Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Indigo (S) 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, 494 people in Indigo (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.8% of the working-age population, compared with 409 (4.0%) in June 2023. Chiltern - Indigo Valley had the highest current rate and Yackandandah (part) the lowest.
494
Recipients January 2026
4.8% of 15-64 population
+85
Change since June 2023
4.0% to 4.8%
7.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Chiltern - Indigo Valley
2.8%
Lowest SA2 rate
Yackandandah (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Chiltern - Indigo Valley
7.0%
6.0%
Rutherglen
6.4%
5.1%
Beechworth
4.1%
3.6%
Yackandandah (part)
2.8%
2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiltern - Indigo Valley | 140 | 7.0% | 120 | 6.0% |
| Rutherglen | 150 | 6.4% | 120 | 5.1% |
| Beechworth | 115 | 4.1% | 100 | 3.6% |
| Yackandandah (part) | 89 | 2.8% | 69 | 2.2% |