Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Cockburn (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, 3,935 people in Cockburn (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.4% of the working-age population, compared with 3,515 (4.1%) in June 2023. Henderson had the highest current rate and Bibra Industrial the lowest.
3,935
Recipients January 2026
4.4% of 15-64 population
+420
Change since June 2023
4.1% to 4.4%
100.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Henderson
0.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Bibra Industrial
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Henderson
100.0%
62.5%
Hamilton Hill
8.2%
8.1%
Coolbellup
6.6%
6.4%
South Lake - Cockburn Central
6.4%
5.4%
Spearwood
6.3%
6.0%
Yangebup
5.9%
5.2%
Beeliar - Wattleup
3.4%
3.4%
Coogee
2.9%
2.8%
Success - Hammond Park
2.9%
2.7%
Jandakot
2.9%
2.4%
Banjup
2.3%
1.8%
North Coogee
1.5%
1.5%
Bibra Industrial
0.0%
55.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 5 | 100.0% | 5 | 62.5% |
| Hamilton Hill | 700 | 8.2% | 670 | 8.1% |
| Coolbellup | 420 | 6.6% | 395 | 6.4% |
| South Lake - Cockburn Central | 555 | 6.4% | 460 | 5.4% |
| Spearwood | 510 | 6.3% | 470 | 6.0% |
| Yangebup | 325 | 5.9% | 280 | 5.2% |
| Beeliar - Wattleup | 290 | 3.4% | 275 | 3.4% |
| Coogee | 200 | 2.9% | 185 | 2.8% |
| Success - Hammond Park | 420 | 2.9% | 370 | 2.7% |
| Jandakot | 50 | 2.9% | 40 | 2.4% |
| Banjup | 405 | 2.3% | 310 | 1.8% |
| North Coogee | 50 | 1.5% | 45 | 1.5% |
| Bibra Industrial | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 55.6% |