Socio-Economic Indexes
SEIFA – disadvantage
About this topic
SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) ranks Australian areas by relative advantage and disadvantage using Census data. The ABS constructs each index from a weighted combination of variables including household income, educational attainment, employment status, occupation skill level, and housing conditions.
Scores are relative, not absolute - they show how an area compares to all other areas in Australia, not whether residents are "poor" or "wealthy" in dollar terms. A score of 1000 represents the national average. Areas scoring below 1000 have relatively greater disadvantage; areas above have relatively less.
IRSD measures disadvantage only - it identifies areas where residents have fewer economic and social resources, but cannot distinguish between advantaged and average areas. IRSAD captures both ends of the spectrum, incorporating indicators of advantage such as high income and tertiary qualifications alongside disadvantage indicators.
SEIFA scores are widely used in grant applications, needs assessments, and service planning to identify areas requiring targeted investment or support.
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Key insight
In 2021, Eurobodalla (A)'s Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) score was 984.7, placing it in the 54th percentile nationally. Within Eurobodalla (A), scores ranged from Batemans Bay to South Durras.
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984.7
Eurobodalla (A) IRSD score
54th percentile nationally
1079.3
Highest local score
South Durras
852.2
Lowest local score
Batemans Bay
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SEIFA – disadvantage across New South Wales LGAs
Compare the selected index across New South Wales LGAs with the current municipality highlighted.
Woollahra (A)
1109.7
Mosman (A)
1109.5
Ku-ring-gai (A)
1108.1
Lane Cove (A)
1104.9
Hunters Hill (A)
1100.6
The Hills Shire (A)
1098.1
North Sydney (A)
1096
Waverley (A)
1092.2
Northern Beaches (A)
1088.6
Hornsby (A)
1082.2
Sutherland Shire (A)
1078.8
Willoughby (C)
1074.7
Kiama (A)
1070
Canada Bay (A)
1066.8
Yass Valley (A)
1065.3
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)
1061.2
Randwick (C)
1059.1
Inner West (A)
1057
Ryde (C)
1055.2
Blue Mountains (C)
1048.2
Unincorporated NSW
1045.6
Wingecarribee (A)
1045.5
Camden (A)
1044.8
Wollondilly (A)
1041
Sydney (C)
1030.6
Parramatta (C)
1029.5
Hawkesbury (C)
1025.9
Cabonne (A)
1022.9
Upper Lachlan Shire (A)
1021.9
Byron (A)
1020.7
Snowy Monaro Regional (A)
1019.7
Ballina (A)
1015.1
Newcastle (C)
1012.1
Georges River (A)
1011.3
Strathfield (A)
1011
Dungog (A)
1008.9
Bayside (NSW)
1003.9
Lake Macquarie (C)
1003.7
Wollongong (C)
999.8
Greater Hume Shire (A)
999.3
Singleton (A)
998.1
Murray River (A)
997.9
Orange (C)
997.2
Central Coast (C) (NSW)
994.2
Bland (A)
992.6
Walcha (A)
992.5
Bathurst Regional (A)
991.5
Penrith (C)
991.3
Blayney (A)
991.2
Uralla (A)
989.9
Wagga Wagga (C)
989.4
Tweed (A)
988.7
Maitland (C)
988.5
Blacktown (C)
987.3
Bega Valley (A)
985.8
Dubbo Regional
985.5
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)
985
Eurobodalla (A)
984.7
Coolamon (A)
983.3
Murrumbidgee (A)
983.2
Shellharbour (C)
982.9
Port Stephens (A)
982.1
Bellingen (A)
980.9
Armidale Regional
980.4
Shoalhaven (C)
979.5
Mid-Western Regional (A)
978.6
Oberon (A)
977.6
Burwood (A)
977.2
Lockhart (A)
976
Upper Hunter Shire (A)
974.8
Griffith (C)
974.2
Wentworth (A)
973.6
Carrathool (A)
973.1
Coffs Harbour (C)
972
Temora (A)
971.7
Goulburn Mulwaree (A)
971.7
Federation (A)
969.4
Forbes (A)
968.5
Albury (C)
967.9
Gunnedah (A)
966.7
Edward River (A)
966.5
Bogan (A)
965.9
Berrigan (A)
965.8
Lismore (C)
965.6
Cobar (A)
965.3
Narrabri (A)
963.9
Warren (A)
961.6
Tamworth Regional (A)
961.1
Weddin (A)
960.5
Balranald (A)
960.2
Narromine (A)
958.3
Gwydir (A)
956.6
Hay (A)
955.9
Hilltops (A)
954.3
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional
952.9
Snowy Valleys (A)
952.5
Lachlan (A)
950.2
Leeton (A)
949.1
Campbelltown (C) (NSW)
947.5
Bourke (A)
946.7
Parkes (A)
945.8
Mid-Coast (A)
942.5
Moree Plains (A)
940.3
Clarence Valley (A)
940
Cessnock (C)
939.4
Muswellbrook (A)
937
Lithgow (C)
934.7
Junee (A)
933.9
Cowra (A)
931.8
Liverpool (C)
930.8
Gilgandra (A)
929.6
Narrandera (A)
929.1
Inverell
928.3
Warrumbungle Shire (A)
927.2
Liverpool Plains (A)
925.7
Richmond Valley (A)
923.6
Kyogle (A)
921.1
Tenterfield (A)
920.3
Nambucca (A)
920.3
Canterbury-Bankstown (A)
916.8
Broken Hill (C)
913.2
Glen Innes Severn (A)
906.1
Cumberland (A)
903.6
Kempsey (A)
903.3
Walgett (A)
887.7
Coonamble (A)
883.2
Central Darling (A)
826.7
Brewarrina (A)
817.9
Fairfield (C)
814
Data table
SEIFA – disadvantage across New South Wales LGAs table
Download the underlying SEIFA scores and percentiles shown in the current view.
| Area | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Woollahra (A) | 1109.7 | 99 |
| Mosman (A) | 1109.5 | 99 |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 1108.1 | 99 |
| Lane Cove (A) | 1104.9 | 99 |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 1100.6 | 99 |
| The Hills Shire (A) | 1098.1 | 98 |
| North Sydney (A) | 1096 | 98 |
| Waverley (A) | 1092.2 | 98 |
| Northern Beaches (A) | 1088.6 | 97 |
| Hornsby (A) | 1082.2 | 96 |
| Sutherland Shire (A) | 1078.8 | 96 |
| Willoughby (C) | 1074.7 | 95 |
| Kiama (A) | 1070 | 94 |
| Canada Bay (A) | 1066.8 | 93 |
| Yass Valley (A) | 1065.3 | 93 |
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) | 1061.2 | 92 |
| Randwick (C) | 1059.1 | 92 |
| Inner West (A) | 1057 | 92 |
| Ryde (C) | 1055.2 | 91 |
| Blue Mountains (C) | 1048.2 | 90 |
| Unincorporated NSW | 1045.6 | 89 |
| Wingecarribee (A) | 1045.5 | 89 |
| Camden (A) | 1044.8 | 89 |
| Wollondilly (A) | 1041 | 87 |
| Sydney (C) | 1030.6 | 84 |
| Parramatta (C) | 1029.5 | 83 |
| Hawkesbury (C) | 1025.9 | 80 |
| Cabonne (A) | 1022.9 | 79 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire (A) | 1021.9 | 78 |
| Byron (A) | 1020.7 | 78 |
| Snowy Monaro Regional (A) | 1019.7 | 77 |
| Ballina (A) | 1015.1 | 76 |
| Newcastle (C) | 1012.1 | 75 |
| Georges River (A) | 1011.3 | 74 |
| Strathfield (A) | 1011 | 74 |
| Dungog (A) | 1008.9 | 73 |
| Bayside (NSW) | 1003.9 | 70 |
| Lake Macquarie (C) | 1003.7 | 69 |
| Wollongong (C) | 999.8 | 67 |
| Greater Hume Shire (A) | 999.3 | 66 |
| Singleton (A) | 998.1 | 66 |
| Murray River (A) | 997.9 | 66 |
| Orange (C) | 997.2 | 65 |
| Central Coast (C) (NSW) | 994.2 | 63 |
| Bland (A) | 992.6 | 61 |
| Walcha (A) | 992.5 | 61 |
| Bathurst Regional (A) | 991.5 | 61 |
| Penrith (C) | 991.3 | 60 |
| Blayney (A) | 991.2 | 60 |
| Uralla (A) | 989.9 | 59 |
| Wagga Wagga (C) | 989.4 | 59 |
| Tweed (A) | 988.7 | 58 |
| Maitland (C) | 988.5 | 58 |
| Blacktown (C) | 987.3 | 56 |
| Bega Valley (A) | 985.8 | 56 |
| Dubbo Regional | 985.5 | 55 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings (A) | 985 | 55 |
| Eurobodalla (A) | 984.7 | 54 |
| Coolamon (A) | 983.3 | 54 |
| Murrumbidgee (A) | 983.2 | 54 |
| Shellharbour (C) | 982.9 | 53 |
| Port Stephens (A) | 982.1 | 53 |
| Bellingen (A) | 980.9 | 52 |
| Armidale Regional | 980.4 | 52 |
| Shoalhaven (C) | 979.5 | 51 |
| Mid-Western Regional (A) | 978.6 | 50 |
| Oberon (A) | 977.6 | 49 |
| Burwood (A) | 977.2 | 49 |
| Lockhart (A) | 976 | 49 |
| Upper Hunter Shire (A) | 974.8 | 48 |
| Griffith (C) | 974.2 | 47 |
| Wentworth (A) | 973.6 | 47 |
| Carrathool (A) | 973.1 | 46 |
| Coffs Harbour (C) | 972 | 45 |
| Temora (A) | 971.7 | 45 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree (A) | 971.7 | 45 |
| Federation (A) | 969.4 | 44 |
| Forbes (A) | 968.5 | 43 |
| Albury (C) | 967.9 | 43 |
| Gunnedah (A) | 966.7 | 43 |
| Edward River (A) | 966.5 | 42 |
| Bogan (A) | 965.9 | 42 |
| Berrigan (A) | 965.8 | 42 |
| Lismore (C) | 965.6 | 41 |
| Cobar (A) | 965.3 | 41 |
| Narrabri (A) | 963.9 | 40 |
| Warren (A) | 961.6 | 38 |
| Tamworth Regional (A) | 961.1 | 38 |
| Weddin (A) | 960.5 | 37 |
| Balranald (A) | 960.2 | 37 |
| Narromine (A) | 958.3 | 35 |
| Gwydir (A) | 956.6 | 34 |
| Hay (A) | 955.9 | 34 |
| Hilltops (A) | 954.3 | 33 |
| Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional | 952.9 | 32 |
| Snowy Valleys (A) | 952.5 | 32 |
| Lachlan (A) | 950.2 | 30 |
| Leeton (A) | 949.1 | 30 |
| Campbelltown (C) (NSW) | 947.5 | 29 |
| Bourke (A) | 946.7 | 28 |
| Parkes (A) | 945.8 | 28 |
| Mid-Coast (A) | 942.5 | 26 |
| Moree Plains (A) | 940.3 | 25 |
| Clarence Valley (A) | 940 | 24 |
| Cessnock (C) | 939.4 | 24 |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 937 | 23 |
| Lithgow (C) | 934.7 | 22 |
| Junee (A) | 933.9 | 22 |
| Cowra (A) | 931.8 | 22 |
| Liverpool (C) | 930.8 | 21 |
| Gilgandra (A) | 929.6 | 21 |
| Narrandera (A) | 929.1 | 20 |
| Inverell | 928.3 | 20 |
| Warrumbungle Shire (A) | 927.2 | 20 |
| Liverpool Plains (A) | 925.7 | 19 |
| Richmond Valley (A) | 923.6 | 19 |
| Kyogle (A) | 921.1 | 18 |
| Tenterfield (A) | 920.3 | 17 |
| Nambucca (A) | 920.3 | 17 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown (A) | 916.8 | 17 |
| Broken Hill (C) | 913.2 | 16 |
| Glen Innes Severn (A) | 906.1 | 14 |
| Cumberland (A) | 903.6 | 13 |
| Kempsey (A) | 903.3 | 13 |
| Walgett (A) | 887.7 | 11 |
| Coonamble (A) | 883.2 | 10 |
| Central Darling (A) | 826.7 | 7 |
| Brewarrina (A) | 817.9 | 7 |
| Fairfield (C) | 814 | 7 |
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Variation within Eurobodalla (A)
See the spread of scores across smaller areas within the municipality.
South Durras
1079.3
Percentile 90
Bingie
1073.3
Percentile 87
Meringo
1073.3
Percentile 87
Guerilla Bay
1062
Percentile 80
Rosedale (NSW)
1062
Percentile 80
Bergalia
1054
Percentile 75
Coila
1054
Percentile 75
Broulee
1048.7
Percentile 72
Mossy Point
1045.2
Percentile 69
Turlinjah
1044.1
Percentile 69
Wamban
1044.1
Percentile 69
Malua Bay
1033.4
Percentile 62
North Narooma
1033
Percentile 61
Lilli Pilli (Eurobodalla - NSW)
1032.9
Percentile 61
Corunna
1032.2
Percentile 61
Mystery Bay
1032.2
Percentile 61
Congo
1032
Percentile 61
Potato Point
1028.7
Percentile 59
Kianga (NSW)
1028.3
Percentile 59
Belowra
1024.8
Percentile 56
Tinpot (part)
1024.8
Percentile 56
Long Beach
1023.3
Percentile 55
Moruya Heads
1022.7
Percentile 55
Benandarah
1021.2
Percentile 54
Buckenbowra
1007.7
Percentile 46
Currowan (part)
1007.7
Percentile 46
Deua River Valley
1007.7
Percentile 46
Merricumbene
1007.7
Percentile 46
Runnyford
1007.7
Percentile 46
Tuross Head
1005.8
Percentile 45
Central Tilba
1005.5
Percentile 45
Tilba Tilba
1005.1
Percentile 45
Nerrigundah
1004.8
Percentile 45
Tomakin
1004.2
Percentile 44
Bimbimbie
1003
Percentile 43
Jeremadra
1003
Percentile 43
Woodlands (Eurobodalla - NSW)
1003
Percentile 43
Kiora
998
Percentile 41
Mogendoura
998
Percentile 41
Dignams Creek (part)
990.4
Percentile 36
Dalmeny
989.4
Percentile 36
Sunshine Bay
986.6
Percentile 34
Denhams Beach
983.4
Percentile 33
North Batemans Bay
982.3
Percentile 32
Nelligen
981.9
Percentile 32
Cadgee (NSW)
980.4
Percentile 31
Eurobodalla
980.4
Percentile 31
Bodalla
978.3
Percentile 30
Surf Beach (NSW)
968.1
Percentile 26
Moruya
966.8
Percentile 25
Narooma
956.3
Percentile 22
Maloneys Beach
950.1
Percentile 20
Surfside
950
Percentile 19
Batehaven
941.1
Percentile 17
Catalina
933.8
Percentile 15
Mogo (Eurobodalla - NSW)
874.7
Percentile 6
Akolele
859.7
Percentile 5
Batemans Bay
852.2
Percentile 5
Data table
Variation within Eurobodalla (A) table
Download the underlying SEIFA scores and percentiles shown in the current view.
| Area | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| South Durras | 1079.3 | 90 |
| Bingie | 1073.3 | 87 |
| Meringo | 1073.3 | 87 |
| Guerilla Bay | 1062 | 80 |
| Rosedale (NSW) | 1062 | 80 |
| Bergalia | 1054 | 75 |
| Coila | 1054 | 75 |
| Broulee | 1048.7 | 72 |
| Mossy Point | 1045.2 | 69 |
| Turlinjah | 1044.1 | 69 |
| Wamban | 1044.1 | 69 |
| Malua Bay | 1033.4 | 62 |
| North Narooma | 1033 | 61 |
| Lilli Pilli (Eurobodalla - NSW) | 1032.9 | 61 |
| Corunna | 1032.2 | 61 |
| Mystery Bay | 1032.2 | 61 |
| Congo | 1032 | 61 |
| Potato Point | 1028.7 | 59 |
| Kianga (NSW) | 1028.3 | 59 |
| Belowra | 1024.8 | 56 |
| Tinpot (part) | 1024.8 | 56 |
| Long Beach | 1023.3 | 55 |
| Moruya Heads | 1022.7 | 55 |
| Benandarah | 1021.2 | 54 |
| Buckenbowra | 1007.7 | 46 |
| Currowan (part) | 1007.7 | 46 |
| Deua River Valley | 1007.7 | 46 |
| Merricumbene | 1007.7 | 46 |
| Runnyford | 1007.7 | 46 |
| Tuross Head | 1005.8 | 45 |
| Central Tilba | 1005.5 | 45 |
| Tilba Tilba | 1005.1 | 45 |
| Nerrigundah | 1004.8 | 45 |
| Tomakin | 1004.2 | 44 |
| Bimbimbie | 1003 | 43 |
| Jeremadra | 1003 | 43 |
| Woodlands (Eurobodalla - NSW) | 1003 | 43 |
| Kiora | 998 | 41 |
| Mogendoura | 998 | 41 |
| Dignams Creek (part) | 990.4 | 36 |
| Dalmeny | 989.4 | 36 |
| Sunshine Bay | 986.6 | 34 |
| Denhams Beach | 983.4 | 33 |
| North Batemans Bay | 982.3 | 32 |
| Nelligen | 981.9 | 32 |
| Cadgee (NSW) | 980.4 | 31 |
| Eurobodalla | 980.4 | 31 |
| Bodalla | 978.3 | 30 |
| Surf Beach (NSW) | 968.1 | 26 |
| Moruya | 966.8 | 25 |
| Narooma | 956.3 | 22 |
| Maloneys Beach | 950.1 | 20 |
| Surfside | 950 | 19 |
| Batehaven | 941.1 | 17 |
| Catalina | 933.8 | 15 |
| Mogo (Eurobodalla - NSW) | 874.7 | 6 |
| Akolele | 859.7 | 5 |
| Batemans Bay | 852.2 | 5 |