Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Charles Sturt (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, 4,900 people in Charles Sturt (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.7% of the working-age population, compared with 4,650 (5.5%) in June 2023. Woodville - Cheltenham had the highest current rate and West Beach the lowest.

4,900

Recipients January 2026

5.7% of 15-64 population

+250

Change since June 2023

5.5% to 5.7%

7.2%

Highest SA2 rate

Woodville - Cheltenham

2.8%

Lowest SA2 rate

West Beach

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Charles Sturt (C):5.7%
Greater Adelaide:6.4%
South Australia:7.1%

Woodville - Cheltenham

7.2%

7.1%

Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park

7.1%

6.8%

Hindmarsh - Brompton

6.4%

5.9%

Seaton - Grange

5.9%

5.9%

West Lakes

5.8%

5.4%

Beverley

5.4%

5.5%

Flinders Park

5.3%

5.0%

Henley Beach

3.8%

3.4%

West Beach

2.8%

2.7%

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
Woodville - Cheltenham1,0107.2%9907.1%
Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park3307.1%3156.8%
Hindmarsh - Brompton9256.4%8455.9%
Seaton - Grange6655.9%6605.9%
West Lakes5055.8%4705.4%
Beverley3605.4%3605.5%
Flinders Park6105.3%5705.0%
Henley Beach4003.8%3503.4%
West Beach952.8%902.7%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.