Bourke - Brewarrina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population drop of 5.4% since 2021 marks a challenging period for Bourke - Brewarrina. This region faces significant hurdles, with an overall advantage score of 929 that is smaller than about 79% of similar areas. While residents show a fair level of job skills, the area struggles with very limited access to money and resources.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bourke - Brewarrina — lower than 71% of areas.
| Bourke - Brewarrina | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2840, NSW | 4 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Access to money and resources is very low, ranking smaller than about 90% of similar areas. This contributes to an overall advantage score that is smaller than about 79% of other areas, though education and job skills are slightly stronger, outperforming about half 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
929
Lower than 78% 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.
The population fell by 5.4% since 2021, a trend that is among the lowest for similar areas. This decline is far below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%, representing a gap of 12 percentage points.
3,420
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-5.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 448 businesses operating in the region, which is a smaller number than about 78% of similar areas.
448
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Bourke - Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/topic/economy-advantage
