Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Population growth in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach has slowed to 2.2% since 2021, a rate well below the Queensland figure. This area generally faces more challenges than most, with a typical advantage score of 944 being lower than about 72% of similar places.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach — lower than 71% of areas.
| Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4878, QLD | 6 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have less access to money and resources than about 80% of similar areas. While education and job skills are higher than about half of comparable places, the overall advantage score remains low.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
3
Lower 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
944
Lower than 73% 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 grew by 2.2% since 2021, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 8.7%.
6,319
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With 417 businesses, this area is smaller than about 80% of similar places.
417
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/economy-advantage
