Berrigan · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of just 1.8% means Berrigan is expanding much slower than the rest of New South Wales. The area faces some challenges with job skills and overall advantage, though it maintains a mid-range level of access to money and resources.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Berrigan — lower than 64% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area is smaller than about 60% of other regions in terms of overall advantage, with an overall score of 927. While access to money is typical for its size, education and job skills are lower than about 70% of similar areas.
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Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
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Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
5
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
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Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
927
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth since 2021 has been 1.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%. The total population now stands at 8,773 people.
8,773
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.8%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 1,013 businesses operating in the area. Building activity is also modest, with 34 new dwellings approved.
1,013
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
34
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Berrigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10650/berrigan/topic/economy-advantage
