6705, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A low overall advantage score of 920 puts postcode 6705 well below the national average. Most residents face significant challenges with money and resources, though education and job skills are more typical than in other similar areas. This gap highlights a community with limited financial means despite a moderate level of qualification.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6705, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6705, WA | 2 |
|---|---|
| Upper Gascoyne | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks as much lower than most other places for overall advantage, with a score of 2 out of 10. While education and job skills are around the middle for similar areas, access to money and resources is very low, ranking in the bottom 10% of the country.
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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 86% 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.
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Lower than 99% 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 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.
920
Lower than 79% 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 6705, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6705/6705-wa/topic/economy-advantage
