Scone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 means Scone is less wealthy than about 70% of similar areas. The town faces a gap in education and job skills, with a score of 2 that is lower than most places of its size. This reflects a community with limited access to the resources found in more affluent regions.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Scone — lower than 71% of areas.
| Scone | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The typical resident has less access to money and resources than about half of similar areas. Overall, the advantage score of 947 is lower than the national figure, consistent with the area's low ranking for education and job skills.
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.
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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
947
Lower than 71% 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 very slow, falling by 1.0% since 2021. This is well below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%, placing Scone among the lowest areas for growth in its category.
5,998
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-1.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 757 businesses operating in the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
757
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Scone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041128/scone/topic/economy-advantage
