Welshpool · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Over a decade of change has seen Welshpool become a major hub for industry, now hosting 1,327 businesses. While the area is predominantly a commercial zone with very few residents, it remains an area with lower levels of formal education and job skills compared to most other regions.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Education and job skills in the area are rated at 2 out of 10, which is lower than about 80% of similar areas.
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.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The resident population is very small, with only 15 people estimated to live here.
15
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Welshpool is a significant business centre, with 1,327 businesses, a total that is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
1,327
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031130/welshpool/topic/economy-advantage
