Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A typical score of 842 for overall advantage means Acton - Upper Burnie faces significantly more hardship than most Australian areas. Daily life here is shaped by limited access to money, resources, and job skills, with the area ranking among the most disadvantaged in the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Acton - Upper Burnie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Acton - Upper Burnie | 1 |
|---|---|
| 7320, TAS | 1 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents face significant hurdles, as scores for education, job skills, and access to money are all at the lowest possible level. These figures are smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
842
Lower than 98% 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 0.6% since 2021, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Tasmania figure of 1.6%.
3,371
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With only 85 businesses, this area has one of the smallest business footprints among similar locations.
85
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/economy-advantage
