Northern Peninsula Area · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth of 2% since 2021 shows the Northern Peninsula Area is expanding much slower than the rest of the state. It is an area facing significant challenges, with an overall advantage score of 792, which is among the smallest across the country.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Peninsula Area — lower than 99% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
This area ranks among the lowest in Australia for overall advantage, as well as for access to money, resources, education and job skills.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
792
Lower than 93% 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 has grown by 2.0% since 2021, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
2,944
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 67 businesses in the area, a count among the smallest for similar regions, and 34 newly approved dwellings.
67
Lower than 94% 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 Northern Peninsula Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35780/northern-peninsula-area/topic/economy-advantage
