Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Rockingham (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, 6,560 people in Rockingham (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.5% of the working-age population, compared with 5,260 (5.4%) in June 2023. Cooloongup had the highest current rate and Baldivis - South the lowest.
6,560
Recipients January 2026
6.5% of 15-64 population
+1,300
Change since June 2023
5.4% to 6.5%
13.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Cooloongup
3.8%
Lowest SA2 rate
Baldivis - South
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Cooloongup
13.0%
11.1%
Rockingham
10.9%
9.1%
Warnbro
9.5%
8.0%
Waikiki
7.6%
6.9%
Port Kennedy
6.4%
5.5%
Safety Bay - Shoalwater
6.2%
6.3%
Karnup
5.4%
2.9%
Baldivis - North
5.3%
3.3%
Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour
3.8%
3.3%
Baldivis - South
3.8%
2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooloongup | 730 | 13.0% | 615 | 11.1% |
| Rockingham | 1,240 | 10.9% | 1,010 | 9.1% |
| Warnbro | 720 | 9.5% | 595 | 8.0% |
| Waikiki | 660 | 7.6% | 590 | 6.9% |
| Port Kennedy | 620 | 6.4% | 515 | 5.5% |
| Safety Bay - Shoalwater | 490 | 6.2% | 480 | 6.3% |
| Karnup | 90 | 5.4% | 45 | 2.9% |
| Baldivis - North | 560 | 5.3% | 310 | 3.3% |
| Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour | 675 | 3.8% | 550 | 3.3% |
| Baldivis - South | 765 | 3.8% | 550 | 2.9% |