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JobSeeker recipients
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.
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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.
Key insight
In January 2026, 1,094 people in South Gippsland (S) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 6.3% of the working-age population, compared with 945 (5.5%) in June 2023. Churchill (part) had the highest current rate and Wilsons Promontory (part) the lowest.
1,094
Recipients January 2026
6.3% of 15-64 population
+149
Change since June 2023
5.5% to 6.3%
8.8%
Highest SA2 rate
Churchill (part)
0.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Wilsons Promontory (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Churchill (part)
8.8%
7.9%
Wonthaggi - Inverloch (part)
7.5%
7.2%
Foster (part)
7.2%
6.5%
Korumburra (part)
6.4%
5.6%
Trafalgar (Vic.) (part)
5.8%
5.1%
Leongatha (part)
5.6%
4.4%
Wilsons Promontory (part)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill (part) | 5 | 8.8% | 4 | 7.9% |
| Wonthaggi - Inverloch (part) | 2 | 7.5% | 2 | 7.2% |
| Foster (part) | 360 | 7.2% | 330 | 6.5% |
| Korumburra (part) | 363 | 6.4% | 320 | 5.6% |
| Trafalgar (Vic.) (part) | 1 | 5.8% | 1 | 5.1% |
| Leongatha (part) | 363 | 5.6% | 288 | 4.4% |
| Wilsons Promontory (part) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |