Loxton Waikerie · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Few areas with similar profiles have higher levels of advantage than Loxton Waikerie, with an overall score of 925. This reflects a community where most residents have fewer financial resources and lower job skills than the national average. Population growth has remained very slow, with a tiny increase of just 0.4% since 2021.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Loxton Waikerie — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area's overall advantage score is 3 out of 10, which is smaller than about 70% of similar areas. This is linked to low scores for both education and job skills, which are smaller than most areas at this level.
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.
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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
925
Lower than 71% 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 in Loxton Waikerie has been very sluggish. The 0.4% increase since 2021 is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 5.6%.
11,971
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.4%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 1,248 businesses operating across the region. While this is a smaller number than about half of similar areas, there were 57 new dwellings approved, which is more than about 54% of similar places.
1,248
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
57
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Loxton Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43790/loxton-waikerie/topic/economy-advantage
