Esk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Low levels of overall advantage shape daily life in Esk, where an overall advantage score of 904 is smaller than about 87% of similar areas. This reflects a community with limited access to money and resources compared to most of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Esk — lower than 86% of areas.
| Esk | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4312, QLD | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area faces significant challenges, with an overall advantage score and job skills rating that are both smaller than about 80% of similar areas. Access to money and resources is also limited, ranking lower than about 60% of other 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
904
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 been slow, rising by 2.7% since 2021. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
5,236
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Esk is home to 580 businesses, a total that is smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
580
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021278/esk/topic/economy-advantage
