2502, NSW · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 865 for overall advantage shows that postcode 2502 is among the least advantaged areas in the country. This region faces significant challenges across most measures of wealth and opportunity compared to similar places.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2502, NSW — lower than 99% of areas.
| 2502, NSW | 1 |
|---|---|
| Wollongong | 8 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area scores a 1 out of 10 for access to money, education, and job skills, which is lower than about 90% of similar areas. This places the region among the most disadvantaged in the country.
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Lower than 99% of postcode 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 postcode 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 postcode 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.
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Lower than 99% of postcode 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.
865
Lower than 94% of postcode 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in 2502, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2502/2502-nsw/topic/economy-advantage
