Croydon - Etheridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Limited access to money and education shapes daily life in Croydon - Etheridge, where the overall advantage score of 942 is lower than about 73% of similar areas. This sparsely populated region faces significant challenges in wealth and job skills compared to the rest of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon - Etheridge — lower than 71% of areas.
| Croydon - Etheridge | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 1 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here have a low score for access to money and resources, ranking lower than 80% of similar areas. Education and job skills are also low, with a score of 3 that is smaller than about 70% of other areas.
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.
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.
942
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 is among the smallest at this level with ,000 people. Growth since 2021 has been just 0.7%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
1,000
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Business activity is minimal in the region, with only 257 businesses operating here. This is smaller than about 89% of similar areas.
257
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Croydon - Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/topic/economy-advantage
