Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Mundaring (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, 1,385 people in Mundaring (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.6% of the working-age population, compared with 1,315 (4.4%) in June 2023. Malmalling - Reservoir had the highest current rate and Chidlow the lowest.
1,385
Recipients January 2026
4.6% of 15-64 population
+70
Change since June 2023
4.4% to 4.6%
71.4%
Highest SA2 rate
Malmalling - Reservoir
2.2%
Lowest SA2 rate
Chidlow
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Malmalling - Reservoir
71.4%
0.0%
Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale
7.6%
7.5%
Helena Valley - Koongamia
4.7%
4.8%
Mundaring
3.5%
3.3%
Glen Forrest - Darlington
2.5%
2.5%
Chidlow
2.2%
2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmalling - Reservoir | 5 | 71.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale | 685 | 7.6% | 655 | 7.5% |
| Helena Valley - Koongamia | 180 | 4.7% | 180 | 4.8% |
| Mundaring | 310 | 3.5% | 285 | 3.3% |
| Glen Forrest - Darlington | 115 | 2.5% | 115 | 2.5% |
| Chidlow | 90 | 2.2% | 80 | 2.0% |