Le Hunte - Elliston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Only 418 businesses operate within Le Hunte - Elliston, which is fewer than about 80% of similar areas. This reflects a small, sparsely populated region where overall social and economic advantage is lower than the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Le Hunte - Elliston — lower than 64% of areas.
| Le Hunte - Elliston | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5670, SA | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area's overall advantage score is 961, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. Access to money and resources is also low, ranking below about 60% of other areas.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
961
Lower than 65% 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 at 1.6%, a figure well below South Australia's 5.6% increase. This puts the area's growth rate much lower than most other regions.
2,207
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With only 418 businesses, the local economy is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
418
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Le Hunte - Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011132/le-hunte-elliston/topic/economy-advantage
