Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Glen Eira (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, 2,975 people in Glen Eira (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 2.7% of the working-age population, compared with 2,200 (2.1%) in June 2023. Ormond - Glen Huntly had the highest current rate and Caulfield - North the lowest.
2,975
Recipients January 2026
2.7% of 15-64 population
+775
Change since June 2023
2.1% to 2.7%
3.2%
Highest SA2 rate
Ormond - Glen Huntly
2.4%
Lowest SA2 rate
Caulfield - North
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Ormond - Glen Huntly
3.2%
2.3%
Murrumbeena
3.0%
2.0%
Caulfield - South
2.9%
2.3%
Carnegie
2.8%
2.3%
Bentleigh East - South
2.8%
2.2%
Bentleigh East - North
2.7%
1.9%
Elsternwick
2.7%
2.0%
Bentleigh - McKinnon
2.4%
1.9%
Caulfield - North
2.4%
1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond - Glen Huntly | 340 | 3.2% | 235 | 2.3% |
| Murrumbeena | 215 | 3.0% | 140 | 2.0% |
| Caulfield - South | 355 | 2.9% | 270 | 2.3% |
| Carnegie | 435 | 2.8% | 340 | 2.3% |
| Bentleigh East - South | 265 | 2.8% | 200 | 2.2% |
| Bentleigh East - North | 315 | 2.7% | 220 | 1.9% |
| Elsternwick | 230 | 2.7% | 165 | 2.0% |
| Bentleigh - McKinnon | 430 | 2.4% | 325 | 1.9% |
| Caulfield - North | 390 | 2.4% | 305 | 1.9% |