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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 2024January 2024
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4807.024,0056.9+475
Albury2,4937.22,3926.9+101
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6699.1+90
Ballina1,5656.01,5005.7+65
Balranald534.0503.8+3
Bathurst Regional1,4285.21,3695.0+59
Bayside (NSW)4,0523.33,8483.1+204
Bega Valley1,3286.61,3166.5+12
Bellingen7249.77399.9-15
Berrigan3076.82986.6+9
Blacktown14,3695.513,5605.2+809
Bland1504.71404.4+10
Blayney2305.21904.3+40
Blue Mountains1,8373.91,7683.8+69
Bogan15210.31479.9+5
Bourke32622.032622.00
Brewarrina19322.319322.30
Broken Hill1,20511.51,20011.4+5
Burwood8452.98112.8+34
Byron2,0408.61,9858.4+55
Cabonne3103.93043.8+6
Camden2,3613.12,1862.8+175
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6746.77,2686.4+406
Canada Bay1,1311.91,0791.8+52
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1386.314,5446.0+594
Carrathool764.1754.0+1
Central Coast (NSW)12,8656.212,1605.9+705
Central Darling19418.118617.3+8
Cessnock2,9907.52,8777.2+113
Clarence Valley3,09510.13,0359.9+60
Cobar1756.81706.6+5
Coffs Harbour3,9118.43,9018.4+10
Coolamon953.8933.7+2
Coonamble31514.331914.5-4
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3906.33706.0+20
Cowra6829.56599.2+23
Cumberland10,2406.49,7126.1+528
Dubbo Regional2,4107.12,3907.0+20
Dungog3005.32855.0+15
Edward River3627.43567.3+6
Eurobodalla1,7798.21,7968.3-17
Fairfield13,5579.913,60310.0-46
Federation4526.54065.8+46
Forbes3506.63276.2+23
Georges River3,5603.53,4503.4+110
Gilgandra24410.02399.8+5
Glen Innes Severn64012.759011.7+50
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2076.21,1966.1+11
Greater Hume Shire2473.82423.7+5
Griffith7914.67894.6+2
Gunnedah5457.25467.2-1
Gwydir2087.92037.7+5
Hawkesbury1,7194.01,6103.7+109
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7576.97476.8+10
Hornsby1,9042.01,8241.9+80
Hunters Hill1682.11521.9+16
Inner West4,7313.64,5213.5+210
Inverell1,0209.81,0269.9-6
Junee1904.61954.7-5
Kempsey2,05511.71,98511.3+70
Kiama3352.63452.7-10
Ku-ring-gai8501.18101.1+40
Kyogle64011.962411.6+16
Lachlan3269.33169.0+10
Lake Macquarie6,7655.36,5125.1+253
Lane Cove3751.43551.3+20
Leeton4476.44416.3+6
Lismore2,4208.82,3958.7+25
Lithgow1,0058.29808.0+25
Liverpool10,6936.910,2506.6+443
Liverpool Plains44510.24309.9+15
Lockhart623.4613.3+1
Maitland2,9755.22,8855.1+90
Mid-Coast5,09010.14,9459.8+145
Mid-Western Regional9085.98615.6+47
Moree Plains93811.789411.2+44
Mosman2001.11851.1+15
Murray River3164.53114.4+5
Murrumbidgee1025.01004.9+2
Muswellbrook8958.68608.2+35
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,42512.9+5
Narrabri6097.95937.7+16
Narrandera3049.42768.5+28
Narromine3058.43058.40
Newcastle6,5935.86,3865.7+207
North Sydney7921.67151.5+77
Northern Beaches2,7401.62,5751.5+165
Oberon1474.51514.7-4
Orange1,4335.41,3945.3+39
Parkes6587.86287.4+30
Parramatta6,1263.45,7193.2+407
Penrith7,7065.47,2115.0+495
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2456.83,0956.5+150
Port Stephens3,0127.02,9126.8+100
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,1332.7+39
Randwick2,4002.62,3102.5+90
Richmond Valley1,2249.21,2069.0+18
Ryde2,2062.52,0582.3+148
Shellharbour2,8606.02,6855.6+175
Shoalhaven4,2737.04,0076.6+266
Singleton7554.77234.5+32
Snowy Monaro Regional5544.05143.7+40
Snowy Valleys5206.05005.8+20
Strathfield9382.88922.7+46
Sutherland Shire3,1592.22,9732.1+186
Sydney6,0553.55,7933.3+262
Tamworth Regional2,9767.92,9067.7+70
Temora2146.52106.4+4
Tenterfield57015.755015.2+20
The Hills Shire2,2251.82,0221.6+203
Tweed3,9057.13,7606.8+145
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04204.9+10
Upper Lachlan Shire2034.11863.7+17
Uralla2266.42246.3+2
Wagga Wagga2,6176.12,4355.7+182
Walcha1147.01247.7-10
Walgett72223.070822.6+14
Warren14710.21439.9+4
Warrumbungle Shire54110.752310.4+18
Waverley9201.98451.7+75
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13638.1+1
Willoughby7991.67621.5+37
Wingecarribee8803.08052.8+75
Wollondilly1,0523.19952.9+57
Wollongong7,9305.87,6905.6+240
Woollahra5381.65161.5+22
Yass Valley2932.72752.6+18
Unincorporated NSW7311.67111.3+2
Alpine2943.82703.5+24
Ararat6048.55647.9+40
Ballarat4,9046.94,6446.6+260
Banyule3,0853.92,8203.5+265
Bass Coast1,5446.81,5286.8+16
Baw Baw1,8075.31,7325.1+75
Bayside (Vic.)1,1601.91,0751.7+85
Benalla6007.36007.30
Boroondara1,9301.81,8351.7+95
Brimbank9,9007.79,4057.3+495
Buloke2406.92406.90
Campaspe1,3956.21,4206.3-25
Cardinia3,2054.23,0254.0+180
Casey12,9055.311,9104.9+995
Central Goldfields91612.590112.3+15
Colac Otway7355.57105.3+25
Corangamite5255.64905.2+35
Darebin5,5005.35,2405.0+260
East Gippsland2,4909.42,4509.3+40
Frankston5,2705.85,0205.6+250
Gannawarra4407.64257.4+15
Glen Eira2,4452.52,2952.3+150
Glenelg9708.29658.1+5
Golden Plains6354.15753.7+60
Greater Bendigo4,6976.34,5326.1+165
Greater Dandenong7,8707.47,3106.9+560
Greater Geelong9,1435.48,7135.1+430
Greater Shepparton3,2657.83,1757.5+90
Hepburn5145.45235.5-9
Hindmarsh2668.22668.20
Hobsons Bay2,5064.22,3323.9+174
Horsham7055.76755.5+30
Hume12,1557.511,5557.1+600
Indigo4204.14154.1+5
Kingston (Vic.)3,3753.33,1753.1+200
Knox3,7053.63,4803.4+225
Latrobe (Vic.)4,75710.14,6229.8+135
Loddon4159.64049.3+11
Macedon Ranges8502.77702.5+80
Manningham1,9502.51,8512.4+99
Mansfield2193.82143.7+5
Maribyrnong3,7606.03,6255.8+135
Maroondah2,6313.62,5113.4+120
Melbourne4,4803.54,2103.3+270
Melton7,2556.16,6905.6+565
Mildura2,8508.12,7107.7+140
Mitchell1,8355.81,7405.5+95
Moira1,1356.61,0906.4+45
Monash3,3952.73,2552.6+140
Moonee Valley3,2404.03,0853.8+155
Moorabool1,0594.51,0134.3+46
Moreland5,6824.75,4194.4+263
Mornington Peninsula3,9154.13,6503.8+265
Mount Alexander6425.56225.3+20
Moyne4194.14094.0+10
Murrindindi5255.85105.6+15
Nillumbik8652.18052.0+60
Northern Grampians5758.35658.1+10
Port Phillip3,1904.23,0404.0+150
Pyrenees3618.13287.4+33
Queenscliffe382.5382.50
South Gippsland9305.49155.3+15
Southern Grampians6406.86406.80
Stonnington1,9702.61,7902.4+180
Strathbogie3906.23806.1+10
Surf Coast5392.45292.3+10
Swan Hill7855.97605.7+25
Towong1905.51955.6-5
Wangaratta1,0205.99805.6+40
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1805.4+30
Wellington1,9707.21,9257.0+45
West Wimmera1787.91637.2+15
Whitehorse3,0442.72,9592.7+85
Whittlesea7,9555.37,5255.0+430
Wodonga1,6956.31,6106.0+85
Wyndham9,7945.08,9774.6+817
Yarra3,1634.52,9764.3+187
Yarra Ranges3,6203.63,5093.5+111
Yarriambiack3158.73008.3+15
Unincorporated Vic374.8364.6+1
Aurukun47060.245057.6+20
Balonne2358.62107.7+25
Banana4855.34504.9+35
Barcaldine1015.8895.1+12
Barcoo125.9125.90
Blackall Tambo645.8565.1+8
Boulia155.3165.7-1
Brisbane32,4473.831,3973.7+1,050
Bulloo2811.72811.70
Bundaberg6,04010.65,85010.2+190
Burdekin7958.07607.6+35
Burke8629.58328.4+3
Cairns9,3098.59,4478.6-138
Carpentaria39628.938428.1+12
Cassowary Coast2,03611.72,01811.6+18
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,0935.9+10
Charters Towers6459.36559.4-10
Cherbourg11416.111215.8+2
Cloncurry1967.62017.8-5
Cook75625.876526.1-9
Croydon189.7147.6+4
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26428.825527.8+9
Douglas80510.285510.8-50
Etheridge429.8327.5+10
Flinders (Qld)576.4556.2+2
Fraser Coast6,96011.56,88511.3+75
Gladstone3,6258.83,6108.8+15
Gold Coast19,4354.818,8004.7+635
Goondiwindi4156.83856.3+30
Gympie3,0609.92,9759.6+85
Hinchinbrook6059.95759.4+30
Hope Vale16025.816226.1-2
Ipswich11,0337.410,4737.0+560
Isaac3952.53652.3+30
Kowanyama33144.933445.3-3
Livingstone1,1454.71,1404.7+5
Lockhart River10826.310926.5-1
Lockyer Valley1,8707.21,8307.0+40
Logan18,2408.217,1057.7+1,135
Longreach1154.91255.4-10
Mackay4,2905.54,1555.3+135
McKinlay376.3366.1+1
Mapoon7026.27126.6-1
Maranoa4605.74305.4+30
Mareeba1,89013.21,90513.3-15
Moreton Bay17,9706.017,0505.7+920
Mornington20628.720027.8+6
Mount Isa1,38910.81,31510.3+74
Murweh2309.22208.8+10
Napranum15025.915126.0-1
Noosa1,5744.91,5684.8+6
North Burnett66511.565511.4+10
Northern Peninsula Area39523.535020.8+45
Palm Island57043.160545.8-35
Paroo11411.811411.80
Pormpuraaw19644.719845.2-2
Quilpie5211.55211.50
Redland4,8805.04,7254.8+155
Richmond316.4296.0+2
Rockhampton4,1308.04,0957.9+35
Scenic Rim1,7656.91,7256.7+40
Somerset1,2008.01,1907.9+10
South Burnett2,28512.22,22711.9+58
Southern Downs1,7538.61,7198.4+34
Sunshine Coast10,2914.99,8624.7+429
Tablelands1,57510.61,51510.2+60
Toowoomba6,9076.56,7016.3+206
Torres28012.434015.0-60
Torres Strait Island77030.765526.1+115
Townsville9,3407.38,9357.0+405
Weipa903.1852.9+5
Western Downs1,7308.31,7158.2+15
Whitsunday1,7257.01,5956.5+130
Winton375.5395.8-2
Woorabinda6210.16210.10
Wujal Wujal4827.04827.00
Yarrabah77047.279548.7-25
Adelaide1,4207.21,3706.9+50
Adelaide Hills6452.56202.4+25
Adelaide Plains4807.34406.7+40
Alexandrina1,2248.01,1887.8+36
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara80548.253031.7+275
Barossa7304.97014.7+29
Barunga West1299.81289.7+1
Berri Barmera71511.473011.7-15
Burnside6402.36202.3+20
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,3904.0+20
Ceduna34115.933415.5+7
Charles Sturt4,5675.84,5695.8-2
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3055.73005.7+5
Cleve535.4535.40
Coober Pedy31033.030031.9+10
Copper Coast99512.496012.0+35
Elliston416.8416.80
Flinders Ranges9810.710211.2-4
Franklin Harbour385.3385.30
Gawler1,1497.51,1277.4+22
Goyder27011.628012.1-10
Grant3215.83105.6+11
Holdfast Bay8163.68083.6+8
Kangaroo Island1405.01555.6-15
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4315.40
Kingston (SA)735.8705.6+3
Light5265.24934.9+33
Lower Eyre Peninsula2446.82406.7+4
Loxton Waikerie5838.95909.0-7
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,4345.63,4525.6-18
Mid Murray62712.062411.9+3
Mitcham1,2162.91,2012.9+15
Mount Barker1,0604.31,0304.2+30
Mount Gambier1,3948.61,3858.5+9
Mount Remarkable18211.317410.8+8
Murray Bridge1,46511.21,41610.8+49
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32755.2+5
Northern Areas1957.62007.8-5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68603.5+10
Onkaparinga7,9997.37,9447.3+55
Orroroo Carrieton5210.94910.3+3
Peterborough10611.510110.9+5
Playford8,41413.28,21612.9+198
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6817.56,6547.5+27
Port Augusta1,34015.21,36115.4-21
Port Lincoln7838.97838.90
Port Pirie1,35513.21,34013.1+15
Prospect4903.24703.1+20
Renmark Paringa5709.65659.5+5
Robe525.9505.7+2
Roxby Downs501.7501.70
Salisbury8,5599.08,3338.8+226
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.017714.6+6
Tatiara1403.31453.4-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9614.72,9114.6+50
Coorong32010.033010.3-10
Tumby Bay845.7825.6+2
Unley6552.76552.70
Victor Harbor7129.76909.4+22
Wakefield39810.03959.9+3
Walkerville1803.71803.70
Wattle Range6158.86058.6+10
West Torrens1,9934.81,9664.7+27
Whyalla2,17516.22,02515.1+150
Wudinna446.5446.50
Yankalilla2407.92578.4-17
Yorke Peninsula68011.565511.1+25
Unincorporated SA28213.127512.8+7
Albany1,6407.21,5456.7+95
Armadale4,3707.24,2006.9+170
Ashburton1552.91552.90
Augusta Margaret River4754.64404.2+35
Bassendean5955.75805.6+15
Bayswater2,3565.12,3165.0+40
Belmont1,8806.41,8306.2+50
Beverley10311.29810.7+5
Boddington878.4878.40
Boyup Brook605.8575.5+3
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81635.6+7
Brookton5210.55310.8-1
Broome1,47012.61,40012.0+70
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3446.8+3
Bruce Rock509.0478.4+3
Bunbury1,8338.91,7528.5+81
Busselton1,1855.01,1204.8+65
Cambridge3231.83031.7+20
Canning2,6964.22,6344.1+62
Capel5304.65104.4+20
Carnamah4011.73710.8+3
Carnarvon59617.456516.5+31
Chapman Valley828.3838.4-1
Chittering1203.21002.6+20
Christmas Island151.3201.7-5
Claremont1362.01321.9+4
Cockburn3,5194.43,4934.4+26
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.257010.8+20
Coolgardie28511.925410.6+31
Coorow6811.86110.6+7
Corrigin5810.36010.6-2
Cottesloe631.3631.30
Cranbrook477.2456.9+2
Cuballing366.9326.1+4
Cue2619.82720.6-1
Cunderdin10212.69511.7+7
Dalwallinu698.0687.9+1
Dandaragan1367.01296.6+7
Dardanup3824.33684.1+14
Denmark2557.32406.9+15
Derby-West Kimberley1,54531.51,56532.0-20
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12206.10
Dowerin369.83710.1-1
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas5411.74810.4+6
East Fremantle1252.61302.7-5
East Pilbara6678.55386.8+129
Esperance5136.15005.9+13
Exmouth1255.81115.1+14
Fremantle1,4957.11,5057.2-10
Gingin2296.92176.6+12
Gnowangerup455.8455.80
Goomalling529.5539.7-1
Gosnells5,6106.85,3656.5+245
Greater Geraldton2,4289.82,3749.6+54
Halls Creek90536.886035.0+45
Harvey9305.38755.0+55
Irwin1507.51557.7-5
Jerramungup425.8425.80
Joondalup3,0473.02,9362.9+111
Kalamunda1,5154.21,4654.0+50
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2806.31,2826.4-2
Karratha9506.09105.7+40
Katanning29911.927110.8+28
Kellerberrin8812.68111.6+7
Kent195.9195.90
Kojonup817.4766.9+5
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda209.82110.3-1
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,3207.5+50
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton24221.446040.7-218
Leonora26021.349440.4-234
Mandurah4,4188.64,1858.1+233
Manjimup3816.93676.6+14
Meekatharra17318.917519.1-2
Melville1,6462.61,6072.5+39
Menzies9621.818241.4-86
Merredin1769.11668.6+10
Mingenew2711.82511.0+2
Moora1108.01087.9+2
Morawa4211.83810.7+4
Mosman Park1672.91622.8+5
Mount Magnet8218.98319.2-1
Mount Marshall237.5237.50
Mukinbudin267.5267.50
Mundaring1,0714.31,0144.1+57
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8958.68438.1+52
Nannup597.3577.0+2
Narembeen409.0388.6+2
Narrogin2629.12609.0+2
Nedlands1871.41821.4+5
Ngaanyatjarraku21121.240140.3-190
Northam82011.879511.5+25
Northampton19911.120711.6-8
Nungarin127.9127.90
Peppermint Grove282.8282.80
Perenjori5411.94910.8+5
Perth1,3685.81,3805.9-12
Pingelly5910.46010.5-1
Plantagenet2959.22808.8+15
Port Hedland9478.59578.6-10
Quairading6412.85911.8+5
Ravensthorpe725.5654.9+7
Rockingham5,3506.15,0705.8+280
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.98053.9+15
Shark Bay385.8345.2+4
South Perth1,0053.59503.3+55
Stirling6,6264.46,5684.4+58
Subiaco3002.73152.9-15
Swan6,1586.05,9415.8+217
Tammin3112.72911.9+2
Three Springs3911.93510.7+4
Toodyay2258.22157.8+10
Trayning148.1148.10
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2094.61,2164.6-7
Victoria Plains407.9397.7+1
Vincent8863.38893.3-3
Wagin686.8606.0+8
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo7,2185.26,8995.0+319
Waroona26510.625010.0+15
West Arthur326.9286.0+4
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams416.8366.0+5
Wiluna7518.57618.7-1
Wongan-Ballidu739.6759.8-2
Woodanilling3111.82810.7+3
Wyalkatchem249.3259.7-1
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.297018.7+25
Yalgoo5219.05319.4-1
Yilgarn667.7667.70
York20211.319210.7+10
Break O'Day54014.453014.1+10
Brighton1,25210.41,20910.1+43
Burnie1,1899.51,1499.2+40
Central Coast (Tas.)9076.78936.6+14
Central Highlands (Tas.)17511.615510.2+20
Circular Head3256.53156.3+10
Clarence1,9035.01,8724.9+31
Derwent Valley6829.96739.7+9
Devonport1,4219.01,4209.0+1
Dorset3558.93558.90
Flinders (Tas.)5511.8459.7+10
George Town52512.853012.9-5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32107.5-5
Glenorchy2,5837.82,5377.6+46
Hobart1,6154.31,6304.3-15
Huon Valley9858.99959.0-10
Kentish3007.23007.20
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0354.29653.9+70
Latrobe (Tas.)4386.24346.1+4
Launceston3,6948.23,6568.1+38
Meander Valley6845.56645.4+20
Northern Midlands5506.75156.3+35
Sorell6836.56346.1+49
Southern Midlands3057.22957.0+10
Tasman15010.215010.20
Waratah-Wynyard6457.86307.6+15
West Coast38514.336513.5+20
West Tamar8565.78495.6+7
Alice Springs1,99011.02,05511.4-65
Barkly1,51135.11,38232.1+129
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22650.91,07144.5+155
Coomalie13717.612716.3+10
Darwin3,1645.62,9765.2+188
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8145.4+1
East Arnhem3,11948.83,00847.1+111
Katherine1,06016.01,07016.1-10
Litchfield7675.17675.10
MacDonnell1,57938.21,26730.6+312
Palmerston1,6606.51,5906.2+70
Roper Gulf2,02044.01,94042.3+80
Tiwi Islands78545.954031.6+245
Victoria Daly73038.472237.9+8
Wagait4417.54116.3+3
West Arnhem1,93942.81,73938.4+200
West Daly1,09753.51,04851.1+49
Unincorporated NT69414.41,27926.5-585
Unincorporated ACT8,3502.77,9952.6+355
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7604.0+10
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