Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Nedlands (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, 220 people in Nedlands (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 1.3% of the working-age population, compared with 183 (1.2%) in June 2023. Subiaco - Shenton Park (part) had the highest current rate and Floreat (part) the lowest.
220
Recipients January 2026
1.3% of 15-64 population
+37
Change since June 2023
1.2% to 1.3%
2.4%
Highest SA2 rate
Subiaco - Shenton Park (part)
1.1%
Lowest SA2 rate
Floreat (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Subiaco - Shenton Park (part)
2.4%
2.4%
Claremont (WA) (part)
1.8%
1.8%
Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley (part)
1.3%
1.1%
Swanbourne - Mount Claremont (part)
1.3%
1.3%
Floreat (part)
1.1%
0.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subiaco - Shenton Park (part) | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2.4% |
| Claremont (WA) (part) | 1 | 1.8% | 1 | 1.8% |
| Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley (part) | 149 | 1.3% | 119 | 1.1% |
| Swanbourne - Mount Claremont (part) | 60 | 1.3% | 56 | 1.3% |
| Floreat (part) | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% |