Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Unincorporated Vic 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, 30 people in Unincorporated Vic were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.2% of the working-age population, compared with 31 (5.4%) in June 2023. Orbost (part) had the highest current rate and Wilsons Promontory (part) the lowest.
30
Recipients January 2026
5.2% of 15-64 population
-1
Change since June 2023
5.4% to 5.2%
14.0%
Highest SA2 rate
Orbost (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.
Orbost (part)
14.0%
12.2%
French Island
13.0%
20.8%
Alexandra (part)
8.5%
5.7%
Foster (part)
7.2%
6.5%
Hastings - Somers (part)
6.1%
5.6%
Mount Baw Baw Region (part)
5.0%
4.5%
Moyne - West (part)
4.7%
3.7%
Mansfield (Vic.) (part)
4.4%
3.3%
Bright - Mount Beauty (part)
3.8%
3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbost (part) | 0 | 14.0% | 0 | 12.2% |
| French Island | 10 | 13.0% | 15 | 20.8% |
| Alexandra (part) | 0 | 8.5% | 0 | 5.7% |
| Foster (part) | 0 | 7.2% | 0 | 6.5% |
| Hastings - Somers (part) | 0 | 6.1% | 0 | 5.6% |
| Mount Baw Baw Region (part) | 1 | 5.0% | 1 | 4.5% |
| Moyne - West (part) | 0 | 4.7% | 0 | 3.7% |
| Mansfield (Vic.) (part) | 9 | 4.4% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Bright - Mount Beauty (part) | 10 | 3.8% | 9 | 3.2% |
| Wilsons Promontory (part) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |