Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer than 20% of similar areas have a higher overall advantage score than Glen Innes Severn. This region faces significant challenges, with an overall advantage score of 891, which is lower than the national average.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Innes Severn — lower than 86% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Resources and job skills are both low here, with education and money scores sitting at 3 and 2 out of 10. These figures mean the area is less advantaged than about 80% of similar regions.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
3
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.
891
Lower than 86% 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.
Growth has been slow, with the population increasing by only 1.6% since 2021. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
9,069
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.6%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 1,088 businesses in the area, a count that is smaller than about 54% of similar regions. Local building activity is also low, with only 20 dwellings approved.
1,088
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
20
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/economy-advantage
