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JobSeeker recipients

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

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Casey (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, 17,050 people in Casey (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.3% of the working-age population, compared with 11,305 (4.3%) in June 2023. Doveton had the highest current rate and Narre Warren North the lowest.

17,050

Recipients January 2026

6.3% of 15-64 population

+5,745

Change since June 2023

4.3% to 6.3%

13.2%

Highest SA2 rate

Doveton

2.6%

Lowest SA2 rate

Narre Warren North

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Casey (C):6.3%
Greater Melbourne:5.0%
Victoria:5.4%

Doveton

13.2%

10.2%

Hallam

11.1%

7.3%

Hampton Park - West

9.4%

7.7%

Cranbourne

9.1%

6.6%

Cranbourne North - West

8.5%

5.6%

Hampton Park - East

8.3%

6.4%

Narre Warren - South West

8.0%

5.8%

Endeavour Hills - South

7.2%

5.4%

Narre Warren South - West

7.1%

5.0%

Endeavour Hills - North

6.9%

5.3%

Cranbourne West

5.9%

4.0%

Berwick - South West

5.8%

3.5%

Narre Warren - North East

5.7%

4.4%

Cranbourne North - East

5.6%

3.3%

Narre Warren South - East

5.4%

3.3%

Cranbourne East - North

5.4%

3.3%

Cranbourne East - South

5.3%

3.2%

Clyde North - South

5.1%

2.6%

Lynbrook - Lyndhurst

5.1%

3.1%

Pearcedale - Tooradin

4.5%

3.5%

Cranbourne South

4.4%

2.2%

Berwick - South East

4.0%

2.8%

Berwick - North

3.8%

2.8%

Clyde North - North

3.2%

2.1%

Narre Warren North

2.6%

2.0%

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
Doveton1,14013.2%86510.2%
Hallam85511.1%5507.3%
Hampton Park - West8709.4%7107.7%
Cranbourne1,3909.1%9856.6%
Cranbourne North - West7158.5%4655.6%
Hampton Park - East7608.3%5756.4%
Narre Warren - South West8508.0%6105.8%
Endeavour Hills - South6257.2%4655.4%
Narre Warren South - West8457.1%5955.0%
Endeavour Hills - North5556.9%4255.3%
Cranbourne West9855.9%6254.0%
Berwick - South West5105.8%2903.5%
Narre Warren - North East5405.7%4154.4%
Cranbourne North - East5205.6%3003.3%
Narre Warren South - East4955.4%3003.3%
Cranbourne East - North8905.4%5303.3%
Cranbourne East - South5255.3%3053.2%
Clyde North - South8305.1%3502.6%
Lynbrook - Lyndhurst6855.1%4003.1%
Pearcedale - Tooradin2354.5%1853.5%
Cranbourne South7054.4%3152.2%
Berwick - South East5454.0%3602.8%
Berwick - North5603.8%4102.8%
Clyde North - North2803.2%1702.1%
Narre Warren North1402.6%1052.0%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.