Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Canning (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.
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Key insight
In January 2026, 2,976 people in Canning (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.1% of the working-age population, compared with 2,578 (3.7%) in June 2023. Canning Vale Commercial had the highest current rate and Leeming (part) the lowest.
2,976
Recipients January 2026
4.1% of 15-64 population
+398
Change since June 2023
3.7% to 4.1%
300.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Canning Vale Commercial
2.2%
Lowest SA2 rate
Leeming (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Canning Vale Commercial
300.0%
300.0%
Welshpool (part)
115.4%
76.9%
Cannington - Queens Park
5.5%
5.0%
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood
5.2%
4.8%
Bentley - Wilson - St James (part)
5.1%
5.0%
Canning Vale - West
2.7%
2.2%
Willetton
2.3%
1.8%
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
2.2%
1.9%
Leeming (part)
2.2%
1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canning Vale Commercial | 15 | 300.0% | 15 | 300.0% |
| Welshpool (part) | 15 | 115.4% | 10 | 76.9% |
| Cannington - Queens Park | 980 | 5.5% | 850 | 5.0% |
| Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood | 495 | 5.2% | 445 | 4.8% |
| Bentley - Wilson - St James (part) | 739 | 5.1% | 682 | 5.0% |
| Canning Vale - West | 200 | 2.7% | 160 | 2.2% |
| Willetton | 310 | 2.3% | 235 | 1.8% |
| Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne | 215 | 2.2% | 175 | 1.9% |
| Leeming (part) | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.8% |