4881, QLD · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Limited access to wealth defines the economic landscape of postcode 4881. While residents often have decent job skills, a low score for money and resources suggests a struggle to build financial security. This creates a gap where education levels are higher than the typical resident's financial standing.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4881, QLD — lower than 64% of areas.
| 4881, QLD | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mareeba | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Overall advantage in postcode 4881 is lower than about 60% of similar areas, with a typical score of 953. While education and job skills are higher than about 60% of areas, access to money and resources is much lower, trailing about 70% of other places.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
3
Lower 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.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
953
Lower than 63% 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 4881, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4881/4881-qld/topic/economy-advantage
