Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Maralinga Tjarutja (AC) 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, 25 people in Maralinga Tjarutja (AC) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 21.6% of the working-age population, compared with 25 (21.2%) in June 2023. Western had the highest current rate and Western the lowest.

25

Recipients January 2026

21.6% of 15-64 population

+0

Change since June 2023

21.2% to 21.6%

21.6%

Highest SA2 rate

Western

21.6%

Lowest SA2 rate

Western

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.

Maralinga Tjarutja (AC):21.6%
Rest of SA:10.0%
South Australia:7.1%

Western

21.6%

21.2%

Comparison rateCurrent LGA rateHigher-than-LGA SA2s shown in accent

Data table

JobSeeker rates by SA2

Download recipient counts and rates for the current and comparison months.

SA2January 2026 recipientsJanuary 2026 rateJune 2023 recipientsJune 2023 rate
Western2521.6%2521.2%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.