Ayr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A score of 2 out of 10 for overall advantage marks Ayr as a place where few residents have high levels of wealth or education. Most people here face more challenges than those in the typical Australian town. This is reflected in the area's limited access to money and resources.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ayr — lower than 86% of areas.
| Ayr | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The typical resident has very low levels of education and job skills, ranking at 1 out of 10. This helps explain why the area's overall advantage score of 913 is lower than about 84% of similar places.
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.
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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
913
Lower than 85% 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.
Growth has been slow, with the population rising by only 1.9% since 2021. This is well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
9,234
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 840 businesses operating in the area, which is fewer than about 53% of similar places.
840
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011460/ayr/topic/economy-advantage
