Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Salisbury (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.

Key insight

In January 2026, 9,425 people in Salisbury (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 9.6% of the working-age population, compared with 8,425 (8.7%) in June 2023. Salisbury had the highest current rate and Parafield the lowest.

9,425

Recipients January 2026

9.6% of 15-64 population

+1,000

Change since June 2023

8.7% to 9.6%

14.8%

Highest SA2 rate

Salisbury

0.0%

Lowest SA2 rate

Parafield

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.

Salisbury (C):9.6%
Greater Adelaide:6.4%
South Australia:7.1%

Salisbury

14.8%

14.1%

Salisbury North

12.4%

11.2%

Parafield Gardens

10.1%

9.3%

Paralowie

10.0%

8.4%

Pooraka - Cavan

9.3%

7.8%

Salisbury East

9.1%

7.9%

Ingle Farm

8.4%

7.7%

Para Hills

7.6%

7.0%

Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park

3.7%

3.2%

Parafield

0.0%

55.6%

Comparison rateCurrent LGA rateHigher-than-LGA SA2s shown in accent

Data table

JobSeeker rates by SA2

Download recipient counts and rates for the current and comparison months.

SA2January 2026 recipientsJanuary 2026 rateJune 2023 recipientsJune 2023 rate
Salisbury1,78514.8%1,68514.1%
Salisbury North1,56012.4%1,39511.2%
Parafield Gardens1,21010.1%1,1209.3%
Paralowie1,25010.0%1,0558.4%
Pooraka - Cavan5009.3%4207.8%
Salisbury East1,0959.1%9307.9%
Ingle Farm8508.4%7707.7%
Para Hills7657.6%7007.0%
Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park4003.7%3403.2%
Parafield00.0%1055.6%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.