Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Kwinana (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, 2,820 people in Kwinana (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 7.5% of the working-age population, compared with 2,310 (6.4%) in June 2023. Kwinana Industrial had the highest current rate and Casuarina - Wandi the lowest.
2,820
Recipients January 2026
7.5% of 15-64 population
+510
Change since June 2023
6.4% to 7.5%
52.6%
Highest SA2 rate
Kwinana Industrial
3.3%
Lowest SA2 rate
Casuarina - Wandi
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Kwinana Industrial
52.6%
52.6%
Calista
13.5%
12.4%
Parmelia - Orelia
13.5%
12.2%
Hope Valley - Postans
9.3%
8.9%
Wellard (West) - Bertram
4.7%
3.5%
Casuarina - Wandi
3.3%
2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwinana Industrial | 10 | 52.6% | 10 | 52.6% |
| Calista | 680 | 13.5% | 620 | 12.4% |
| Parmelia - Orelia | 1,110 | 13.5% | 980 | 12.2% |
| Hope Valley - Postans | 5 | 9.3% | 5 | 8.9% |
| Wellard (West) - Bertram | 715 | 4.7% | 510 | 3.5% |
| Casuarina - Wandi | 300 | 3.3% | 185 | 2.3% |