Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Palmerston (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, 1,825 people in Palmerston (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.4% of the working-age population, compared with 1,645 (5.8%) in June 2023. Moulden had the highest current rate and Palmerston - South the lowest.
1,825
Recipients January 2026
6.4% of 15-64 population
+180
Change since June 2023
5.8% to 6.4%
19.6%
Highest SA2 rate
Moulden
2.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Palmerston - South
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Moulden
19.6%
16.3%
Gray
19.5%
14.4%
Woodroffe
10.7%
9.7%
Driver
8.3%
7.7%
Bakewell
4.7%
3.8%
Palmerston - North
3.9%
6.5%
Durack - Marlow Lagoon
2.7%
2.1%
Rosebery - Bellamack
2.2%
2.6%
Palmerston - South
2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulden | 405 | 19.6% | 345 | 16.3% |
| Gray | 455 | 19.5% | 335 | 14.4% |
| Woodroffe | 250 | 10.7% | 225 | 9.7% |
| Driver | 160 | 8.3% | 150 | 7.7% |
| Bakewell | 110 | 4.7% | 90 | 3.8% |
| Palmerston - North | 130 | 3.9% | 215 | 6.5% |
| Durack - Marlow Lagoon | 90 | 2.7% | 70 | 2.1% |
| Rosebery - Bellamack | 105 | 2.2% | 125 | 2.6% |
| Palmerston - South | 120 | 2.0% | 90 | 1.6% |