Alps - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Economy & Advantage in Alps - West

How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.

Few changes have touched this sparsely populated part of Alps - West, where a small number of residents maintain a high level of skill. The area is largely non-residential with only 23 people and 10 businesses recorded.

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📍 Alps - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Socio-economic advantage

SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.

Residents here have strong qualifications, with education and job skills scoring 8 out of 10, which is higher than about 80% of similar areas.

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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.

Population growth

Annual population estimates and change since the census.

The population is very small, with only 23 people living in the area.

Business & building

Operating businesses and dwellings approved.

Commercial activity is minimal, with just 10 businesses operating across the region.

10

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.

Sources

  • Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Counts of Australian Businesses & Building Approvals — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Alps - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051099/alps-west/topic/economy-advantage