Blackall Tambo · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A typical advantage score of 930 puts Blackall Tambo below the national average for access to money and resources. The area faces some challenges with education and job skills, which are lower than most similar regions. This reflects an overall economic standing that sits below the national average.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Blackall Tambo — lower than 64% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have a lower level of overall advantage than about 60% of other areas. This is partly because education and job skills levels are smaller than about 70% of similar regions.
4
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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
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.
930
Lower than 68% 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.
The population grew by 3.0% since 2021, which is around the middle for its level, though this is well below the Queensland growth rate of 8.7%.
1,975
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
3.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With 398 businesses and only 5 approved dwellings, the area has smaller totals for both commercial activity and new building than most similar places.
398
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
5
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Blackall Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30760/blackall-tambo/topic/economy-advantage
