Banana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A steady 4.5% increase in population since 2021 marks the recent growth in Banana. While the area supports a high number of businesses, it generally faces more challenges with education and job skills than many similar regions.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Banana — lower than 64% of areas.
| Banana | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4719, QLD | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area has a typical advantage score of 961, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. While access to money and resources is higher than 60% of these areas, education and job skills rank much lower, being smaller than about 70% of peers.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
5
Lower 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.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
3
Lower 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.
961
Lower than 65% 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.
Banana's population has grown by 4.5% since 2021. This is around the middle for its level, though it is well below the Queensland growth rate of 8.7%.
9,297
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
4.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With 2,099 businesses, this region is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
2,099
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308041528/banana/topic/economy-advantage
