Harvey · 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 education and job skills marks the local economy in Harvey, where the area ranks smaller than about 90% of similar places. While overall advantage is lower than most areas, the population has grown by 8.6% since 2021.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Harvey — lower than 71% of areas.
| Harvey | 3 |
|---|---|
| 6220, WA | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The typical resident has lower overall advantage than about 70% of areas, with a score of 938 compared to the national average. This is driven by a low score for education and job skills, though access to money and resources is higher than about 60% of similar places.
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.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
938
Lower than 75% 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 has increased by 8.6% since 2021, which is much higher than most areas. This growth is a little below the Western Australian figure of 10.7%, bringing the total population to 10,457.
10,457
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
8.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 875 businesses operating in the area, which is smaller than about 52% of similar places.
875
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021014/harvey/topic/economy-advantage
