Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for South Gippsland (S) 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, 1,100 people in South Gippsland (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.3% of the working-age population, compared with 950 (5.4%) in June 2023. Foster had the highest current rate and Wilsons Promontory the lowest.
1,100
Recipients January 2026
6.3% of 15-64 population
+150
Change since June 2023
5.4% to 6.3%
7.2%
Highest SA2 rate
Foster
0.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Wilsons Promontory
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Foster
7.2%
6.5%
Korumburra
6.4%
5.6%
Leongatha
5.6%
4.4%
Wilsons Promontory
0.0%
0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster | 360 | 7.2% | 330 | 6.5% |
| Korumburra | 375 | 6.4% | 330 | 5.6% |
| Leongatha | 365 | 5.6% | 290 | 4.4% |
| Wilsons Promontory | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |