Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Mitcham (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, 1,250 people in Mitcham (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 2.9% of the working-age population, compared with 1,200 (2.8%) in June 2023. Panorama had the highest current rate and Belair the lowest.
1,250
Recipients January 2026
2.9% of 15-64 population
+50
Change since June 2023
2.8% to 2.9%
4.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Panorama
2.4%
Lowest SA2 rate
Belair
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Panorama
4.0%
4.0%
Bellevue Heights
3.5%
3.2%
Colonel Light Gardens
2.9%
3.1%
Blackwood
2.5%
2.6%
Mitcham (SA)
2.5%
2.2%
Belair
2.4%
2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama | 220 | 4.0% | 215 | 4.0% |
| Bellevue Heights | 195 | 3.5% | 170 | 3.2% |
| Colonel Light Gardens | 300 | 2.9% | 320 | 3.1% |
| Blackwood | 210 | 2.5% | 210 | 2.6% |
| Mitcham (SA) | 255 | 2.5% | 220 | 2.2% |
| Belair | 70 | 2.4% | 65 | 2.2% |