2784, NSW · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Most areas across Australia have lower levels of overall advantage than postcode 2784. This region is strongly positioned with an overall advantage score of 1,045, placing it above about 79% of similar areas nationwide.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2784, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2784, NSW | 8 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 9 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have high levels of education and job skills, scoring 9 out of 10, which is better than about 90% of similar areas. This helps explain why the area's access to money and resources is also high, ranking above 80% of other places.
8
Higher than 71% 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.
9
Higher than 86% 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.
8
Higher than 71% 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.
9
Higher than 86% 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.
1,045
Higher than 78% 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 2784, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2784/2784-nsw/topic/economy-advantage
