6718, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 787 for overall advantage puts postcode 6718 among the least advantaged areas in the country. This region faces significant challenges across the board, with very low levels of financial resources and educational attainment compared to most other Australian places.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6718, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6718, WA | 1 |
|---|---|
| Karratha | 9 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here rank in the bottom 10% of all areas for access to money, job skills, and overall advantage. This means the typical person in the area has far fewer resources and educational opportunities than people in the vast majority of other Australian communities.
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Lower than 99% 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 99% 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 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.
787
Lower than 99% 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 6718, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6718/6718-wa/topic/economy-advantage
