Wagin · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Lower levels of wealth and education shape daily life in Wagin, where the overall advantage score of 921 is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. The town faces a quiet economic landscape with few new buildings and modest growth.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wagin — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
People here have less access to money, resources, and job skills than most, with an overall advantage score that is smaller than about 70% of all 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.
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.
921
Lower than 73% 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 reached 1,841 people in 2021, but grew by only 2.2% since then, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
1,841
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 260 businesses operating in the area, and only two new dwellings were approved, both figures being smaller than most similar areas.
260
Lower than 80% 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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/economy-advantage
