Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Lower-than-average overall advantage scores mark Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, where the typical score of 950 is smaller than about 70% of similar areas. While many residents have decent access to money and resources, this is offset by a significant lack of formal education and job skills.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds — lower than 71% of areas.
| Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds | 3 |
|---|---|
| 7316, TAS | 4 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents here score a 2 for education and job skills, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. This contributes to an overall advantage score of 3, which is smaller than about 70% of other areas at this level.
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.
5
Lower than 57% 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.
7
Higher 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.
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.
950
Lower than 70% 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 2.4% since 2021, a rate that is about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 1.6%. Despite this slight increase, the total population of 5,426 is smaller than about 77% of similar areas.
5,426
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 607 businesses operating in the area, which is a smaller number than about 68% of similar areas.
607
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011076/burnie-ulverstone-surrounds/topic/economy-advantage
