6426, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 932 for overall advantage shows that postcode 6426 sits below the national average. Most residents here have fewer resources and lower job skills compared to other parts of the country. This puts the area in a much weaker economic position than the typical Australian community.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6426, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6426, WA | 3 |
|---|---|
| Yilgarn | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area struggles with limited access to money and resources, scoring only 2 out of 10. This is reflected in a very low score for education and job skills, which is smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
3
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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
1
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.
932
Lower than 74% 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 6426, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6426/6426-wa/topic/economy-advantage
