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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Ipswich (C) at SA2 level. It provides a more current signal of labour-market stress and socio-economic pressure than Census-only views.
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This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Ipswich (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, 12,598 people in Ipswich (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 7.4% of the working-age population, compared with 10,848 (6.6%) in June 2023. Riverview had the highest current rate and Carole Park the lowest.
12,598
Recipients January 2026
7.4% of 15-64 population
+1,750
Change since June 2023
6.6% to 7.4%
17.7%
Highest SA2 rate
Riverview
0.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Carole Park
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Riverview
17.7%
17.2%
Ipswich - Central
14.2%
13.0%
Leichhardt - One Mile
13.1%
13.3%
Goodna
12.1%
11.9%
North Ipswich - Tivoli
10.7%
9.7%
Bundamba
10.5%
8.8%
Ipswich - East
9.8%
9.6%
Redbank Plains
9.0%
8.0%
Brassall
9.0%
7.7%
Camira - Gailes
7.7%
7.1%
Collingwood Park - Redbank
7.2%
6.2%
Raceview
6.8%
6.3%
Churchill - Yamanto
6.8%
5.7%
Bellbird Park
6.5%
5.9%
Rosewood
6.1%
5.4%
Boonah (part)
4.9%
4.6%
Ripley
4.6%
2.9%
Springfield
4.3%
3.4%
Ipswich - North (part)
3.9%
3.3%
Springfield Lakes
3.4%
2.6%
Karalee - Barellan Point
3.1%
2.1%
Augustine Heights - Brookwater
2.0%
1.4%
Carole Park
0.0%
71.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 350 | 17.7% | 345 | 17.2% |
| Ipswich - Central | 640 | 14.2% | 585 | 13.0% |
| Leichhardt - One Mile | 745 | 13.1% | 745 | 13.3% |
| Goodna | 880 | 12.1% | 850 | 11.9% |
| North Ipswich - Tivoli | 440 | 10.7% | 395 | 9.7% |
| Bundamba | 710 | 10.5% | 580 | 8.8% |
| Ipswich - East | 1,190 | 9.8% | 1,140 | 9.6% |
| Redbank Plains | 1,670 | 9.0% | 1,420 | 8.0% |
| Brassall | 745 | 9.0% | 630 | 7.7% |
| Camira - Gailes | 485 | 7.7% | 450 | 7.1% |
| Collingwood Park - Redbank | 680 | 7.2% | 555 | 6.2% |
| Raceview | 695 | 6.8% | 625 | 6.3% |
| Churchill - Yamanto | 310 | 6.8% | 260 | 5.7% |
| Bellbird Park | 455 | 6.5% | 400 | 5.9% |
| Rosewood | 645 | 6.1% | 545 | 5.4% |
| Boonah (part) | 0 | 4.9% | 0 | 4.6% |
| Ripley | 640 | 4.6% | 350 | 2.9% |
| Springfield | 245 | 4.3% | 185 | 3.4% |
| Ipswich - North (part) | 118 | 3.9% | 103 | 3.3% |
| Springfield Lakes | 660 | 3.4% | 485 | 2.6% |
| Karalee - Barellan Point | 145 | 3.1% | 95 | 2.1% |
| Augustine Heights - Brookwater | 140 | 2.0% | 95 | 1.4% |
| Carole Park | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 71.4% |