Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Moorabool (S) 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, 1,258 people in Moorabool (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.0% of the working-age population, compared with 1,038 (4.2%) in June 2023. Ballarat East - Warrenheip (part) had the highest current rate and Buninyong (part) the lowest.
1,258
Recipients January 2026
5.0% of 15-64 population
+220
Change since June 2023
4.2% to 5.0%
10.1%
Highest SA2 rate
Ballarat East - Warrenheip (part)
4.4%
Lowest SA2 rate
Buninyong (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip (part)
10.1%
8.2%
Creswick - Clunes (part)
7.4%
6.3%
Daylesford (part)
5.8%
5.0%
Ballarat North - Invermay (part)
5.5%
4.8%
Bacchus Marsh
5.1%
4.3%
Bacchus Marsh Surrounds
4.8%
4.1%
Gordon (Vic.) (part)
4.6%
3.7%
Buninyong (part)
4.4%
3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat East - Warrenheip (part) | 5 | 10.1% | 4 | 8.2% |
| Creswick - Clunes (part) | 2 | 7.4% | 1 | 6.3% |
| Daylesford (part) | 7 | 5.8% | 6 | 5.0% |
| Ballarat North - Invermay (part) | 2 | 5.5% | 1 | 4.8% |
| Bacchus Marsh | 865 | 5.1% | 715 | 4.3% |
| Bacchus Marsh Surrounds | 200 | 4.8% | 170 | 4.1% |
| Gordon (Vic.) (part) | 174 | 4.6% | 138 | 3.7% |
| Buninyong (part) | 3 | 4.4% | 2 | 3.2% |