Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Murrindindi (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, 644 people in Murrindindi (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 7.1% of the working-age population, compared with 479 (5.3%) in June 2023. Euroa (part) had the highest current rate and Mansfield (Vic.) (part) the lowest.
644
Recipients January 2026
7.1% of 15-64 population
+165
Change since June 2023
5.3% to 7.1%
8.9%
Highest SA2 rate
Euroa (part)
4.4%
Lowest SA2 rate
Mansfield (Vic.) (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Euroa (part)
8.9%
6.5%
Alexandra (part)
8.5%
5.7%
Yea (part)
7.4%
6.2%
Kinglake
5.0%
4.0%
Mansfield (Vic.) (part)
4.4%
3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euroa (part) | 0 | 8.9% | 0 | 6.5% |
| Alexandra (part) | 320 | 8.5% | 215 | 5.7% |
| Yea (part) | 179 | 7.4% | 149 | 6.2% |
| Kinglake | 145 | 5.0% | 115 | 4.0% |
| Mansfield (Vic.) (part) | 0 | 4.4% | 0 | 3.3% |