Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A high overall advantage score of 9 places Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights among the top 10% of areas across the country. This is a prosperous community where most residents have strong access to money, resources, and high-level job skills. While the area is wealthy, its population has remained nearly flat recently.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights | 9 |
|---|---|
| 2101, NSW | 9 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area is very advantaged, scoring a 9 compared to all other regions. This is supported by high marks for education and job skills, which are better than about 80% of similar areas.
9
Higher than 86% 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.
8
Higher than 71% 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.
7
Higher than 64% 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.
8
Higher than 71% 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.
1,079
Higher than 81% 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, rising by just 0.3% since 2021. This is well below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%.
11,297
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 1,118 businesses operating in the area, which is more than about 62% of similar places.
1,118
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031697/narrabeen-wheeler-heights/topic/economy-advantage
