Christmas Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Lower levels of overall advantage mark Christmas Island, where the typical area score of 972 is smaller than about 60% of other places. This reflects a community with limited access to money and resources compared to most of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Christmas Island — lower than 64% of areas.
| Christmas Island | 4 |
|---|---|
| 6798, OT | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area ranks low for education and job skills, and access to money is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. This is consistent with a general disadvantage score that is smaller than about 70% of other places.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
4
Lower than 64% 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.
972
Lower than 61% 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.
Christmas Island has a small population of 1,889 people. However, it has grown by 10% since 2021, a rate that is well above the 3.4% figure for Other Territories.
1,889
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
10.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901011001/christmas-island/topic/economy-advantage
