Halls Creek · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 702 for overall advantage places Halls Creek among the least advantaged areas in the country. This is a community facing significant challenges, with very low levels of access to money, resources, and formal education.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Creek — lower than 99% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Halls Creek ranks at the lowest possible level for overall advantage, education, and access to resources, falling behind about 90% of similar areas across Australia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
702
Lower than 99% 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 5.1% since 2021, which is higher than most areas, though this remains well below the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
4,245
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
5.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 76 businesses in the area, a count that is smaller than about 91% of similar places, while only two new dwellings were approved.
76
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53920/halls-creek/topic/economy-advantage
