Delahey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A low overall advantage score of 902 places Delahey among the most disadvantaged areas in the region. The suburb faces significant challenges with limited access to money and job skills, which is reflected in its low ranking compared to most other similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Delahey — lower than 86% of areas.
| Delahey | 2 |
|---|---|
| 3037, VIC | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks very low for overall advantage, with only 2 out of 10. This is consistent with low scores for education and job skills, where Delahey ranks lower than about 80% of similar areas.
2
Lower 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.
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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
902
Lower than 87% 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 fallen by 3.5% since 2021, a result that is far below the Victorian increase of 8.0%. This puts the suburb among the lowest for growth at its level.
7,859
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-3.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 463 businesses operating in the area, which is smaller than about 77% of similar locations.
463
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011331/delahey/topic/economy-advantage
