4741, QLD · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 8 for access to money and resources defines the daily experience for many in postcode 4741. This puts the area in a stronger position than about 80% of similar places, though this financial edge is balanced by a significant gap in formal education and job skills.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4741, QLD — lower than 57% of areas.
| 4741, QLD | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
While residents generally have good access to money and resources, the area's level of education and job skills is much lower than most other areas, scoring just 2 out of 10. Overall, the typical advantage score is 963, which is smaller than about 58% of similar places.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
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.
963
Lower than 58% 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 4741, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4741/4741-qld/topic/economy-advantage
