Eagleby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Financial struggle is common for many people in Eagleby, where the overall advantage score of 841 is among the smallest at its level. This is a place where residents face significant hurdles in accessing money and job skills, leaving it much less advantaged than most other areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Eagleby — lower than 99% of areas.
| Eagleby | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Eagleby sits at the lowest possible level for overall advantage, as well as for education and access to resources. These scores are smaller than about 90% of similar areas, marking a deep level of disadvantage.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
841
Lower than 98% 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 has grown by 4.9% since 2021, which is around the middle for its level. However, this growth is well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
14,488
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
4.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 633 businesses operating in the area, a count that is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
633
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021307/eagleby/topic/economy-advantage
