Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
About half of similar areas have a lower overall advantage score than the Nelson Bay Peninsula, which sits in the middle of the pack. While the area is home to over 22,000 people, its recent growth has been quite slow compared to the rest of the state.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Nelson Bay Peninsula — lower than 57% of areas.
| Nelson Bay Peninsula | 5 |
|---|---|
| 2315, NSW | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area's overall advantage score is 973, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. While access to money and resources is higher than half of similar areas, job skills and education levels are lower than about 60% of those areas.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
973
Lower than 60% 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 since 2021 has been 1.1%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
22,156
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
The peninsula is a significant hub for local industry, with 1,783 businesses, a figure larger than about 84% of similar areas.
1,783
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/economy-advantage
