Callala Bay - Currarong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest mix of resources and low growth defines daily life in Callala Bay - Currarong. The area has an overall advantage score of 969, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. This reflects a community with moderate access to money but limited educational and job skills compared to other regions.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Callala Bay - Currarong — lower than 64% of areas.
| Callala Bay - Currarong | 4 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 4 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
People here have better access to money and resources than about 60% of similar areas. However, education and job skills are lower, as this area ranks smaller than about 60% of places at this level.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
6
Higher 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.
969
Lower than 62% 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 has shrunk by 1.1% since 2021, a trend that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%.
3,588
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-1.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Local commerce is small, with only 221 businesses operating in the area, which is smaller than about 90% of similar places.
221
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Callala Bay - Currarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011273/callala-bay-currarong/topic/economy-advantage
