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, Hawkesbury (C)'s Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) score was 1025.9, placing it in the 80th percentile nationally. Within Hawkesbury (C), scores ranged from South Windsor to Yarramundi.
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1025.9
Hawkesbury (C) IRSD score
80th percentile nationally
1096.7
Highest local score
Yarramundi
926.6
Lowest local score
South Windsor
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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
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| 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 Hawkesbury (C)
See the spread of scores across smaller areas within the municipality.
Yarramundi
1096.7
Percentile 96
Pitt Town
1094.9
Percentile 95
Kurrajong Hills
1093.9
Percentile 95
Maraylya (part)
1092.5
Percentile 95
Windsor Downs
1086.4
Percentile 93
Grose Vale
1085.5
Percentile 92
Grose Wold
1085.4
Percentile 92
East Kurrajong
1082.8
Percentile 91
Kurrajong Heights
1078.8
Percentile 89
The Slopes
1071.3
Percentile 86
Blaxlands Ridge
1070.8
Percentile 86
Kurrajong
1070.3
Percentile 86
Tennyson (NSW)
1068
Percentile 84
Scheyville
1067.1
Percentile 83
Berambing (part)
1066.7
Percentile 83
Cumberland Reach
1063.9
Percentile 82
Sackville
1062.1
Percentile 81
Ebenezer (NSW)
1060.2
Percentile 79
Oakville
1058
Percentile 78
Central Colo
1056.8
Percentile 77
Colo (Hawkesbury - NSW)
1056.8
Percentile 77
Mountain Lagoon
1056.8
Percentile 77
Upper Colo
1056.8
Percentile 77
Wheeny Creek
1056.8
Percentile 77
Bowen Mountain
1056.8
Percentile 77
Agnes Banks (part)
1053
Percentile 75
Kurmond
1050.5
Percentile 73
Pitt Town Bottoms
1050.3
Percentile 73
Bilpin
1049.9
Percentile 72
Wilberforce (NSW)
1048.3
Percentile 71
Lower Portland (part)
1047.4
Percentile 71
McGraths Hill
1042.1
Percentile 68
Glossodia
1041.4
Percentile 67
Freemans Reach
1032.9
Percentile 61
North Richmond
1017.1
Percentile 52
Leets Vale (part)
1015.8
Percentile 51
Central Macdonald
1008.5
Percentile 47
Fernances
1008.5
Percentile 47
Higher Macdonald
1008.5
Percentile 47
Mogo Creek
1008.5
Percentile 47
Perrys Crossing
1008.5
Percentile 47
St Albans (NSW)
1008.5
Percentile 47
Ten Mile Hollow (part)
1008.5
Percentile 47
Upper Macdonald
1008.5
Percentile 47
Webbs Creek
1008.5
Percentile 47
Wrights Creek (NSW)
1008.5
Percentile 47
Colo Heights
1006.2
Percentile 45
Mellong
1006.2
Percentile 45
Hobartville
1002.9
Percentile 43
Bligh Park
996.6
Percentile 40
Mulgrave (NSW)
976.4
Percentile 29
Clarendon (NSW)
973.1
Percentile 28
Cornwallis
972.7
Percentile 28
Richmond Lowlands
972.7
Percentile 28
Windsor (NSW)
971
Percentile 27
Lower Macdonald
970.6
Percentile 27
Richmond (NSW)
963.6
Percentile 24
Vineyard (part)
951.2
Percentile 20
South Windsor
926.6
Percentile 14
Data table
Variation within Hawkesbury (C) table
Download the underlying SEIFA scores and percentiles shown in the current view.
| Area | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Yarramundi | 1096.7 | 96 |
| Pitt Town | 1094.9 | 95 |
| Kurrajong Hills | 1093.9 | 95 |
| Maraylya (part) | 1092.5 | 95 |
| Windsor Downs | 1086.4 | 93 |
| Grose Vale | 1085.5 | 92 |
| Grose Wold | 1085.4 | 92 |
| East Kurrajong | 1082.8 | 91 |
| Kurrajong Heights | 1078.8 | 89 |
| The Slopes | 1071.3 | 86 |
| Blaxlands Ridge | 1070.8 | 86 |
| Kurrajong | 1070.3 | 86 |
| Tennyson (NSW) | 1068 | 84 |
| Scheyville | 1067.1 | 83 |
| Berambing (part) | 1066.7 | 83 |
| Cumberland Reach | 1063.9 | 82 |
| Sackville | 1062.1 | 81 |
| Ebenezer (NSW) | 1060.2 | 79 |
| Oakville | 1058 | 78 |
| Central Colo | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Colo (Hawkesbury - NSW) | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Mountain Lagoon | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Upper Colo | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Wheeny Creek | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Bowen Mountain | 1056.8 | 77 |
| Agnes Banks (part) | 1053 | 75 |
| Kurmond | 1050.5 | 73 |
| Pitt Town Bottoms | 1050.3 | 73 |
| Bilpin | 1049.9 | 72 |
| Wilberforce (NSW) | 1048.3 | 71 |
| Lower Portland (part) | 1047.4 | 71 |
| McGraths Hill | 1042.1 | 68 |
| Glossodia | 1041.4 | 67 |
| Freemans Reach | 1032.9 | 61 |
| North Richmond | 1017.1 | 52 |
| Leets Vale (part) | 1015.8 | 51 |
| Central Macdonald | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Fernances | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Higher Macdonald | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Mogo Creek | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Perrys Crossing | 1008.5 | 47 |
| St Albans (NSW) | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Ten Mile Hollow (part) | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Upper Macdonald | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Webbs Creek | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Wrights Creek (NSW) | 1008.5 | 47 |
| Colo Heights | 1006.2 | 45 |
| Mellong | 1006.2 | 45 |
| Hobartville | 1002.9 | 43 |
| Bligh Park | 996.6 | 40 |
| Mulgrave (NSW) | 976.4 | 29 |
| Clarendon (NSW) | 973.1 | 28 |
| Cornwallis | 972.7 | 28 |
| Richmond Lowlands | 972.7 | 28 |
| Windsor (NSW) | 971 | 27 |
| Lower Macdonald | 970.6 | 27 |
| Richmond (NSW) | 963.6 | 24 |
| Vineyard (part) | 951.2 | 20 |
| South Windsor | 926.6 | 14 |