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JobSeeker recipients
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Wyndham (C) at SA2 level. It provides a more current signal of labour-market stress and socio-economic pressure than Census-only views.
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This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Wyndham (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, 12,794 people in Wyndham (C) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 5.7% of the working-age population, compared with 8,793 (4.1%) in June 2023. Werribee - East had the highest current rate and Truganina - North the lowest.
12,794
Recipients January 2026
5.7% of 15-64 population
+4,000
Change since June 2023
4.1% to 5.7%
11.8%
Highest SA2 rate
Werribee - East
2.7%
Lowest SA2 rate
Truganina - North
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Werribee - East
11.8%
9.3%
Hoppers Crossing - South
9.4%
7.6%
Wyndham Vale - North
9.1%
5.0%
Wyndham Vale - South
8.3%
6.3%
Hoppers Crossing - North
6.8%
5.4%
Werribee - West
6.7%
4.7%
Werribee - South
6.6%
5.6%
Manor Lakes - Quandong
5.9%
3.4%
Laverton (part)
5.9%
4.8%
Tarneit - South
5.3%
4.0%
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell
4.9%
2.2%
Truganina - South West
4.7%
3.5%
Tarneit - Central
4.1%
2.8%
Tarneit - North
4.0%
1.7%
Point Cook - North East
3.9%
2.8%
Point Cook - North West
3.6%
2.3%
Truganina - South East
3.2%
2.1%
Point Cook - South
2.8%
2.2%
Point Cook - East
2.7%
2.3%
Truganina - North
2.7%
1.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werribee - East | 1,495 | 11.8% | 1,160 | 9.3% |
| Hoppers Crossing - South | 1,145 | 9.4% | 925 | 7.6% |
| Wyndham Vale - North | 810 | 9.1% | 410 | 5.0% |
| Wyndham Vale - South | 785 | 8.3% | 580 | 6.3% |
| Hoppers Crossing - North | 840 | 6.8% | 665 | 5.4% |
| Werribee - West | 1,410 | 6.7% | 900 | 4.7% |
| Werribee - South | 785 | 6.6% | 660 | 5.6% |
| Manor Lakes - Quandong | 495 | 5.9% | 265 | 3.4% |
| Laverton (part) | 329 | 5.9% | 258 | 4.8% |
| Tarneit - South | 410 | 5.3% | 305 | 4.0% |
| Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell | 555 | 4.9% | 220 | 2.2% |
| Truganina - South West | 630 | 4.7% | 450 | 3.5% |
| Tarneit - Central | 820 | 4.1% | 555 | 2.8% |
| Tarneit - North | 355 | 4.0% | 125 | 1.7% |
| Point Cook - North East | 410 | 3.9% | 285 | 2.8% |
| Point Cook - North West | 255 | 3.6% | 160 | 2.3% |
| Truganina - South East | 235 | 3.2% | 150 | 2.1% |
| Point Cook - South | 370 | 2.8% | 285 | 2.2% |
| Point Cook - East | 395 | 2.7% | 315 | 2.3% |
| Truganina - North | 265 | 2.7% | 120 | 1.3% |