6762, WA · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 9 for education and job skills marks postcode 6762 as a place with highly qualified residents. However, the area faces significant financial hurdles, with an overall advantage score of 791 that is among the smallest for its level. This creates a striking gap between the high skills of the people and their limited access to money and resources.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6762, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6762, WA | 1 |
|---|---|
| East Pilbara | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
While residents are among the most skilled in the country, overall advantage and access to money are both rated at 1, which is lower than about 90% of similar areas. This means that despite their high education levels, the community experiences much higher disadvantage than most of Australia.
1
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.
1
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.
1
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.
9
Higher than 86% 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.
791
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 6762, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6762/6762-wa/topic/economy-advantage
