4890, QLD · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Economic advantage in postcode 4890 has remained very low since 2011, with an overall advantage score of 851. This is among the smallest scores for this level of area, placing it well below the national average of 1000.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4890, QLD — lower than 99% of areas.
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SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents face significant challenges, with scores for education, job skills, and access to resources all sitting at 1 out of 10. These figures are smaller than about 90% of similar areas, reflecting a high level of disadvantage.
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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.
851
Lower than 96% 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 4890, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4890/4890-qld/topic/economy-advantage
