Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Greater Shepparton (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, 3,720 people in Greater Shepparton (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 8.7% of the working-age population, compared with 3,275 (7.7%) in June 2023. Mooroopna had the highest current rate and Kialla the lowest.

3,720

Recipients January 2026

8.7% of 15-64 population

+445

Change since June 2023

7.7% to 8.7%

12.8%

Highest SA2 rate

Mooroopna

3.9%

Lowest SA2 rate

Kialla

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Greater Shepparton (C):8.7%
Rest of Vic.:7.0%
Victoria:5.4%

Mooroopna

12.8%

10.9%

Shepparton - South East

12.5%

11.4%

Shepparton - North

8.1%

7.0%

Shepparton Surrounds - West

7.1%

6.6%

Shepparton Surrounds - East

5.0%

4.4%

Kialla

3.9%

3.1%

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
Mooroopna63512.8%53510.9%
Shepparton - South East1,23512.5%1,13511.4%
Shepparton - North1,0308.1%8857.0%
Shepparton Surrounds - West4507.1%4206.6%
Shepparton Surrounds - East1305.0%1154.4%
Kialla2403.9%1853.1%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.