Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Norwood Payneham St Peters (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, 970 people in Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 3.7% of the working-age population, compared with 865 (3.4%) in June 2023. Norwood (SA) had the highest current rate and St Peters - Marden the lowest.
970
Recipients January 2026
3.7% of 15-64 population
+105
Change since June 2023
3.4% to 3.7%
4.1%
Highest SA2 rate
Norwood (SA)
3.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
St Peters - Marden
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Norwood (SA)
4.1%
3.7%
Payneham - Felixstow
4.0%
3.8%
St Peters - Marden
3.0%
2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood (SA) | 330 | 4.1% | 295 | 3.7% |
| Payneham - Felixstow | 355 | 4.0% | 325 | 3.8% |
| St Peters - Marden | 285 | 3.0% | 245 | 2.6% |