Coomalie · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Daily life in Coomalie is marked by limited financial and educational resources, with an overall advantage score of 900. This places the area among the least advantaged across Australia. The region faces significant challenges in accessing money and job skills compared to most other areas.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coomalie — lower than 86% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have very low access to money, resources, and job skills, with both scoring just 2 or 3 out of 10. These figures are smaller than about 70% to 80% of similar areas.
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.
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.
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.
900
Lower than 84% 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 3.4% since 2021, which is around the middle for its level. However, this is well below the Northern Territory's growth rate of 6.6%.
1,448
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
3.4%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 129 businesses operating in the area, though this is smaller than about 88% of similar places. No new dwellings were approved during the census period.
129
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Coomalie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70700/coomalie/topic/economy-advantage
