5480, SA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest shift in financial standing has occurred since 2011, leaving postcode 5480 with an overall advantage score of 946. This figure is smaller than about 67% of similar areas, reflecting a community where access to money and resources is lower than in many other parts of the country.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5480, SA — lower than 64% of areas.
| 5480, SA | 4 |
|---|---|
| Northern Areas | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks in the lower half for overall advantage, scoring 4 out of 10. While residents' education and job skills are higher than about 50% of similar areas, their access to money and resources is smaller than about 60% 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.
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.
5
Lower 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.
946
Lower than 67% 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 5480, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5480/5480-sa/topic/economy-advantage
