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JobSeeker and Youth Allowance recipients

In April 2020 there were 18,778 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 monthApril 2020March 2020
Region - LGA/SA2JobSeeker and youth allowance recipients% of 15-64 age populationJobSeeker and Youth allowance recipients % of 15-64 age populationChange
Blacktown City18,7787.112,3424.7+6,436
Blacktown (East) - Kings Park9097.75945.0+315
Blacktown (North) - Marayong1,0878.07005.2+387
Doonside - Woodcroft1,3028.38905.7+412
Lalor Park - Kings Langley1,2267.87955.0+431
Blacktown - South7679.15276.3+240
Blacktown - West8767.65845.1+292
Seven Hills - Prospect6426.54094.1+233
Toongabbie - West4638.72955.5+168
Glenwood3973.61951.8+202
Acacia Gardens963.8522.1+44
Quakers Hill8214.94652.8+356
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds4503.32061.5+244
Marsden Park - Shanes Park670.7350.3+32
Riverstone7167.73734.0+343
Schofields (West) - Colebee2764.11442.1+132
Schofields - East5032.92621.5+241
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea2622.91191.3+143
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton1,80815.81,42112.4+387
Glendenning - Dean Park3626.42133.8+149
Hassall Grove - Plumpton1,0277.05984.1+429
Lethbridge Park - Tregear1,81513.51,43510.7+380
Mount Druitt - Whalan2,00913.61,50710.2+502
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury1,0677.26334.3+434
Greater Sydney217,5626.3124,8803.6+92,682
New South Wales385,2777.4245,4434.7+139,834
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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