6414, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
About half of similar areas rank higher than postcode 6414 when it comes to overall advantage. Residents here have a typical advantage score of 967, which is slightly lower than the national average. This reflects a community that sits right in the middle of the pack for most economic measures.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6414, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6414, WA | 5 |
|---|---|
| Merredin | 4 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Access to money and resources is better than about 60% of similar areas, while education and job skills are around the middle mark. Overall, the area is slightly more disadvantaged than about 60% of other similar 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.
6
Higher 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.
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.
967
Lower than 56% 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 6414, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6414/6414-wa/topic/economy-advantage
