2799, NSW · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A lower overall advantage score of 922 marks postcode 2799 as a place with fewer resources than most Australian areas. The region faces significant challenges, particularly with low levels of education and job skills compared to the rest of the country.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2799, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2799, NSW | 3 |
|---|---|
| Blayney | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Overall advantage is low here, with a score of 3 out of 10, placing it below about 70% of all areas. This is driven by very low education and job skills, which rank lower than about 80% of similar areas.
3
Lower 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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
2
Lower 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.
922
Lower than 79% 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 2799, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2799/2799-nsw/topic/economy-advantage
