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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Maitland (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 Maitland (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, 3,685 people in Maitland (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.0% of the working-age population, compared with 2,983 (4.9%) in June 2023. Beresfield - Hexham (part) had the highest current rate and Maitland - North the lowest.
3,685
Recipients January 2026
6.0% of 15-64 population
+701
Change since June 2023
4.9% to 6.0%
10.5%
Highest SA2 rate
Beresfield - Hexham (part)
2.5%
Lowest SA2 rate
Maitland - North
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Beresfield - Hexham (part)
10.5%
9.1%
Rutherford (South) - Telarah (part)
9.7%
8.2%
Kurri Kurri - Abermain (part)
8.2%
7.5%
Maitland
7.9%
6.0%
Tenambit - East Maitland
6.5%
5.4%
East Maitland - Metford
6.4%
5.6%
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (part)
5.6%
4.5%
Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin (part)
4.1%
2.9%
Thornton - Millers Forest
3.8%
2.9%
Maitland - North
2.5%
2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beresfield - Hexham (part) | 196 | 10.5% | 171 | 9.1% |
| Rutherford (South) - Telarah (part) | 570 | 9.7% | 466 | 8.2% |
| Kurri Kurri - Abermain (part) | 1 | 8.2% | 1 | 7.5% |
| Maitland | 490 | 7.9% | 365 | 6.0% |
| Tenambit - East Maitland | 400 | 6.5% | 330 | 5.4% |
| East Maitland - Metford | 740 | 6.4% | 650 | 5.6% |
| Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (part) | 670 | 5.6% | 520 | 4.5% |
| Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin (part) | 8 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.9% |
| Thornton - Millers Forest | 470 | 3.8% | 340 | 2.9% |
| Maitland - North | 140 | 2.5% | 135 | 2.4% |