6253, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A typical level of financial security shapes daily life in postcode 6253, where residents generally have a fair balance of resources. While overall advantage is about the same as half of similar areas, education and job skills stand out as a particular strength for the region.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6253, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6253, WA | 5 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Education and job skills are a strong point here, scoring 7 out of 10, which is higher than about 70% of similar areas. However, this is balanced by a lower disadvantage score of 4, meaning the area is more disadvantaged than about 60% of other 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.
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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
7
Higher than 64% 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.
962
Lower than 59% 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 6253, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6253/6253-wa/topic/economy-advantage
