Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Greater Geraldton (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, 2,589 people in Greater Geraldton (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 9.9% of the working-age population, compared with 2,397 (9.2%) in June 2023. Geraldton had the highest current rate and Geraldton - South the lowest.
2,589
Recipients January 2026
9.9% of 15-64 population
+193
Change since June 2023
9.2% to 9.9%
14.5%
Highest SA2 rate
Geraldton
4.9%
Lowest SA2 rate
Geraldton - South
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Geraldton
14.5%
13.1%
Geraldton - East
13.6%
12.9%
Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough (part)
12.0%
12.2%
Geraldton - North (part)
6.1%
5.5%
Geraldton - South
4.9%
4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton | 1,070 | 14.5% | 980 | 13.1% |
| Geraldton - East | 730 | 13.6% | 685 | 12.9% |
| Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough (part) | 128 | 12.0% | 132 | 12.2% |
| Geraldton - North (part) | 326 | 6.1% | 290 | 5.5% |
| Geraldton - South | 335 | 4.9% | 310 | 4.5% |