Katanning · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A significant gap in overall advantage separates Katanning from much of the country, with an advantage score of 898. This is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The town faces notable challenges with limited access to money, resources and job skills.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Katanning — lower than 86% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Most residents have low access to money and resources, scoring 3 out of 10. Education and job skills are even lower at 1 out of 10, leaving the area smaller than about 90% of similar places.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
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.
898
Lower than 85% 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 grew by 2.8% since 2021. While this is around the middle for its level, it is well below the Western Australian growth rate of 10.7%.
4,345
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 342 businesses in the area, which is smaller than about 74% of similar places. Only 4 new dwellings were approved, a figure smaller than about 80% of areas at this level.
342
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
4
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54340/katanning/topic/economy-advantage
