3+205
Latrobe (Vic.)4,72210.04,5329.6+190
Loddon4099.44049.3+5
Macedon Ranges8102.67702.5+40
Manningham1,8952.51,8012.3+94
Mansfield2053.52003.5+5
Maribyrnong3,6655.83,5005.6+165
Maroondah2,5863.52,4073.3+179
Melbourne4,3803.44,0703.2+310
Melton6,9155.86,3855.4+530
Mildura2,7707.92,6257.4+145
Mitchell1,7955.71,6855.3+110
Moira1,1406.71,0606.2+80
Monash3,3202.63,1352.5+185
Moonee Valley3,1603.92,9853.7+175
Moorabool1,0234.39544.0+69
Moreland5,5714.65,1324.2+439
Mornington Peninsula3,8054.03,5553.7+250
Mount Alexander6175.35875.0+30
Moyne4144.03903.8+24
Murrindindi5205.84955.5+25
Nillumbik8402.17851.9+55
Northern Grampians5658.15658.10
Port Phillip3,0954.02,9453.8+150
Pyrenees3527.93287.4+24
Queenscliffe352.3412.7-6
South Gippsland9395.49105.3+29
Southern Grampians6456.86256.6+20
Stonnington1,8752.51,7052.3+170
Strathbogie3956.33806.1+15
Surf Coast5392.45232.3+16
Swan Hill7956.07705.8+25
Towong1955.62005.7-5
Wangaratta1,0055.89255.3+80
Warrnambool1,1855.51,1605.3+25
Wellington1,9407.11,8856.9+55
West Wimmera1617.11617.10
Whitehorse2,9992.72,9032.6+96
Whittlesea7,7755.17,3404.9+435
Wodonga1,6706.21,5755.9+95
Wyndham9,3134.88,8184.5+495
Yarra3,0944.42,8784.1+216
Yarra Ranges3,5803.63,3993.4+181
Yarriambiack3158.72958.1+20
Unincorporated Vic354.5364.6-1
Aurukun45558.346058.9-5
Balonne2258.32057.5+20
Banana4855.34404.8+45
Barcaldine955.5864.9+9
Barcoo125.9125.90
Blackall Tambo605.4544.9+6
Boulia155.3165.7-1
Brisbane32,1773.730,6473.6+1,530
Bulloo2610.82610.80
Bundaberg5,97510.45,6809.9+295
Burdekin8008.07357.4+65
Burke8830.18228.1+6
Cairns9,3808.68,6888.0+692
Carpentaria40529.638027.8+25
Cassowary Coast2,05011.81,88610.9+164
Central Highlands (Qld)1,0965.91,1035.9-7
Charters Towers6509.36158.8+35
Cherbourg11416.110815.3+6
Cloncurry2017.81877.3+14
Cook77126.370424.0+67
Croydon179.2147.6+3
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26929.425327.6+16
Douglas81510.37109.0+105
Etheridge399.1327.5+7
Flinders (Qld)576.4525.9+5
Fraser Coast6,99011.56,72011.1+270
Gladstone3,6408.93,5358.6+105
Gold Coast19,2204.818,1154.5+1,105
Goondiwindi3956.43756.1+20
Gympie3,0559.92,8959.4+160
Hinchinbrook6009.95308.7+70
Hope Vale16326.314924.0+14
Ipswich10,8487.310,1236.8+725
Isaac3902.53552.2+35
Kowanyama32544.032844.4-3
Livingstone1,1504.71,1204.6+30
Lockhart River11026.810124.6+9
Lockyer Valley1,8857.21,7956.9+90
Logan17,8658.116,5557.5+1,310
Longreach1205.21154.9+5
Mackay4,3005.54,0655.2+235
McKinlay376.3345.8+3
Mapoon7126.66524.3+6
Maranoa4355.44105.1+25
Mareeba1,89513.31,79012.5+105
Moreton Bay17,7356.016,7755.6+960
Mornington21129.319827.5+13
Mount Isa1,37510.71,28310.0+92
Murweh2359.42058.2+30
Napranum15226.213924.0+13
Noosa1,5704.91,5444.8+26
North Burnett65511.466011.5-5
Northern Peninsula Area37022.035020.8+20
Palm Island59545.058544.3+10
Paroo10811.110811.10
Pormpuraaw19243.819444.3-2
Quilpie5011.15011.10
Redland4,8305.04,6354.8+195
Richmond316.4285.8+3
Rockhampton4,1458.04,0257.8+120
Scenic Rim1,7256.71,6356.4+90
Somerset1,2308.21,2058.0+25
South Burnett2,27012.22,18611.7+84
Southern Downs1,7588.61,6748.2+84
Sunshine Coast10,1804.99,6514.6+529
Tablelands1,55010.41,4209.6+130
Toowoomba6,8826.56,4966.2+386
Torres28512.634015.0-55
Torres Strait Island76530.562024.8+145
Townsville9,3307.38,6806.8+650
Weipa953.3802.7+15
Western Downs1,7058.21,7608.5-55
Whitsunday1,7357.11,5156.2+220
Winton375.5395.8-2
Woorabinda6410.46310.3+1
Wujal Wujal4827.04424.7+4
Yarrabah80049.073545.1+65
Adelaide1,4107.11,3506.8+60
Adelaide Hills6352.55752.3+60
Adelaide Plains4657.14556.9+10
Alexandrina1,1937.81,1937.80
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara81048.556033.5+250
Barossa6864.66664.4+20
Barunga West1319.91239.3+8
Berri Barmera73011.772511.6+5
Burnside6302.35802.1+50
Campbelltown (SA)1,4304.11,3553.9+75
Ceduna34115.933115.4+10
Charles Sturt4,5975.84,4945.7+103
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3206.02805.3+40
Cleve535.4495.0+4
Coober Pedy30532.430031.9+5
Copper Coast1,00012.595511.9+45
Elliston416.8416.80
Flinders Ranges10211.29110.0+11
Franklin Harbour385.3354.9+3
Gawler1,1507.51,1017.2+49
Goyder27011.627511.9-5
Grant3175.73045.5+13
Holdfast Bay8373.77803.5+57
Kangaroo Island1505.41605.7-10
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4284.9+3
Kingston (SA)735.8766.1-3
Light5195.14894.8+30
Lower Eyre Peninsula2527.12386.7+14
Loxton Waikerie5838.95708.7+13
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,3785.53,3655.5+13
Mid Murray63112.161911.8+12
Mitcham1,2062.91,1932.9+13
Mount Barker1,0454.29754.0+70
Mount Gambier1,4038.61,3808.5+23
Mount Remarkable17410.817210.6+2
Murray Bridge1,45611.11,39110.6+65
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32655.0+15
Northern Areas1907.51857.3+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8603.58503.5+10
Onkaparinga7,9797.37,8527.2+127
Orroroo Carrieton4910.34910.30
Peterborough10110.910010.8+1
Playford8,38613.17,99312.5+393
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6467.46,4617.2+185
Port Augusta1,36615.51,34815.3+18
Port Lincoln8009.17658.7+35
Port Pirie1,33513.01,30512.7+30
Prospect4753.14553.0+20
Renmark Paringa5709.65509.3+20
Robe525.9546.1-2
Roxby Downs551.9401.4+15
Salisbury8,4858.98,1428.6+343
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.016913.9+14
Tatiara1403.31503.5-10
Tea Tree Gully2,9374.72,8234.5+114
Coorong32010.033010.3-10
Tumby Bay886.0825.6+6
Unley6302.66552.7-25
Victor Harbor7039.66799.3+24
Wakefield40210.13809.5+22
Walkerville1803.71853.8-5
Wattle Range6158.85958.5+20
West Torrens1,9884.81,9064.6+82
Whyalla2,07515.41,97514.7+100
Wudinna446.5446.50
Yankalilla2448.02448.00
Yorke Peninsula67511.565511.1+20
Unincorporated SA26712.425511.8+12
Albany1,5856.91,5206.6+65
Armadale4,2907.14,0906.7+200
Ashburton1703.11552.9+15
Augusta Margaret River4554.44404.2+15
Bassendean5905.75655.4+25
Bayswater2,2975.02,2925.0+5
Belmont1,8556.31,7906.1+65
Beverley10111.09610.4+5
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook595.7565.4+3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1665.71595.5+7
Brookton5110.35310.8-2
Broome1,46512.61,32011.3+145
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3446.8+3
Bruce Rock478.4488.6-1
Bunbury1,7928.71,6818.2+111
Busselton1,1604.91,1154.7+45
Cambridge3081.72981.7+10
Canning2,6924.22,5534.0+139
Capel5254.54954.3+30
Carnamah4011.73510.2+5
Carnarvon56716.655516.2+12
Chapman Valley858.6828.3+3
Chittering1002.61052.8-5
Christmas Island100.8151.3-5
Claremont1382.01321.9+6
Cockburn3,4944.43,3374.2+157
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie57510.958511.1-10
Coolgardie27411.425810.8+16
Coorow6611.45910.2+7
Corrigin5710.16010.6-3
Cottesloe681.4531.1+15
Cranbrook477.2456.9+2
Cuballing356.7326.1+3
Cue2619.82619.80
Cunderdin10212.69712.0+5
Dalwallinu718.2667.6+5
Dandaragan1326.71276.5+5
Dardanup3634.13393.8+24
Denmark2557.32306.6+25
Derby-West Kimberley1,54031.41,57532.2-35
Donnybrook-Balingup2256.32256.30
Dowerin369.8349.2+2
Dumbleyung205.0215.3-1
Dundas5211.34910.6+3
East Fremantle1302.71302.70
East Pilbara6478.25236.6+124
Esperance5156.14905.8+25
Exmouth1326.11185.4+14
Fremantle1,4857.11,4506.9+35
Gingin2236.82146.5+9
Gnowangerup425.5384.9+4
Goomalling529.5499.0+3
Gosnells5,4006.55,2106.3+190
Greater Geraldton2,4209.82,3099.4+111
Halls Creek92037.488035.8+40
Harvey9005.18404.8+60
Irwin1457.21507.5-5
Jerramungup405.5365.0+4
Joondalup3,0263.02,9172.9+109
Kalamunda1,4954.11,4404.0+55
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2446.21,2126.0+32
Karratha9355.98905.6+45
Katanning29011.527611.0+14
Kellerberrin8812.68311.9+5
Kent185.6165.0+2
Kojonup817.4766.9+5
Kondinin265.0275.2-1
Koorda209.8199.3+1
Kulin235.0245.3-1
Kwinana2,3157.52,2257.2+90
Lake Grace415.1425.2-1
Laverton24621.845740.4-211
Leonora26521.749140.2-226
Mandurah4,3548.44,0907.9+264
Manjimup3856.93556.4+30
Meekatharra16718.217318.9-6
Melville1,5962.51,5832.5+13
Menzies9822.318141.1-83
Merredin1668.61698.7-3
Mingenew2711.82410.5+3
Moora1138.21057.7+8
Morawa4111.53610.1+5
Mosman Park1622.81622.80
Mount Magnet7918.28218.9-3
Mount Marshall247.9227.2+2
Mukinbudin267.5257.2+1
Mundaring1,0224.19964.0+26
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8598.27807.5+79
Nannup607.4556.8+5
Narembeen388.6388.60
Narrogin2619.12508.7+11
Nedlands1841.41851.4-1
Ngaanyatjarraku21521.639940.1-184
Northam82511.977511.2+50
Northampton20411.420411.40
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8282.80
Perenjori5311.74710.4+6
Perth1,4196.11,3615.8+58
Pingelly5810.26010.5-2
Plantagenet2909.12708.4+20
Port Hedland9428.49328.3+10
Quairading6412.86012.0+4
Ravensthorpe705.3654.9+5
Rockingham5,1806.04,9405.7+240
Sandstone1317.81419.2-1
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.97553.6+65
Shark Bay406.1365.5+4
South Perth9603.39403.3+20
Stirling6,6374.46,4274.3+210
Subiaco3052.83102.8-5
Swan6,0625.95,6095.5+453
Tammin3112.73012.3+1
Three Springs3811.63410.4+4
Toodyay2308.42007.3+30
Trayning158.7148.1+1
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2184.61,2124.6+6
Victoria Plains418.1387.5+3
Vincent9033.48853.3+18
Wagin656.5606.0+5
Wandering3410.43510.7-1
Wanneroo7,0795.16,7884.9+291
Waroona26510.62459.8+20
West Arthur306.5286.0+2
Westonia118.0107.3+1
Wickepin204.9215.1-1
Williams396.5366.0+3
Wiluna7318.07518.5-2
Wongan-Ballidu739.6709.2+3
Woodanilling3011.52911.1+1
Wyalkatchem249.3238.9+1
Wyndham-East Kimberley1,00019.392017.8+80
Yalgoo5118.75219.0-1
Yilgarn687.9637.3+5
York19811.018810.5+10
Break O'Day52514.054014.4-15
Brighton1,24210.31,20010.0+42
Burnie1,1719.31,1198.9+52
Central Coast (Tas.)9106.78976.6+13
Central Highlands (Tas.)17111.31409.2+31
Circular Head3356.73256.5+10
Clarence1,9285.11,8304.8+98
Derwent Valley71210.36529.4+60
Devonport1,4269.01,3958.8+31
Dorset3458.73508.8-5
Flinders (Tas.)5010.8459.7+5
George Town53012.952012.7+10
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2007.12057.3-5
Glenorchy2,5927.82,5087.5+84
Hobart1,6204.31,6104.3+10
Huon Valley9908.99758.8+15
Kentish3007.22957.1+5
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough9954.09303.8+65
Latrobe (Tas.)4236.04356.1-12
Launceston3,7018.23,5547.9+147
Meander Valley6745.46845.5-10
Northern Midlands5306.55106.2+20
Sorell6546.26145.9+40
Southern Midlands3057.22957.0+10
Tasman1459.81459.80
Waratah-Wynyard6507.96157.4+35
West Coast37013.737013.70
West Tamar8695.78515.6+18
Alice Springs1,96010.92,00011.1-40
Barkly1,53035.51,40732.7+123
Belyuen2119.82018.9+1
Central Desert1,22650.91,07744.7+149
Coomalie13617.512916.6+7
Darwin3,1505.52,8115.0+339
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8124.7+3
East Arnhem3,08348.32,94546.1+138
Katherine1,03015.51,04515.8-15
Litchfield7825.27124.7+70
MacDonnell1,58638.31,25130.2+335
Palmerston1,6406.41,4755.8+165
Roper Gulf2,03044.21,95542.6+75
Tiwi Islands77045.053031.0+240
Victoria Daly73238.571937.8+13
Wagait4417.54216.7+2
West Arnhem2,00844.31,72538.1+283
West Daly1,06051.71,05751.5+3
Unincorporated NT68414.21,33327.7-649
Unincorporated ACT8,2352.77,7402.5+495
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7604.0+10
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