5277, SA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest overall advantage score of 914 marks postcode 5277 as an area with fewer resources than most of the country. The region faces notable challenges in both education and financial access, leaving it with a standing lower than the vast majority of similar Australian areas.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5277, SA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5277, SA | 2 |
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| Wattle Range | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
People here have limited access to money and resources, scoring 3 out of 10, which is lower than about 70% of other areas. This is consistent with a low score for education and job skills, placing the area below about 80% of the country for overall advantage.
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Lower than 86% 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 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.
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.
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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.
914
Lower than 82% 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 5277, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5277/5277-sa/topic/economy-advantage
