Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for The Coorong (DC) 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, 344 people in The Coorong (DC) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 10.9% of the working-age population, compared with 354 (11.2%) in June 2023. The Coorong (part) had the highest current rate and Karoonda - Lameroo (part) the lowest.

344

Recipients January 2026

10.9% of 15-64 population

-10

Change since June 2023

11.2% to 10.9%

10.9%

Highest SA2 rate

The Coorong (part)

7.5%

Lowest SA2 rate

Karoonda - Lameroo (part)

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

The Coorong (DC):10.9%
Rest of SA:10.1%
South Australia:7.1%

The Coorong (part)

10.9%

11.2%

Karoonda - Lameroo (part)

7.5%

6.9%

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
The Coorong (part)34410.9%35411.2%
Karoonda - Lameroo (part)07.5%06.9%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.