Post-Census updates

JobSeeker recipients

About this topic

This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Yorke Peninsula (DC) 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, 695 people in Yorke Peninsula (DC) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 11.6% of the working-age population, compared with 645 (10.8%) in June 2023. Yorke Peninsula - South had the highest current rate and Yorke Peninsula - North the lowest.

695

Recipients January 2026

11.6% of 15-64 population

+50

Change since June 2023

10.8% to 11.6%

12.5%

Highest SA2 rate

Yorke Peninsula - South

11.1%

Lowest SA2 rate

Yorke Peninsula - North

Chart view

Recipients by SA2

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

Yorke Peninsula (DC):11.6%
Rest of SA:10.0%
South Australia:7.1%

Yorke Peninsula - South

12.5%

10.7%

Yorke Peninsula - North

11.1%

10.8%

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
Yorke Peninsula - South28012.5%24010.7%
Yorke Peninsula - North41511.1%40510.8%
Source: Department of Social Services, data.gov.au. Rates use ERP 15-64 population denominators. Compiled by Geografia.