Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Kalgoorlie/Boulder (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, 1,467 people in Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.9% of the working-age population, compared with 1,222 (5.8%) in June 2023. Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman (part) had the highest current rate and Kalgoorlie - North the lowest.
1,467
Recipients January 2026
6.9% of 15-64 population
+245
Change since June 2023
5.8% to 6.9%
13.4%
Highest SA2 rate
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman (part)
4.6%
Lowest SA2 rate
Kalgoorlie - North
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman (part)
13.4%
10.5%
Boulder
10.1%
7.6%
Kalgoorlie
6.4%
6.1%
Kalgoorlie - North
4.6%
3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman (part) | 22 | 13.4% | 17 | 10.5% |
| Boulder | 535 | 10.1% | 395 | 7.6% |
| Kalgoorlie | 605 | 6.4% | 580 | 6.1% |
| Kalgoorlie - North | 295 | 4.6% | 220 | 3.5% |