Narooma - Bermagui · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A lower advantage score of 946 marks Narooma - Bermagui as an area where residents generally have fewer resources than the national average. Most people here have less access to money and professional qualifications compared to other parts of the country. This reflects a community with modest economic standing across the board.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Narooma - Bermagui — lower than 71% of areas.
| Narooma - Bermagui | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | 4 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks as smaller than about 70% of all areas for overall advantage. This is consistent with low scores for both education and job skills, which are smaller than about 60% of similar places.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
946
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth has been slow, rising by 2.6% since 2021. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
10,087
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 852 businesses in the area, which is smaller than about 53% of similar locations.
852
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Narooma - Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041027/narooma-bermagui/topic/economy-advantage
