Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Armadale (C) at SA2 level. It provides a more current signal of labour-market stress and socio-economic pressure than Census-only views.

The current comparison uses January 2026 against June 2023. Rates are calculated against the available ERP 15-64 population for each period.

Key insight

In January 2026, 5,040 people in Armadale (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 7.1% of the working-age population, compared with 4,295 (6.3%) in June 2023. Camillo - Champion Lakes had the highest current rate and Ashendon - Lesley the lowest.

5,040

Recipients January 2026

7.1% of 15-64 population

+745

Change since June 2023

6.3% to 7.1%

12.8%

Highest SA2 rate

Camillo - Champion Lakes

0.0%

Lowest SA2 rate

Ashendon - Lesley

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.

Armadale (C):7.1%
Greater Perth:5.0%
Western Australia:5.7%

Camillo - Champion Lakes

12.8%

10.6%

Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale

12.6%

11.5%

Kelmscott

10.1%

9.7%

Seville Grove

7.7%

6.7%

Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale

4.3%

3.7%

Roleystone

3.5%

2.5%

Piara Waters - Forrestdale

2.1%

1.7%

Harrisdale

1.8%

1.6%

Ashendon - Lesley

0.0%

0.0%

Comparison rateCurrent LGA rateHigher-than-LGA SA2s shown in accent

Data table

JobSeeker rates by SA2

Download recipient counts and rates for the current and comparison months.

SA2January 2026 recipientsJanuary 2026 rateJune 2023 recipientsJune 2023 rate
Camillo - Champion Lakes54012.8%43010.6%
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale2,28512.6%1,96011.5%
Kelmscott71510.1%6809.7%
Seville Grove6507.7%5506.7%
Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale2354.3%2003.7%
Roleystone1653.5%1202.5%
Piara Waters - Forrestdale2802.1%2151.7%
Harrisdale1701.8%1401.6%
Ashendon - Lesley00.0%00.0%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.