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JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Unincorporated SA 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, 299 people in Unincorporated SA were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 15.2% of the working-age population, compared with 264 (13.2%) in June 2023. APY Lands (part) had the highest current rate and Roxby Downs (part) the lowest.
299
Recipients January 2026
15.2% of 15-64 population
+35
Change since June 2023
13.2% to 15.2%
43.0%
Highest SA2 rate
APY Lands (part)
2.9%
Lowest SA2 rate
Roxby Downs (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
APY Lands (part)
43.0%
29.3%
Western (part)
21.6%
21.2%
Whyalla (part)
17.5%
15.0%
West Coast (SA) (part)
15.4%
13.4%
Outback
15.0%
13.1%
Yorke Peninsula - South (part)
12.5%
10.7%
Yorke Peninsula - North (part)
11.1%
10.8%
The Coorong (part)
10.9%
11.2%
Barmera (part)
10.9%
10.4%
Quorn - Lake Gilles (part)
9.6%
10.4%
Port Lincoln (part)
9.1%
9.3%
Eyre Peninsula (part)
7.0%
5.7%
Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour (part)
6.5%
5.2%
Roxby Downs (part)
2.9%
1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APY Lands (part) | 0 | 43.0% | 0 | 29.3% |
| Western (part) | 7 | 21.6% | 7 | 21.2% |
| Whyalla (part) | 0 | 17.5% | 0 | 15.0% |
| West Coast (SA) (part) | 66 | 15.4% | 57 | 13.4% |
| Outback | 205 | 15.0% | 185 | 13.1% |
| Yorke Peninsula - South (part) | 0 | 12.5% | 0 | 10.7% |
| Yorke Peninsula - North (part) | 0 | 11.1% | 0 | 10.8% |
| The Coorong (part) | 0 | 10.9% | 0 | 11.2% |
| Barmera (part) | 4 | 10.9% | 4 | 10.4% |
| Quorn - Lake Gilles (part) | 9 | 9.6% | 10 | 10.4% |
| Port Lincoln (part) | 0 | 9.1% | 0 | 9.3% |
| Eyre Peninsula (part) | 0 | 7.0% | 0 | 5.7% |
| Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour (part) | 0 | 6.5% | 0 | 5.2% |
| Roxby Downs (part) | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 1.8% |