Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Tea Tree Gully (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, 2,960 people in Tea Tree Gully (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 4.8% of the working-age population, compared with 2,695 (4.4%) in June 2023. Hope Valley - Modbury had the highest current rate and Highbury - Dernancourt the lowest.

2,960

Recipients January 2026

4.8% of 15-64 population

+265

Change since June 2023

4.4% to 4.8%

6.3%

Highest SA2 rate

Hope Valley - Modbury

3.4%

Lowest SA2 rate

Highbury - Dernancourt

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Tea Tree Gully (C):4.8%
Greater Adelaide:6.4%
South Australia:7.1%

Hope Valley - Modbury

6.3%

5.7%

Modbury Heights

5.0%

4.7%

St Agnes - Ridgehaven

4.8%

4.8%

Redwood Park

4.6%

4.3%

Greenwith

4.2%

3.7%

Golden Grove

4.0%

3.5%

Highbury - Dernancourt

3.4%

2.9%

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
Hope Valley - Modbury7106.3%6305.7%
Modbury Heights6155.0%5704.7%
St Agnes - Ridgehaven3854.8%3854.8%
Redwood Park4854.6%4454.3%
Greenwith2604.2%2303.7%
Golden Grove2604.0%2303.5%
Highbury - Dernancourt2453.4%2052.9%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.