Flinders · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Flinders (Tas.) sits in the middle of the pack for overall advantage compared to similar areas. While the community has a strong level of education and job skills, this is offset by a much lower level of access to money and resources.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Flinders — lower than 57% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents have a high level of education and skills, scoring a 7 out of 10. However, access to money and resources is much lower at 2, and the overall advantage score of 947 is smaller than about 55% of similar areas.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
7
Higher than 64% 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.
947
Lower than 55% 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 is small at 924 people and has shrunk by 1.5% since 2021. This decline is among the lowest for this area type and is well below the Tasmanian growth rate of 1.6%.
924
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-1.5%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 187 businesses in the area, which is smaller than about 82% of similar places. Development is also quiet, with only 10 new dwellings approved.
187
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
10
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62010/flinders/topic/economy-advantage
