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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Mornington Peninsula (S) 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 Mornington Peninsula (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.
Key insight
In January 2026, 4,650 people in Mornington Peninsula (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.8% of the working-age population, compared with 3,870 (4.0%) in June 2023. Rosebud - McCrae had the highest current rate and Flinders the lowest.
4,650
Recipients January 2026
4.8% of 15-64 population
+780
Change since June 2023
4.0% to 4.8%
8.2%
Highest SA2 rate
Rosebud - McCrae
1.8%
Lowest SA2 rate
Flinders
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Rosebud - McCrae
8.2%
7.1%
Hastings - Somers (part)
6.1%
5.6%
Point Nepean
5.8%
4.8%
Dromana
5.5%
4.1%
Mornington - West
5.0%
3.5%
Mornington - East
4.9%
4.2%
Somerville
4.5%
3.5%
Mount Martha
2.3%
1.9%
Mount Eliza
1.8%
1.4%
Flinders
1.8%
1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud - McCrae | 1,010 | 8.2% | 860 | 7.1% |
| Hastings - Somers (part) | 855 | 6.1% | 800 | 5.6% |
| Point Nepean | 620 | 5.8% | 510 | 4.8% |
| Dromana | 420 | 5.5% | 310 | 4.1% |
| Mornington - West | 270 | 5.0% | 190 | 3.5% |
| Mornington - East | 425 | 4.9% | 365 | 4.2% |
| Somerville | 530 | 4.5% | 415 | 3.5% |
| Mount Martha | 265 | 2.3% | 215 | 1.9% |
| Mount Eliza | 200 | 1.8% | 155 | 1.4% |
| Flinders | 55 | 1.8% | 50 | 1.6% |