Goolwa - Port Elliot · 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 in overall advantage marks Goolwa - Port Elliot, where the local score of 928 is smaller than about 79% of similar areas. While the population is growing quickly, residents generally have less access to money and education than people in most other parts of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goolwa - Port Elliot — lower than 71% of areas.
| Goolwa - Port Elliot | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Overall advantage is low, with a score of 3 out of 10. This is smaller than about 70% of areas, and residents have lower access to money and job skills than most other communities.
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.
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.
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.
928
Lower than 79% 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 grown by 7.8% since 2021, which is higher than most areas. This growth is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.6%.
13,711
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
7.8%
Higher 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 778 businesses operating in the area, which is smaller than about 58% of similar places.
778
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Goolwa - Port Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011144/goolwa-port-elliot/topic/economy-advantage
