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JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

In October 2020 there were 22,053 JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients in Blacktown City Council.

This new dataset released by the Department of Social Services is updated monthly. This represents the number of people who are eligible recipients of JobSeeker allowance (generally aged 22+) and youth allowance (excluding students, generally aged 21 and under). To be eligible for JobSeeker, which replaced Newstart allowance in March 2020, participants must be unemployed and looking for work, though certain activity criteria have been relaxed during the COVID-19 period.

JobSeeker rates are a good updated measure of socio-economic disadvantage in an area, and should be looked at in conjunction with 2016 Census SEIFA indexes, employment status, income and education levels. They can also provide an indication of which areas within your region are most affected by the impacts of COVID-19 containment measures.

JobSeeker data are shown for Local Government Areas, and SA2s which have a significant population within the LGA or region.

JobSeeker
Current monthOctober 2020March 2020
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Blacktown City22,0538.412,3424.7+9,711
Blacktown (East) - Kings Park1,1079.35945.0+513
Blacktown (North) - Marayong1,2669.47005.2+566
Doonside - Woodcroft1,4919.58905.7+601
Lalor Park - Kings Langley1,3808.87955.0+585
Blacktown - South87610.45276.3+349
Blacktown - West1,0148.85845.1+430
Seven Hills - Prospect7897.94094.1+380
Toongabbie - West56910.72955.5+274
Glenwood5344.91951.8+339
Acacia Gardens1224.8522.1+70
Quakers Hill9725.84652.8+507
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds5754.22061.5+369
Marsden Park - Shanes Park840.8350.3+49
Riverstone8919.63734.0+518
Schofields (West) - Colebee3445.11442.1+200
Schofields - East6263.72621.5+364
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea3343.71191.3+215
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton2,04717.91,42112.4+626
Glendenning - Dean Park4167.42133.8+203
Hassall Grove - Plumpton1,2268.45984.1+628
Lethbridge Park - Tregear2,09015.51,43510.7+655
Mount Druitt - Whalan2,23315.11,50710.2+726
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury1,2768.66334.3+643
Greater Sydney249,0177.2124,8803.6+124,137
New South Wales420,4668.1245,4434.7+175,023
Source: Department of Social Services - JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients - monthly profile via data.gov.au. Compiled and presented by .id - informed decisions
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

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