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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Baw Baw (S) at SA2 level. It provides a more current signal of labour-market stress and socio-economic pressure than Census-only views.
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This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Baw Baw (S) 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, 2,117 people in Baw Baw (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.8% of the working-age population, compared with 1,748 (4.8%) in June 2023. Moe - Newborough (part) had the highest current rate and Yallourn North - Glengarry (part) the lowest.
2,117
Recipients January 2026
5.8% of 15-64 population
+369
Change since June 2023
4.8% to 5.8%
13.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Moe - Newborough (part)
4.9%
Lowest SA2 rate
Yallourn North - Glengarry (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Moe - Newborough (part)
13.0%
12.3%
Drouin
6.4%
5.5%
Korumburra (part)
6.4%
5.6%
Trafalgar (Vic.) (part)
5.8%
5.1%
Leongatha (part)
5.6%
4.4%
Warragul
5.3%
4.3%
Mount Baw Baw Region (part)
5.0%
4.5%
Yallourn North - Glengarry (part)
4.9%
5.2%
Data table
JobSeeker rates by SA2
Download recipient counts and rates for the current and comparison months.
| SA2 | January 2026 recipients | January 2026 rate | June 2023 recipients | June 2023 rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe - Newborough (part) | 1 | 13.0% | 1 | 12.3% |
| Drouin | 835 | 6.4% | 690 | 5.5% |
| Korumburra (part) | 3 | 6.4% | 2 | 5.6% |
| Trafalgar (Vic.) (part) | 284 | 5.8% | 249 | 5.1% |
| Leongatha (part) | 0 | 5.6% | 0 | 4.4% |
| Warragul | 800 | 5.3% | 635 | 4.3% |
| Mount Baw Baw Region (part) | 192 | 5.0% | 168 | 4.5% |
| Yallourn North - Glengarry (part) | 1 | 4.9% | 1 | 5.2% |