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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Ku-ring-gai (A) 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 Ku-ring-gai (A) 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, 1,114 people in Ku-ring-gai (A) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 1.4% of the working-age population, compared with 744 (0.9%) in June 2023. Wahroonga (West) - Waitara (part) had the highest current rate and Lindfield - Roseville (part) the lowest.
1,114
Recipients January 2026
1.4% of 15-64 population
+369
Change since June 2023
0.9% to 1.4%
2.4%
Highest SA2 rate
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara (part)
1.2%
Lowest SA2 rate
Lindfield - Roseville (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara (part)
2.4%
2.2%
Gordon - Killara
1.6%
1.0%
Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee
1.5%
0.8%
St Ives
1.4%
0.9%
Pymble
1.3%
0.9%
Turramurra
1.2%
1.0%
Lindfield - Roseville (part)
1.2%
1.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahroonga (West) - Waitara (part) | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2.2% |
| Gordon - Killara | 245 | 1.6% | 160 | 1.0% |
| Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee | 175 | 1.5% | 95 | 0.8% |
| St Ives | 190 | 1.4% | 115 | 0.9% |
| Pymble | 155 | 1.3% | 100 | 0.9% |
| Turramurra | 150 | 1.2% | 120 | 1.0% |
| Lindfield - Roseville (part) | 197 | 1.2% | 152 | 1.0% |