Casino · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Very few areas match the level of disadvantage seen in Casino, where the overall advantage score is just 862. This puts the town among the smallest for access to money and resources compared to similar places. Low levels of education and job skills further contribute to this standing.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Casino — lower than 99% of areas.
| Casino | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | 1 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks as a 1 out of 10 for overall advantage, which is lower than about 90% of other areas. This is consistent with very low scores for education, job skills, and access to money.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
862
Lower than 94% 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 -0.4% since 2021, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 6.1%. This makes it much lower than most similar areas, though the total population is still 12,282.
12,282
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-0.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 771 businesses in the area, which is a smaller number than about 58% of similar places.
771
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Casino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021244/casino/topic/economy-advantage
