7470, TAS · Postcode
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 804 for overall advantage means postcode 7470 is among the most disadvantaged areas in the country. This is a place where very few people have a high level of access to money or professional resources. Daily life here is shaped by a significant lack of wealth and educational opportunities compared to the rest of the nation.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7470, TAS — lower than 99% of areas.
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SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here face a tough economic climb, with an overall advantage score that is among the smallest at this level. This is driven by very low rankings for both job skills and access to money, both of which are smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
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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.
804
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 7470, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7470/7470-tas/topic/economy-advantage
