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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 2024February 2024
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Tasmania24,4807.024,0656.9+415
Albury2,4937.22,4377.1+56
Armidale Regional1,7599.61,6899.2+70
Ballina1,5656.01,5155.8+50
Balranald534.0534.00
Bathurst Regional1,4285.21,3745.0+54
Bayside (NSW)4,0523.33,9003.2+152
Bega Valley1,3286.61,3136.5+15
Bellingen7249.77429.9-18
Berrigan3076.82936.5+14
Blacktown14,3695.513,6585.2+711
Bland1504.71354.2+15
Blayney2305.21954.4+35
Blue Mountains1,8373.91,7823.8+55
Bogan15210.315010.1+2
Bourke32622.032221.8+4
Brewarrina19322.319122.0+2
Broken Hill1,20511.51,21511.6-10
Burwood8452.98142.8+31
Byron2,0408.61,9758.4+65
Cabonne3103.93043.8+6
Camden2,3613.12,2302.9+131
Campbelltown (NSW)7,6746.77,2996.4+375
Canada Bay1,1311.91,0791.8+52
Canterbury-Bankstown15,1386.314,5446.0+594
Carrathool764.1744.0+2
Central Coast (NSW)12,8656.212,2205.9+645
Central Darling19418.118217.0+12
Cessnock2,9907.52,8677.2+123
Clarence Valley3,09510.13,0359.9+60
Cobar1756.81807.0-5
Coffs Harbour3,9118.43,8828.3+29
Coolamon953.8943.8+1
Coonamble31514.331914.5-4
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3906.33706.0+20
Cowra6829.56659.3+17
Cumberland10,2406.49,7746.1+466
Dubbo Regional2,4107.12,4157.1-5
Dungog3005.32804.9+20
Edward River3627.43497.2+13
Eurobodalla1,7798.21,7758.2+4
Fairfield13,5579.913,56110.0-4
Federation4526.54266.1+26
Forbes3506.63316.2+19
Georges River3,5603.53,4193.4+141
Gilgandra24410.024910.2-5
Glen Innes Severn64012.759511.8+45
Goulburn Mulwaree1,2076.21,1746.0+33
Greater Hume Shire2473.82383.7+9
Griffith7914.67814.5+10
Gunnedah5457.25497.2-4
Gwydir2087.92037.7+5
Hawkesbury1,7194.01,6153.7+104
Hay1056.0955.5+10
Hilltops7576.97516.8+6
Hornsby1,9042.01,8361.9+68
Hunters Hill1682.11551.9+13
Inner West4,7313.64,5393.5+192
Inverell1,0209.81,0219.9-1
Junee1904.62004.9-10
Kempsey2,05511.71,99511.4+60
Kiama3352.63452.7-10
Ku-ring-gai8501.17951.0+55
Kyogle64011.962211.6+18
Lachlan3269.33269.30
Lake Macquarie6,7655.36,5225.1+243
Lane Cove3751.43581.3+17
Leeton4476.44516.5-4
Lismore2,4208.82,4008.7+20
Lithgow1,0058.29858.0+20
Liverpool10,6936.910,2906.6+403
Liverpool Plains44510.24309.9+15
Lockhart623.4623.40
Maitland2,9755.22,9205.1+55
Mid-Coast5,09010.14,9659.8+125
Mid-Western Regional9085.98615.6+47
Moree Plains93811.788911.1+49
Mosman2001.11901.1+10
Murray River3164.52994.3+17
Murrumbidgee1025.0984.8+4
Muswellbrook8958.68558.2+40
Nambucca Valley1,43012.91,40512.7+25
Narrabri6097.95967.7+13
Narrandera3049.42808.7+24
Narromine3058.43108.5-5
Newcastle6,5935.86,4235.7+170
North Sydney7921.67301.5+62
Northern Beaches2,7401.62,6501.6+90
Oberon1474.51514.7-4
Orange1,4335.41,4035.3+30
Parkes6587.86297.4+29
Parramatta6,1263.45,7613.2+365
Penrith7,7065.47,2685.1+438
Port Macquarie-Hastings3,2456.83,1106.5+135
Port Stephens3,0127.02,9806.9+32
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional1,1722.81,1422.7+30
Randwick2,4002.62,3102.5+90
Richmond Valley1,2249.21,2029.0+22
Ryde2,2062.52,0952.4+111
Shellharbour2,8606.02,7505.8+110
Shoalhaven4,2737.04,0426.7+231
Singleton7554.77284.6+27
Snowy Monaro Regional5544.05193.8+35
Snowy Valleys5206.05055.8+15
Strathfield9382.88862.7+52
Sutherland Shire3,1592.23,0182.1+141
Sydney6,0553.55,8583.3+197
Tamworth Regional2,9767.92,9067.7+70
Temora2146.52146.50
Tenterfield57015.756515.6+5
The Hills Shire2,2251.82,0301.7+195
Tweed3,9057.13,7656.8+140
Upper Hunter Shire4305.04154.8+15
Upper Lachlan Shire2034.11883.8+15
Uralla2266.42296.5-3
Wagga Wagga2,6176.12,4685.8+149
Walcha1147.01247.7-10
Walgett72223.071322.7+9
Warren14710.214610.1+1
Warrumbungle Shire54110.752810.5+13
Waverley9201.98551.7+65
Weddin1457.41457.40
Wentworth3648.13547.9+10
Willoughby7991.67491.5+50
Wingecarribee8803.08002.7+80
Wollondilly1,0523.11,0103.0+42
Wollongong7,9305.87,7355.7+195
Woollahra5381.65181.5+20
Yass Valley2932.72622.5+31
Unincorporated NSW7311.66911.0+4
Alpine2943.82753.5+19
Ararat6048.55698.0+35
Ballarat4,9046.94,6846.6+220
Banyule3,0853.92,8703.6+215
Bass Coast1,5446.81,5286.8+16
Baw Baw1,8075.31,7375.1+70
Bayside (Vic.)1,1601.91,0951.8+65
Benalla6007.35807.1+20
Boroondara1,9301.81,8551.7+75
Brimbank9,9007.79,4707.3+430
Buloke2406.92356.8+5
Campaspe1,3956.21,4156.3-20
Cardinia3,2054.23,0254.0+180
Casey12,9055.312,0155.0+890
Central Goldfields91612.589612.2+20
Colac Otway7355.57205.4+15
Corangamite5255.65005.3+25
Darebin5,5005.35,3255.1+175
East Gippsland2,4909.42,4359.2+55
Frankston5,2705.85,0405.6+230
Gannawarra4407.64157.2+25
Glen Eira2,4452.52,3202.4+125
Glenelg9708.29658.1+5
Golden Plains6354.15853.7+50
Greater Bendigo4,6976.34,5626.1+135
Greater Dandenong7,8707.47,3957.0+475
Greater Geelong9,1435.48,7335.1+410
Greater Shepparton3,2657.83,1757.5+90
Hepburn5145.45235.5-9
Hindmarsh2668.22547.8+12
Hobsons Bay2,5064.22,3594.0+147
Horsham7055.76855.5+20
Hume12,1557.511,6307.2+525
Indigo4204.14104.0+10
Kingston (Vic.)3,3753.33,1703.1+205
Knox3,7053.63,5203.4+185
Latrobe (Vic.)4,75710.14,6679.9+90
Loddon4159.63999.2+16
Macedon Ranges8502.77702.5+80
Manningham1,9502.51,8552.4+95
Mansfield2193.82143.7+5
Maribyrnong3,7606.03,6205.8+140
Maroondah2,6313.62,5113.4+120
Melbourne4,4803.54,2603.3+220
Melton7,2556.16,7655.7+490
Mildura2,8508.12,7457.8+105
Mitchell1,8355.81,7605.5+75
Moira1,1356.61,1106.5+25
Monash3,3952.73,2452.6+150
Moonee Valley3,2404.03,1553.9+85
Moorabool1,0594.51,0034.2+56
Moreland5,6824.75,4604.5+222
Mornington Peninsula3,9154.13,6653.8+250
Mount Alexander6425.56225.3+20
Moyne4194.14094.0+10
Murrindindi5255.85055.6+20
Nillumbik8652.18202.0+45
Northern Grampians5758.35507.9+25
Port Phillip3,1904.23,0554.0+135
Pyrenees3618.13287.4+33
Queenscliffe382.5382.50
South Gippsland9305.49105.3+20
Southern Grampians6406.86456.8-5
Stonnington1,9702.61,8252.4+145
Strathbogie3906.23856.2+5
Surf Coast5392.45242.3+15
Swan Hill7855.97805.9+5
Towong1905.52005.7-10
Wangaratta1,0205.91,0005.7+20
Warrnambool1,2105.61,1855.5+25
Wellington1,9707.21,9307.1+40
West Wimmera1787.91607.1+18
Whitehorse3,0442.72,9492.7+95
Whittlesea7,9555.37,5605.0+395
Wodonga1,6956.31,6356.1+60
Wyndham9,7945.09,1014.7+693
Yarra3,1634.53,0304.3+133
Yarra Ranges3,6203.63,5253.5+95
Yarriambiack3158.73108.6+5
Unincorporated Vic374.8364.6+1
Aurukun47060.244056.3+30
Balonne2358.62208.1+15
Banana4855.34555.0+30
Barcaldine1015.8895.1+12
Barcoo125.9125.90
Blackall Tambo645.8565.1+8
Boulia155.3165.7-1
Brisbane32,4473.831,5223.7+925
Bulloo2811.72711.3+1
Bundaberg6,04010.65,90010.3+140
Burdekin7958.07907.9+5
Burke8629.58529.1+1
Cairns9,3098.59,3678.6-58
Carpentaria39628.939228.7+4
Cassowary Coast2,03611.72,05811.8-22
Central Highlands (Qld)1,1035.91,0985.9+5
Charters Towers6459.36609.5-15
Cherbourg11416.111316.0+1
Cloncurry1967.61967.60
Cook75625.877426.4-18
Croydon189.7158.1+3
Diamantina115.3125.8-1
Doomadgee26428.826128.5+3
Douglas80510.282010.4-15
Etheridge429.8358.2+7
Flinders (Qld)576.4556.2+2
Fraser Coast6,96011.56,91011.4+50
Gladstone3,6258.83,6058.8+20
Gold Coast19,4354.818,8254.7+610
Goondiwindi4156.83856.3+30
Gympie3,0609.92,9809.6+80
Hinchinbrook6059.96009.9+5
Hope Vale16025.816426.5-4
Ipswich11,0337.410,5337.1+500
Isaac3952.53652.3+30
Kowanyama33144.932844.4+3
Livingstone1,1454.71,1554.7-10
Lockhart River10826.311026.8-2
Lockyer Valley1,8707.21,8507.1+20
Logan18,2408.217,3607.8+880
Longreach1154.91205.2-5
Mackay4,2905.54,2105.4+80
McKinlay376.3366.1+1
Mapoon7026.27126.6-1
Maranoa4605.74405.5+20
Mareeba1,89013.21,92013.4-30
Moreton Bay17,9706.017,2355.8+735
Mornington20628.720428.4+2
Mount Isa1,38910.81,32910.4+60
Murweh2309.22309.20
Napranum15025.915326.4-3
Noosa1,5744.91,5724.9+2
North Burnett66511.565011.3+15
Northern Peninsula Area39523.535521.1+40
Palm Island57043.160045.4-30
Paroo11411.811111.4+3
Pormpuraaw19644.719444.3+2
Quilpie5211.55111.3+1
Redland4,8805.04,7204.8+160
Richmond316.4296.0+2
Rockhampton4,1308.04,0657.9+65
Scenic Rim1,7656.91,7056.6+60
Somerset1,2008.01,2008.00
South Burnett2,28512.22,23612.0+49
Southern Downs1,7538.61,7098.3+44
Sunshine Coast10,2914.99,9484.8+343
Tablelands1,57510.61,52510.3+50
Toowoomba6,9076.56,7666.4+141
Torres28012.434015.0-60
Torres Strait Island77030.767026.7+100
Townsville9,3407.39,1257.1+215
Weipa903.1953.3-5
Western Downs1,7308.31,6808.1+50
Whitsunday1,7257.01,6406.7+85
Winton375.5395.8-2
Woorabinda6210.16210.10
Wujal Wujal4827.04927.5-1
Yarrabah77047.281550.0-45
Adelaide1,4207.21,4057.1+15
Adelaide Hills6452.56052.4+40
Adelaide Plains4807.34607.0+20
Alexandrina1,2248.01,1887.8+36
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara80548.252031.1+285
Barossa7304.96964.6+34
Barunga West1299.81289.7+1
Berri Barmera71511.474511.9-30
Burnside6402.36302.3+10
Campbelltown (SA)1,4104.11,4054.0+5
Ceduna34115.934416.0-3
Charles Sturt4,5675.84,5765.8-9
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3055.73055.70
Cleve535.4515.2+2
Coober Pedy31033.031033.00
Copper Coast99512.497512.2+20
Elliston416.8416.80
Flinders Ranges9810.79810.70
Franklin Harbour385.3365.1+2
Gawler1,1497.51,1367.4+13
Goyder27011.627511.9-5
Grant3215.83055.5+16
Holdfast Bay8163.68173.6-1
Kangaroo Island1405.01505.4-10
Karoonda East Murray386.5376.3+1
Kimba315.4305.2+1
Kingston (SA)735.8735.80
Light5265.24994.9+27
Lower Eyre Peninsula2446.82446.80
Loxton Waikerie5838.95728.8+11
Maralinga Tjarutja1925.31925.30
Marion3,4345.63,4085.5+26
Mid Murray62712.062612.0+1
Mitcham1,2162.91,2032.9+13
Mount Barker1,0604.31,0304.2+30
Mount Gambier1,3948.61,3808.5+14
Mount Remarkable18211.317410.8+8
Murray Bridge1,46511.21,40710.7+58
Naracoorte Lucindale2805.32705.1+10
Northern Areas1957.61907.5+5
Norwood Payneham and St Peters8703.68503.5+20
Onkaparinga7,9997.37,9277.3+72
Orroroo Carrieton5210.94910.3+3
Peterborough10611.510110.9+5
Playford8,41413.28,23112.9+183
Port Adelaide Enfield6,6817.56,6197.4+62
Port Augusta1,34015.21,37015.5-30
Port Lincoln7838.97879.0-4
Port Pirie1,35513.21,32012.9+35
Prospect4903.24703.1+20
Renmark Paringa5709.65709.60
Robe525.9525.90
Roxby Downs501.7501.70
Salisbury8,5599.08,3448.8+215
Southern Mallee867.2837.0+3
Streaky Bay18315.017714.6+6
Tatiara1403.31453.4-5
Tea Tree Gully2,9614.72,9004.6+61
Coorong32010.032010.00
Tumby Bay845.7845.70
Unley6552.76352.6+20
Victor Harbor7129.77049.6+8
Wakefield39810.03959.9+3
Walkerville1803.71903.9-10
Wattle Range6158.86158.80
West Torrens1,9934.81,9544.7+39
Whyalla2,17516.22,05515.3+120
Wudinna446.5446.50
Yankalilla2407.92538.3-13
Yorke Peninsula68011.566511.3+15
Unincorporated SA28213.126912.5+13
Albany1,6407.21,5506.8+90
Armadale4,3707.24,1956.9+175
Ashburton1552.91452.7+10
Augusta Margaret River4754.64504.3+25
Bassendean5955.75855.6+10
Bayswater2,3565.12,3125.0+44
Belmont1,8806.41,8606.3+20
Beverley10311.210111.0+2
Boddington878.4878.40
Boyup Brook605.8595.7+1
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1705.81665.7+4
Brookton5210.55310.8-1
Broome1,47012.61,43512.3+35
Broomehill-Tambellup477.3457.0+2
Bruce Rock509.0478.4+3
Bunbury1,8338.91,7628.6+71
Busselton1,1855.01,1554.9+30
Cambridge3231.83081.7+15
Canning2,6964.22,6344.1+62
Capel5304.65054.3+25
Carnamah4011.73610.5+4
Carnarvon59617.456516.5+31
Chapman Valley828.3848.5-2
Chittering1203.21002.6+20
Christmas Island151.3100.8+5
Claremont1362.01382.0-2
Cockburn3,5194.43,4604.4+59
Cocos Islands154.1154.10
Collie59011.256010.6+30
Coolgardie28511.925010.4+35
Coorow6811.86010.4+8
Corrigin5810.36010.6-2
Cottesloe631.3631.30
Cranbrook477.2467.1+1
Cuballing366.9326.1+4
Cue2619.82619.80
Cunderdin10212.69812.1+4
Dalwallinu698.0667.6+3
Dandaragan1367.01326.7+4
Dardanup3824.33684.1+14
Denmark2557.32406.9+15
Derby-West Kimberley1,54531.51,60532.8-60
Donnybrook-Balingup2206.12256.3-5
Dowerin369.83810.3-2
Dumbleyung215.3205.0+1
Dundas5411.74710.2+7
East Fremantle1252.61252.60
East Pilbara6678.55436.9+124
Esperance5136.15156.1-2
Exmouth1255.81155.3+10
Fremantle1,4957.11,4857.1+10
Gingin2296.92236.8+6
Gnowangerup455.8425.5+3
Goomalling529.5549.9-2
Gosnells5,6106.85,3006.4+310
Greater Geraldton2,4289.82,3839.7+45
Halls Creek90536.886535.2+40
Harvey9305.38704.9+60
Irwin1507.51457.2+5
Jerramungup425.8405.5+2
Joondalup3,0473.02,9562.9+91
Kalamunda1,5154.21,4704.1+45
Kalgoorlie-Boulder1,2806.31,3076.5-27
Karratha9506.09405.9+10
Katanning29911.928011.1+19
Kellerberrin8812.68412.1+4
Kent195.9185.6+1
Kojonup817.4787.1+3
Kondinin275.2265.0+1
Koorda209.82110.3-1
Kulin245.3235.0+1
Kwinana2,3707.62,3057.4+65
Lake Grace425.2415.1+1
Laverton24221.445440.2-212
Leonora26021.348839.9-228
Mandurah4,4188.64,2108.2+208
Manjimup3816.93646.6+17
Meekatharra17318.917318.90
Melville1,6462.61,6142.5+32
Menzies9621.818040.9-84
Merredin1769.11668.6+10
Mingenew2711.82410.5+3
Moora1108.01057.7+5
Morawa4211.83710.4+5
Mosman Park1672.91712.9-4
Mount Magnet8218.98218.90
Mount Marshall237.5227.2+1
Mukinbudin267.5257.2+1
Mundaring1,0714.31,0024.0+69
Murchison1321.31321.30
Murray8958.68388.0+57
Nannup597.3566.9+3
Narembeen409.0388.6+2
Narrogin2629.12609.0+2
Nedlands1871.41871.40
Ngaanyatjarraku21121.239639.8-185
Northam82011.881011.7+10
Northampton19911.121211.9-13
Nungarin127.9117.2+1
Peppermint Grove282.8292.9-1
Perenjori5411.94810.6+6
Perth1,3685.81,4006.0-32
Pingelly5910.46010.5-1
Plantagenet2959.22909.1+5
Port Hedland9478.59778.7-30
Quairading6412.86112.2+3
Ravensthorpe725.5705.3+2
Rockingham5,3506.15,0605.8+290
Sandstone1419.21419.20
Serpentine-Jarrahdale8203.98053.9+15
Shark Bay385.8355.3+3
South Perth1,0053.59453.3+60
Stirling6,6264.46,5844.4+42
Subiaco3002.73152.9-15
Swan6,1586.05,9935.9+165
Tammin3112.73012.3+1
Three Springs3911.93510.7+4
Toodyay2258.22208.0+5
Trayning148.1148.10
Upper Gascoyne76.165.2+1
Victoria Park1,2094.61,2114.6-2
Victoria Plains407.9387.5+2
Vincent8863.39013.3-15
Wagin686.8606.0+8
Wandering3510.73510.70
Wanneroo7,2185.26,9345.0+284
Waroona26510.625010.0+15
West Arthur326.9286.0+4
Westonia107.3107.30
Wickepin215.1204.9+1
Williams416.8366.0+5
Wiluna7518.57518.50
Wongan-Ballidu739.67710.1-4
Woodanilling3111.82911.1+2
Wyalkatchem249.3259.7-1
Wyndham-East Kimberley99519.298519.0+10
Yalgoo5219.05219.00
Yilgarn667.7637.3+3
York20211.319811.0+4
Break O'Day54014.452514.0+15
Brighton1,25210.41,22310.2+29
Burnie1,1899.51,1619.3+28
Central Coast (Tas.)9076.79056.7+2
Central Highlands (Tas.)17511.616510.9+10
Circular Head3256.53256.50
Clarence1,9035.01,8744.9+29
Derwent Valley6829.96829.90
Devonport1,4219.01,4118.9+10
Dorset3558.93609.1-5
Flinders (Tas.)5511.85010.8+5
George Town52512.853012.9-5
Glamorgan-Spring Bay2057.32107.5-5
Glenorchy2,5837.82,5437.6+40
Hobart1,6154.31,6304.3-15
Huon Valley9858.99959.0-10
Kentish3007.22957.1+5
King Island353.7303.2+5
Kingborough1,0354.29804.0+55
Latrobe (Tas.)4386.24236.0+15
Launceston3,6948.23,6738.2+21
Meander Valley6845.56695.4+15
Northern Midlands5506.75156.3+35
Sorell6836.56336.0+50
Southern Midlands3057.22957.0+10
Tasman15010.21459.8+5
Waratah-Wynyard6457.86207.5+25
West Coast38514.336013.4+25
West Tamar8565.78375.5+19
Alice Springs1,99011.02,10011.6-110
Barkly1,51135.11,39232.3+119
Belyuen2220.82018.9+2
Central Desert1,22650.91,08945.2+137
Coomalie13717.612916.6+8
Darwin3,1645.63,0505.4+114
Darwin Waterfront Precinct155.8145.4+1
East Arnhem3,11948.83,02547.4+94
Katherine1,06016.01,05015.8+10
Litchfield7675.17545.0+13
MacDonnell1,57938.21,27030.7+309
Palmerston1,6606.51,6406.4+20
Roper Gulf2,02044.01,97042.9+50
Tiwi Islands78545.953031.0+255
Victoria Daly73038.472838.3+2
Wagait4417.54216.7+2
West Arnhem1,93942.81,72538.1+214
West Daly1,09753.51,04551.0+52
Unincorporated NT69414.41,23625.7-542
Unincorporated ACT8,3502.78,1102.6+240
Unincorp. Other Territories704.7604.0+10
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