Perth (North) - Highgate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Highly skilled professionals drive the local economy in Perth (North) - Highgate, where overall advantage is higher than about 80% of similar areas. While the typical resident has a high level of education and job skills, they have much less access to money and resources than most other areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Perth (North) - Highgate — higher than 71% of areas.
| Perth (North) - Highgate | 8 |
|---|---|
| 6000, WA | 9 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area is well-positioned with an overall advantage score of 1,074, which is larger than about 80% of similar places. This strength is led by education and job skills, which rank higher than about 90% of other areas.
8
Higher 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.
7
Higher 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.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
9
Higher 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.
1,074
Higher 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.
Population growth has been rapid, rising by 15.6% since 2021. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 10.7% and is much higher than most other areas.
13,732
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
15.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
The area is a significant commercial hub, with 2,382 businesses, placing it among the largest for its level.
2,382
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Perth (North) - Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021296/perth-highgate/topic/economy-advantage
