Hume · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer businesses and a small, stagnant population make Hume one of the least developed areas at this level. While it is smaller than most similar places, it maintains a mid-range level of education and job skills among its residents.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area's score for education and job skills is 5, which is higher than about half of similar areas.
5
Lower than 57% 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 population is small at 394 people and has not grown since 2021. This 0.0% growth rate is much lower than most areas and well below the ACT's 7.1% increase.
394
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
With only 287 businesses, Hume has fewer companies than about 87% of similar areas.
287
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031031/hume/topic/economy-advantage
