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State Growth Tasmania

JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

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In May 2024 there were 24,480 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 monthMay 2024December 2023
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4807.023,9306.9+550
Albury2,4937.22,3696.9+124
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6739.1+86
Ballina1,5656.01,4855.7+80
Balranald534.0534.00
Bathurst Regional1,4285.21,3605.0+68
Bayside (NSW)4,0523.33,7923.1+260
Bega Valley1,3286.61,2936.4+35
Bellingen7249.77189.6+6
Berrigan3076.82896.4+18
Blacktown14,3695.513,3915.1+978
Bland1504.71454.5+5
Blayney2305.21904.3+40
Blue Mountains1,8373.91,7273.7+110
Bogan15210.31479.9+5
Bourke32622.033622.7-10
Brewarrina19322.319822.8-5
Broken Hill1,20511.51,18511.3+20
Burwood8452.97992.7+46
Byron2,0408.61,9508.3+90
Cabonne3103.93043.8+6
Camden2,3613.12,1222.7+239
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6746.77,1656.3+509
Canada Bay1,1311.91,0491.7+82
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1386.314,4486.0+690
Carrathool764.1764.10
Central Coast (NSW)12,8656.212,0505.8+815
Central Darling19418.119017.7+4
Cessnock2,9907.52,8457.1+145
Clarence Valley3,09510.12,9939.8+102
Cobar1756.81756.80
Coffs Harbour3,9118.43,8698.3+42
Coolamon953.8913.7+4
Coonamble31514.331914.5-4
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3906.33655.9+25
Cowra6829.56599.2+23
Cumberland10,2406.49,5536.0+687
Dubbo Regional2,4107.12,3607.0+50
Dungog3005.32855.0+15
Edward River3627.43427.0+20
Eurobodalla1,7798.21,7708.2+9
Fairfield13,5579.913,59910.0-42
Federation4526.54216.1+31
Forbes3506.63266.1+24
Georges River3,5603.53,3843.3+176
Gilgandra24410.02399.8+5
Glen Innes Severn64012.758511.6+55
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2076.21,1866.1+21
Greater Hume Shire2473.82513.9-4
Griffith7914.67714.4+20
Gunnedah5457.25437.2+2
Gwydir2087.92027.6+6
Hawkesbury1,7194.01,6143.7+105
Hay1056.0905.2+15
Hilltops7576.97476.8+10
Hornsby1,9042.01,7841.9+120
Hunters Hill1682.11411.8+27
Inner West4,7313.64,5163.5+215
Inverell1,0209.81,0029.7+18
Junee1904.61954.7-5
Kempsey2,05511.71,98011.3+75
Kiama3352.63302.6+5
Ku-ring-gai8501.17751.0+75
Kyogle64011.962711.6+13
Lachlan3269.33169.0+10
Lake Macquarie6,7655.36,3965.0+369
Lane Cove3751.43501.3+25
Leeton4476.44476.40
Lismore2,4208.82,3708.6+50
Lithgow1,0058.29607.8+45
Liverpool10,6936.910,1666.6+527
Liverpool Plains44510.24209.6+25
Lockhart623.4593.2+3
Maitland2,9755.22,8235.0+152
Mid-Coast5,09010.14,8859.7+205
Mid-Western Regional9085.98625.6+46
Moree Plains93811.786010.7+78
Mosman2001.11851.1+15
Murray River3164.52954.2+21
Murrumbidgee1025.0994.8+3
Muswellbrook8958.68257.9+70
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,39012.6+40
Narrabri6097.95927.7+17
Narrandera3049.42808.7+24
Narromine3058.43008.3+5
Newcastle6,5935.86,3045.6+289
North Sydney7921.67141.5+78
Northern Beaches2,7401.62,5501.5+190
Oberon1474.51454.5+2
Orange1,4335.41,3545.1+79
Parkes6587.86187.3+40
Parramatta6,1263.45,6653.2+461
Penrith7,7065.47,0574.9+649
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2456.83,0856.5+160
Port Stephens3,0127.02,8876.7+125
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,1032.6+69
Randwick2,4002.62,2702.5+130
Richmond Valley1,2249.21,1878.9+37
Ryde2,2062.52,0252.3+181
Shellharbour2,8606.02,6555.6+205
Shoalhaven4,2737.04,0026.6+271
Singleton7554.77104.4+45
Snowy Monaro Regional5544.05083.7+46
Snowy Valleys5206.04905.6+30
Strathfield9382.88902.7+48
Sutherland Shire3,1592.22,9432.0+216
Sydney6,0553.55,7483.3+307
Tamworth Regional2,9767.92,8517.5+125
Temora2146.52146.50
Tenterfield57015.753514.8+35
The Hills Shire2,2251.81,9601.6+265
Tweed3,9057.13,7206.7+185
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04355.1-5
Upper Lachlan Shire2034.11913.8+12
Uralla2266.42146.1+12
Wagga Wagga2,6176.12,4095.6+208
Walcha1147.01247.7-10
Walgett72223.070822.6+14
Warren14710.21439.9+4
Warrumbungle Shire54110.752210.4+19
Waverley9201.98451.7+75
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13648.10
Willoughby7991.67481.5+51
Wingecarribee8803.07952.7+85
Wollondilly1,0523.19752.9+77
Wollongong7,9305.87,5955.5+335
Woollahra5381.65021.5+36
Yass Valley2932.72752.6+18
Unincorporated NSW7311.67211.5+1
Alpine2943.82743.5+20
Ararat6048.55547.8+50
Ballarat4,9046.94,5736.5+331
Banyule3,0853.92,8103.5+275
Bass Coast1,5446.81,4986.6+46
Baw Baw1,8075.31,7125.0+95
Bayside (Vic.)1,1601.91,0601.7+100
Benalla6007.35907.2+10
Boroondara1,9301.81,8351.7+95
Brimbank9,9007.79,3657.2+535
Buloke2406.92457.1-5
Campaspe1,3956.21,3956.20
Cardinia3,2054.22,9703.9+235
Casey12,9055.311,6004.8+1,305
Central Goldfields91612.591612.50
Colac Otway7355.57005.3+35
Corangamite5255.65005.3+25
Darebin5,5005.35,1104.9+390
East Gippsland2,4909.42,4559.3+35
Frankston5,2705.84,9955.5+275
Gannawarra4407.64207.3+20
Glen Eira2,4452.52,2602.3+185
Glenelg9708.29608.1+10
Golden Plains6354.15753.7+60
Greater Bendigo4,6976.34,4976.0+200
Greater Dandenong7,8707.47,1856.8+685
Greater Geelong9,1435.48,6105.1+533
Greater Shepparton3,2657.83,1157.4+150
Hepburn5145.45235.5-9
Hindmarsh2668.22588.0+8
Hobsons Bay2,5064.22,2873.8+219
Horsham7055.76655.4+40
Hume12,1557.511,5257.1+630
Indigo4204.14154.1+5
Kingston (Vic.)3,3753.33,1553.1+220
Knox3,7053.63,4453.3+260
Latrobe (Vic.)4,75710.14,5829.7+175
Loddon4159.64099.4+6
Macedon Ranges8502.77752.5+75
Manningham1,9502.51,8312.4+119
Mansfield2193.82093.6+10
Maribyrnong3,7606.03,5705.7+190
Maroondah2,6313.62,4663.3+165
Melbourne4,4803.54,1603.2+320
Melton7,2556.16,5255.5+730
Mildura2,8508.12,6807.6+170
Mitchell1,8355.81,7005.4+135
Moira1,1356.61,0856.3+50
Monash3,3952.73,1952.5+200
Moonee Valley3,2404.03,0753.8+165
Moorabool1,0594.59784.1+81
Moreland5,6824.75,2794.3+403
Mornington Peninsula3,9154.13,6303.8+285
Mount Alexander6425.56075.2+35
Moyne4194.14043.9+15
Murrindindi5255.85055.6+20
Nillumbik8652.18152.0+50
Northern Grampians5758.35608.1+15
Port Phillip3,1904.22,9753.9+215
Pyrenees3618.13197.2+42
Queenscliffe382.5412.7-3
South Gippsland9305.49105.3+20
Southern Grampians6406.86306.6+10
Stonnington1,9702.61,7702.4+200
Strathbogie3906.23806.1+10
Surf Coast5392.45292.3+10
Swan Hill7855.97605.7+25
Towong1905.52005.7-10
Wangaratta1,0205.99555.5+65
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1805.4+30
Wellington1,9707.21,8906.9+80
West Wimmera1787.91617.1+17
Whitehorse3,0442.72,9342.6+110
Whittlesea7,9555.37,4304.9+525
Wodonga1,6956.31,5855.9+110
Wyndham9,7945.08,9174.6+877
Yarra3,1634.52,9614.2+202
Yarra Ranges3,6203.63,4393.5+181
Yarriambiack3158.72908.0+25
Unincorporated Vic374.8364.6+1
Aurukun47060.245057.6+20
Balonne2358.62107.7+25
Banana4855.34454.9+40
Barcaldine1015.8895.1+12
Barcoo125.9125.90
Blackall Tambo645.8565.1+8
Boulia155.3165.7-1
Brisbane32,4473.831,0873.6+1,360
Bulloo2811.72811.70
Bundaberg6,04010.65,76510.1+275
Burdekin7958.07507.5+45
Burke8629.58228.1+4
Cairns9,3098.59,0358.3+274
Carpentaria39628.937827.6+18
Cassowary Coast2,03611.71,96011.3+76
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,0985.9+5
Charters Towers6459.36409.2+5
Cherbourg11416.111015.6+4
Cloncurry1967.61927.5+4
Cook75625.873925.2+17
Croydon189.7126.5+6
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26428.825127.4+13
Douglas80510.282010.4-15
Etheridge429.8286.5+14
Flinders (Qld)576.4525.9+5
Fraser Coast6,96011.56,81511.2+145
Gladstone3,6258.83,5808.7+45
Gold Coast19,4354.818,3204.5+1,115
Goondiwindi4156.83856.3+30
Gympie3,0609.92,9209.4+140
Hinchinbrook6059.95458.9+60
Hope Vale16025.815725.3+3
Ipswich11,0337.410,3386.9+695
Isaac3952.53652.3+30
Kowanyama33144.933144.90
Livingstone1,1454.71,1304.6+15
Lockhart River10826.310525.5+3
Lockyer Valley1,8707.21,8106.9+60
Logan18,2408.216,8757.6+1,365
Longreach1154.91205.2-5
Mackay4,2905.54,0805.2+210
McKinlay376.3345.8+3
Mapoon7026.26825.5+2
Maranoa4605.74255.3+35
Mareeba1,89013.21,85513.0+35
Moreton Bay17,9706.016,9505.7+1,020
Mornington20628.719727.4+9
Mount Isa1,38910.81,29310.1+96
Murweh2309.22158.6+15
Napranum15025.914625.2+4
Noosa1,5744.91,5524.8+22
North Burnett66511.565011.3+15
Northern Peninsula Area39523.535020.8+45
Palm Island57043.159044.6-20
Paroo11411.811411.80
Pormpuraaw19644.719644.70
Quilpie5211.55211.50
Redland4,8805.04,6604.8+220
Richmond316.4285.8+3
Rockhampton4,1308.04,0657.9+65
Scenic Rim1,7656.91,6656.5+100
Somerset1,2008.01,1857.9+15
South Burnett2,28512.22,20911.8+76
Southern Downs1,7538.61,7088.3+45
Sunshine Coast10,2914.99,7984.7+493
Tablelands1,57510.61,4659.9+110
Toowoomba6,9076.56,6116.3+296
Torres28012.433514.8-55
Torres Strait Island77030.764025.5+130
Townsville9,3407.38,7756.8+565
Weipa903.1802.7+10
Western Downs1,7308.31,7358.3-5
Whitsunday1,7257.01,5406.3+185
Winton375.5395.8-2
Woorabinda6210.16310.3-1
Wujal Wujal4827.04625.8+2
Yarrabah77047.276046.6+10
Adelaide1,4207.21,3957.1+25
Adelaide Hills6452.56052.4+40
Adelaide Plains4807.34607.0+20
Alexandrina1,2248.01,1887.8+36
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara80548.255032.9+255
Barossa7304.96914.6+39
Barunga West1299.81269.6+3
Berri Barmera71511.471511.40
Burnside6402.36152.2+25
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3854.0+25
Ceduna34115.932415.1+17
Charles Sturt4,5675.84,5695.8-2
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3055.72905.5+15
Cleve535.4515.2+2
Coober Pedy31033.030532.4+5
Copper Coast99512.494511.8+50
Elliston416.8416.80
Flinders Ranges9810.79510.4+3
Franklin Harbour385.3365.1+2
Gawler1,1497.51,1127.3+37
Goyder27011.627011.60
Grant3215.83045.5+17
Holdfast Bay8163.68123.6+4
Kangaroo Island1405.01555.6-15
Karoonda East Murray386.5386.50
Kimba315.4305.2+1
Kingston (SA)735.8735.80
Light5265.24924.8+34
Lower Eyre Peninsula2446.82426.8+2
Loxton Waikerie5838.95939.1-10
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,4345.63,4285.6+6
Mid Murray62712.062111.9+6
Mitcham1,2162.91,2032.9+13
Mount Barker1,0604.31,0054.1+55
Mount Gambier1,3948.61,3758.5+19
Mount Remarkable18211.317410.8+8
Murray Bridge1,46511.21,40110.7+64
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32705.1+10
Northern Areas1957.61957.60
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68703.60
Onkaparinga7,9997.37,9177.2+82
Orroroo Carrieton5210.94910.3+3
Peterborough10611.510110.9+5
Playford8,41413.28,15712.8+257
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6817.56,5917.4+90
Port Augusta1,34015.21,32915.0+11
Port Lincoln7838.97748.8+9
Port Pirie1,35513.21,34013.1+15
Prospect4903.24703.1+20
Renmark Paringa5709.65659.5+5
Robe525.9525.90
Roxby Downs501.7501.70
Salisbury8,5599.08,3038.8+256
Southern Mallee867.2867.20
Streaky Bay18315.017714.6+6
Tatiara1403.31453.4-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9614.72,8494.5+112
Coorong32010.033010.3-10
Tumby Bay845.7845.70
Unley6552.76652.8-10
Victor Harbor7129.76799.3+33
Wakefield39810.03879.7+11
Walkerville1803.71803.70
Wattle Range6158.86058.6+10
West Torrens1,9934.81,9414.7+52
Whyalla2,17516.21,98014.7+195
Wudinna446.5446.50
Yankalilla2407.92488.1-8
Yorke Peninsula68011.565511.1+25
Unincorporated SA28213.126912.5+13
Albany1,6407.21,5456.7+95
Armadale4,3707.24,1806.9+190
Ashburton1552.91603.0-5
Augusta Margaret River4754.64404.2+35
Bassendean5955.75755.5+20
Bayswater2,3565.12,2925.0+64
Belmont1,8806.41,8206.2+60
Beverley10311.29610.4+7
Boddington878.4807.8+7
Boyup Brook605.8575.5+3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81635.6+7
Brookton5210.55210.50
Broome1,47012.61,37011.7+100
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3477.30
Bruce Rock509.0488.6+2
Bunbury1,8338.91,7418.5+92
Busselton1,1855.01,1154.7+70
Cambridge3231.83031.7+20
Canning2,6964.22,6164.1+80
Capel5304.65054.3+25
Carnamah4011.73610.5+4
Carnarvon59617.455016.1+46
Chapman Valley828.3828.30
Chittering1203.21052.8+15
Christmas Island151.3151.30
Claremont1362.01332.0+3
Cockburn3,5194.43,4354.3+84
Cocos Islands154.1102.8+5
Collie59011.257010.8+20
Coolgardie28511.925810.8+27
Coorow6811.86010.4+8
Corrigin5810.35810.30
Cottesloe631.3581.2+5
Cranbrook477.2477.20
Cuballing366.9315.9+5
Cue2619.82619.80
Cunderdin10212.69511.7+7
Dalwallinu698.0687.9+1
Dandaragan1367.01296.6+7
Dardanup3824.33493.9+33
Denmark2557.32256.4+30
Derby-West Kimberley1,54531.51,56031.8-15
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12206.10
Dowerin369.8369.80
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas5411.74910.6+5
East Fremantle1252.61352.8-10
East Pilbara6678.55186.6+149
Esperance5136.15035.9+10
Exmouth1255.81155.3+10
Fremantle1,4957.11,4857.1+10
Gingin2296.92176.6+12
Gnowangerup455.8425.5+3
Goomalling529.5529.50
Gosnells5,6106.85,3206.4+290
Greater Geraldton2,4289.82,3499.5+79
Halls Creek90536.884534.4+60
Harvey9305.38554.8+75
Irwin1507.51608.0-10
Jerramungup425.8405.5+2
Joondalup3,0473.02,9172.9+130
Kalamunda1,5154.21,4454.0+70
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2806.31,2376.1+43
Karratha9506.08855.6+65
Katanning29911.927611.0+23
Kellerberrin8812.68111.6+7
Kent195.9185.6+1
Kojonup817.4817.40
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda209.8209.80
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,2857.4+85
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton24221.446040.7-218
Leonora26021.349440.4-234
Mandurah4,4188.64,1608.1+258
Manjimup3816.93556.4+26
Meekatharra17318.917318.90
Melville1,6462.61,6142.5+32
Menzies9621.818241.4-86
Merredin1769.11698.7+7
Mingenew2711.82410.5+3
Moora1108.01087.9+2
Morawa4211.83710.4+5
Mosman Park1672.91672.90
Mount Magnet8218.98218.90
Mount Marshall237.5237.50
Mukinbudin267.5267.50
Mundaring1,0714.31,0144.1+57
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8958.68157.8+80
Nannup597.3556.8+4
Narembeen409.0388.6+2
Narrogin2629.12548.8+8
Nedlands1871.41861.4+1
Ngaanyatjarraku21121.240140.3-190
Northam82011.880011.6+20
Northampton19911.120411.4-5
Nungarin127.9127.90
Peppermint Grove282.8282.80
Perenjori5411.94810.6+6
Perth1,3685.81,3855.9-17
Pingelly5910.45910.40
Plantagenet2959.22708.4+25
Port Hedland9478.59378.4+10
Quairading6412.85911.8+5
Ravensthorpe725.5675.1+5
Rockingham5,3506.14,9955.7+355
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.97753.7+45
Shark Bay385.8355.3+3
South Perth1,0053.59553.3+50
Stirling6,6264.46,5374.4+89
Subiaco3002.73102.8-10
Swan6,1586.05,8215.7+337
Tammin3112.72911.9+2
Three Springs3911.93510.7+4
Toodyay2258.22057.5+20
Trayning148.1148.10
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2094.61,2294.7-20
Victoria Plains407.9397.7+1
Vincent8863.38953.3-9
Wagin686.8585.8+10
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo7,2185.26,8535.0+365
Waroona26510.62409.6+25
West Arthur326.9275.8+5
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams416.8355.8+6
Wiluna7518.57518.50
Wongan-Ballidu739.6739.60
Woodanilling3111.82911.1+2
Wyalkatchem249.3249.30
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.293518.1+60
Yalgoo5219.05219.00
Yilgarn667.7667.70
York20211.318810.5+14
Break O'Day54014.454514.5-5
Brighton1,25210.41,21010.1+42
Burnie1,1899.51,1319.0+58
Central Coast (Tas.)9076.78756.5+32
Central Highlands (Tas.)17511.61459.6+30
Circular Head3256.53306.6-5
Clarence1,9035.01,8524.9+51
Derwent Valley6829.96639.6+19
Devonport1,4219.01,4389.1-17
Dorset3558.93558.90
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town52512.852512.80
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32107.5-5
Glenorchy2,5837.82,5377.6+46
Hobart1,6154.31,6504.4-35
Huon Valley9858.99808.8+5
Kentish3007.22907.0+10
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0354.29503.8+85
Latrobe (Tas.)4386.24466.3-8
Launceston3,6948.23,6248.1+70
Meander Valley6845.56695.4+15
Northern Midlands5506.75156.3+35
Sorell6836.56336.0+50
Southern Midlands3057.22957.0+10
Tasman15010.21459.8+5
Waratah-Wynyard6457.86257.5+20
West Coast38514.336513.5+20
West Tamar8565.78515.6+5
Alice Springs1,99011.02,05511.4-65
Barkly1,51135.11,39132.3+120
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22650.91,06144.1+165
Coomalie13717.612716.3+10
Darwin3,1645.62,9005.1+264
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8135.0+2
East Arnhem3,11948.82,95246.2+167
Katherine1,06016.01,05515.9+5
Litchfield7675.17354.9+32
MacDonnell1,57938.21,26930.7+310
Palmerston1,6606.51,5156.0+145
Roper Gulf2,02044.01,91041.6+110
Tiwi Islands78545.954031.6+245
Victoria Daly73038.471437.5+16
Wagait4417.54116.3+3
West Arnhem1,93942.81,74438.5+195
West Daly1,09753.51,02349.9+74
Unincorporated NT69414.41,29526.9-601
Unincorporated ACT8,3502.77,9402.6+410
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7604.0+10
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