7172, TAS · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 3 for overall advantage shows that postcode 7172 is less advantaged than about 70% of similar areas. This reflects a place where residents generally have fewer resources and lower job skills than the state and national averages.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7172, TAS — lower than 71% of areas.
| 7172, TAS | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sorell | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Education and job skills are particularly low here, scoring 3 out of 10. This sits alongside a low score for access to money and resources, and an overall advantage score of 940, which is below the national average.
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.
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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
940
Lower than 70% 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 7172, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7172/7172-tas/topic/economy-advantage
