Goyder · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A low overall advantage score of 914 marks Goyder as a place with fewer resources than most of the country. This local government area faces challenges with access to money and education, which places it below the state and national figures. It is a small, slow-growing region with limited new building activity.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Goyder — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The typical resident has less access to money and job skills than most people across Australia. With an overall advantage score of 3 out of 10, the area is less advantaged than about 70% of similar regions.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
914
Lower than 77% 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 has almost completely stalled, rising by only 0.1% since 2021. This is well below the South Australian growth rate of 5.6%.
4,141
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Local business activity is low, with 586 businesses operating in the area. There is very little new construction, as only 3 new dwellings were approved, a figure lower than about 81% of similar areas.
586
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
3
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42110/goyder/topic/economy-advantage
