Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Waratah/Wynyard (M) 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.
Related topics
Key insight
In January 2026, 720 people in Waratah/Wynyard (M) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 8.4% of the working-age population, compared with 680 (8.0%) in June 2023. Wynyard had the highest current rate and Somerset the lowest.
720
Recipients January 2026
8.4% of 15-64 population
+40
Change since June 2023
8.0% to 8.4%
8.8%
Highest SA2 rate
Wynyard
7.3%
Lowest SA2 rate
Somerset
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Wynyard
8.8%
8.3%
Waratah
8.8%
7.6%
Somerset
7.3%
7.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynyard | 320 | 8.8% | 300 | 8.3% |
| Waratah | 215 | 8.8% | 185 | 7.6% |
| Somerset | 185 | 7.3% | 195 | 7.8% |