Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Wanneroo (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, 8,610 people in Wanneroo (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.4% of the working-age population, compared with 7,115 (4.7%) in June 2023. Girrawheen had the highest current rate and Neerabup National Park the lowest.

8,610

Recipients January 2026

5.4% of 15-64 population

+1,495

Change since June 2023

4.7% to 5.4%

12.6%

Highest SA2 rate

Girrawheen

0.0%

Lowest SA2 rate

Neerabup National Park

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Wanneroo (C):5.4%
Greater Perth:5.0%
Western Australia:5.7%

Girrawheen

12.6%

11.5%

Alexander Heights - Koondoola

9.7%

8.4%

Two Rocks

8.5%

5.7%

Carabooda - Pinjar

7.7%

5.0%

Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood

7.4%

6.4%

Marangaroo

7.1%

7.1%

Yanchep

6.2%

5.0%

Clarkson

6.0%

5.6%

Wanneroo - Sinagra

5.7%

5.8%

Carramar

4.7%

3.7%

Alkimos - Eglinton

4.7%

3.0%

Hocking - Pearsall

3.5%

2.9%

Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee

3.3%

2.8%

Madeley - Darch

3.1%

2.6%

Landsdale

3.1%

2.6%

Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra

2.9%

2.3%

Neerabup National Park

0.0%

0.0%

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
Girrawheen85012.6%75011.5%
Alexander Heights - Koondoola7759.7%6658.4%
Two Rocks2558.5%1605.7%
Carabooda - Pinjar407.7%255.0%
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood1,2457.4%1,0506.4%
Marangaroo5057.1%5007.1%
Yanchep5306.2%4005.0%
Clarkson6506.0%5855.6%
Wanneroo - Sinagra5805.7%5755.8%
Carramar7004.7%5303.7%
Alkimos - Eglinton6354.7%3653.0%
Hocking - Pearsall3353.5%2752.9%
Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee5403.3%4502.8%
Madeley - Darch3253.1%2652.6%
Landsdale3653.1%3002.6%
Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra2802.9%2202.3%
Neerabup National Park00.0%00.0%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.