Coorong · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A slow pace of growth defines the Coorong, where the population grew by just 0.5% since 2021. The area faces significant challenges with access to money and education, leaving it with an overall advantage score of 911, which is lower than most other areas.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coorong — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have limited access to money, resources and job skills, with an overall advantage score that is smaller than about 79% of similar areas.
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.
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.
911
Lower than 78% 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 been very sluggish at 0.5%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.6%. This is much lower than most other areas.
5,627
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 742 businesses operating in the region, and with only 29 new dwellings approved, building activity is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
742
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
29
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/economy-advantage
