Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Vincent (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.
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Key insight
In January 2026, 1,017 people in Vincent (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 3.3% of the working-age population, compared with 885 (3.0%) in June 2023. Perth (North) - Highgate had the highest current rate and Mount Hawthorn - Leederville the lowest.
1,017
Recipients January 2026
3.3% of 15-64 population
+132
Change since June 2023
3.0% to 3.3%
4.2%
Highest SA2 rate
Perth (North) - Highgate
2.5%
Lowest SA2 rate
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
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Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Perth (North) - Highgate
4.2%
3.7%
East Perth (part)
4.1%
4.6%
Mount Lawley - Inglewood (part)
3.3%
2.9%
Stirling - Osborne Park (part)
3.3%
3.1%
North Perth
2.8%
2.7%
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
2.5%
2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth (North) - Highgate | 470 | 4.2% | 390 | 3.7% |
| East Perth (part) | 13 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.6% |
| Mount Lawley - Inglewood (part) | 84 | 3.3% | 71 | 2.9% |
| Stirling - Osborne Park (part) | 0 | 3.3% | 0 | 3.1% |
| North Perth | 220 | 2.8% | 200 | 2.7% |
| Mount Hawthorn - Leederville | 230 | 2.5% | 210 | 2.3% |