Quorn - Lake Gilles · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A gap of 6.8 percentage points separates the population decline in Quorn - Lake Gilles from the growth seen across South Australia. This area faces significant challenges, with an overall advantage score of 914 that is lower than about 84% of similar regions.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Quorn - Lake Gilles — lower than 86% of areas.
| Quorn - Lake Gilles | 2 |
|---|---|
| 5715, SA | 7 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Low levels of money and resources are common here, with an advantage score of 2 that is smaller than about 80% of other areas. This is consistent with a low score for education and job skills, which is also smaller than about 80% of similar regions.
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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
914
Lower than 84% 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 shrunk by 1.2% since 2021, a figure that is among the lowest for this level and well below the South Australian growth rate of 5.6%. There are now 2,170 people living in the area.
2,170
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-1.2%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Economic activity is limited, with 217 businesses operating in the region. This is smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
217
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Quorn - Lake Gilles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021140/quorn-lake-gilles/topic/economy-advantage
