Christie Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A lack of money and job skills shapes daily life in Christie Downs, where the overall advantage score is 850. This figure is among the smallest in the country, marking the area as significantly disadvantaged compared to most other regions.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Christie Downs — lower than 99% of areas.
| Christie Downs | 1 |
|---|---|
| 5168, SA | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents face significant hurdles, with scores for education, job skills, and access to money all sitting at the lowest possible level of 1. These figures are smaller than about 90% of other areas.
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.
850
Lower than 96% 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 sluggish, rising by just 1.3% since 2021. This is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 5.6%.
9,700
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
The local economy is small, with only 300 businesses operating in the area. This is smaller than about 87% of similar regions.
300
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041073/christie-downs/topic/economy-advantage
