Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for MacDonnell (R) 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, 2,435 people in MacDonnell (R) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 32.5% of the working-age population, compared with 1,905 (25.5%) in June 2023. Tanami had the highest current rate and Petermann - Simpson the lowest.
2,435
Recipients January 2026
32.5% of 15-64 population
+530
Change since June 2023
25.5% to 32.5%
37.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Tanami
22.8%
Lowest SA2 rate
Petermann - Simpson
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Tanami
37.0%
37.1%
Sandover - Plenty
34.6%
20.8%
Petermann - Simpson
22.8%
18.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanami | 880 | 37.0% | 880 | 37.1% |
| Sandover - Plenty | 1,135 | 34.6% | 680 | 20.8% |
| Petermann - Simpson | 420 | 22.8% | 345 | 18.9% |