Irymple · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 8 for access to money and resources makes Irymple more advantaged than about 80% of similar areas. While overall advantage is about the national average, the area's financial resources stand out. This creates a contrast with the local level of education and job skills, which is lower than most areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Irymple — lower than 57% of areas.
| Irymple | 5 |
|---|---|
| 3498, VIC | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The typical resident's overall advantage score is 987, which is slightly lower than the national average. While access to money is high, education and job skills rank lower, being smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
6
Higher 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.
8
Higher 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.
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.
987
Lower than 54% 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.
Irymple's population has grown by 5.2% since 2021. This increase is around the middle for areas of its size, though it is a little below the Victorian growth rate of 8.0%.
8,079
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
5.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
The area is home to 927 businesses, which is more than about 51% of similar areas.
927
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Irymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021395/irymple/topic/economy-advantage
