Bairnsdale is a rural locality in Victoria, in East Gippsland Council. Notable landmarks include Court House, St Marys Catholic Church and Bairnsdale Pumping Station.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. School access is exceptionally strong. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower socio-economic advantage.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school access and health access over peace and quiet.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)
Strengths
School access is exceptionally strong
Health access is a relative strength
The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Weaknesses
Reported crime is well above the peer median
Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
What stands out
Court House
St Marys Catholic Church
Bairnsdale Pumping Station
Who it suits
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Housing, growth and risk
How Bairnsdale compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$485k
+3.2% change
Median rent
$460/wk
Population (ERP)
8,372
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#138
among Country & regional · Established
Crime rate
95th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
75th
percentile in VIC
Rented dwellings
35%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
39th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
36.2/100 — Below average
National rank
5368th in Australia
State rank
1122nd in VIC
Peer rank
#138 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#639 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
All types (Sep 2025)
$460
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$485,000
Median price change
+3.2%
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
+1.2% annual · +2.3% over 5 years · 75th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+2.3%
Change in 1 year
+101
Change in 5 years
+186
Growth rank in VIC
75th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~8,900), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
7,905
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,101
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
380 of 3,682
Median monthly mortgage
$1,192
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$270
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38.2% / 27.1% / 34.7%
Employment rate
48.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.5% / 0.3% / 73%
Walked or cycled to work
5.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,781 / 476 / 28 (+ 17 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
13% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 19.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified13% · 29.2% VIC
Diploma qualified8.6% · 9.8% VIC
Trade / vocational19.5% · 14.2% VIC
Year 12 or below58.9% · 46.8% VIC
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Health16.4%
Society and culture15.9%
Management and commerce15.5%
Engineering and related technologies14.5%
Education10.9%
Food, hospitality and personal services7.9%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$49,476
32nd percentile in VIC · -16% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,342
30th percentile in VIC · -16% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
36th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$69,233
36th percentile in VIC · +9% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
31st percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3875 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,968
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,261
Median net rent
$1,991
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,182
Taxable income vs state median
-7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
-15%
Super vs state median
-14%
Business income vs state median
-9%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Seasonal & agricultural work
4.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.7%
37th percentile in VIC · +104% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
151
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 3875
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Labourers68
Managers45
Technicians and trades workers10
Machinery operators and drivers10
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3875 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Latrobe - Gippsland (SA4 205), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12135,481
Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415940
Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212417
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214382
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211370
Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412228
Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419184
Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413112
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841624
Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
Latrobe - Gippsland is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 3,197 · AFF share +124% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
6.9% speak a language other than English at home; 12.7% born overseas
Language at home
6,778 English only · 505 other
Non-English at home
6.9%
Born overseas
927 (12.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
479 (6.1%)
Australian citizens
6,956
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
22
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian27 · 13.6%
Vietnamese23 · 11.6%
Tagalog17 · 8.6%
Thai15 · 7.6%
Mandarin13 · 6.6%
Tamil13 · 6.6%
German11 · 5.6%
Filipino10 · 5.1%
Religion
46.7%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 46.7%, while Christianity accounts for 40.2%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
46.7%
38.8%
Christianity
40.2%
40.9%
Other / not stated
13.1%
20.3%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
15.4%
20.5%
Anglican
11.9%
6.5%
Uniting Church
3.9%
2.4%
Christian (not further defined)
2%
2.5%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
2,477
Against the person
457
Against property
909
Rate per 1,000 residents
295.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 17 residents
State crime-rate percentile
95th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+7.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
317
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
37.86
Most common offence types
B21 Criminal Damage178
B43 Steal From A Retail Store198
C32 Drug Possession179
E21 Breach Family Violence Order359
E23 Breach Bail Conditions159
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Mitchell River water reserve Gippsland Lakes ReserveNature reserve
Nature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
Mitchell Gardens Caravan ParkCaravan park
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
7
Nearest hospital
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (3.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3
Aged-care services
6
Residential aged-care places
180
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
MacLeod Street Medical CentreGP
Bairnsdale Medical GroupClinic
Bairnsdale Regional Health ServiceHospital
Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Gippsland Physiotherapy Group BairnsdaleNicholson StreetPhysiotherapist
TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Your SpaceClinic
Aged-care services
Bairnsdale Parklands Care CommunityBAIRNSDALEResidential
Bairnsdale Regional Health ServiceBAIRNSDALEResidential
Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative Community Aged Care ServiceBAIRNSDALEHome Care
Jacaranda House HostelBAIRNSDALEResidential
Sutherland LodgeBAIRNSDALEResidential
Uniting AgeWell Gippsland Home CareBAIRNSDALEHome Care
Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
24° / 14°
Rainfall
187 mm · ~23 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
190 mm · ~24 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
15° / 6°
Rainfall
188 mm · ~24 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
19° / 9°
Rainfall
218 mm · ~27 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
94 planning-related records
2021· 34 proposals
August 2021
Development of an industrial building and reduction to the standard car parking requirement
3 CAMPBELLS DRIVE BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for a carport
15 MCCULLOCH STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Withdrawn
Construction of four light towers
2 HOLLOWAY STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (Alterations and additions to existing school buildings including new classrooms and associated site works)
5 HOPE AVENUE BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Change of use to a Medical Centre, development of a business identification signage and reduction to the car parking requirement
9 ROSS STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of four double storey dwellings and four lot subdivision
189 NICHOLSON STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875NOD issued by a delegate
July 2021
Buildings and works to an existing dwelling (verandah and carport) within a Heritage Overlay
13 WARDE STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use and development of a dwelling in the rural living zone
25 RACECOURSE ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Multi lot subdivision and roadworks
70 BAIRNSDALE-DARGO ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Externally paint a heritage building (windows and doors)
9 FRANCIS STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
Buildings and works for Industrial development, five lot industrial subdivision and reduction to the standard car parking requirement
15 RAILWAY COURT BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of a warehouse with an ancillary office and reduction in the standard carparking requirement.
66 FORGE CREEK ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use and development of the land for a dwelling
170 RACECOURSE ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Construction and Display of Internally illuminated Business Identification and Pylon Signage
457-461 MAIN STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to an existing industrial premises
41 BOSWORTH ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for an ancillary office to an existing utility depot
107 RUPERT STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Alterations and works associated with an existing heritage building
9 FRANCIS STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Withdrawn
May 2021
Demolition, buildings and works, redevelopment of a place of assembly (neighbourhood house), display of signs, and reduction of car parking to be provided
27 DALMAHOY STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875NOD issued by a delegate
April 2021
Use and Development of land for Trade Supplies, Buildings and Works for Industry, Display of Signs, Removal of Native Vegetation, Reduction in Car Parking Requirement and Reduction in Bicycle Facilities
108 FORGE CREEK ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Construction of additions (carport) to the existing dwelling and construction of two double storey dwellings to the rear and a Three lot subdivision
23 DAWSON STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
External Painting of a Heritage Building (HO62)
119 Main StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
External Painting of a Heritage Building
59 Main StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of a warehouse and reduction to the standard car parking requirement
15 Collins StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (Alterations and additions to existing school buildings including new classrooms and associated site works)
5 Hope AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (Extension to an existing office building) and a reductions to the car parking requirement
347 Main StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Building and works (extension to existing industrial buildings), reduction to the required number of carparking spaces
15 BOSWORTH ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Extension to an existing restricted place of assembly
6 FORGE CREEK ROAD BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Construction of additions (carport) and alterations to the existing dwelling and construction of a single storey dwelling to the rear
40 GOOLD STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875NOD issued by a delegate
February 2021
Demolition of a heritage dwelling
98 Wallace StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Four lot subdivision
35 PINNOCK STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Two lot subdivision and construction of a new dwelling (on Lot 2) and carport (existing dwelling on Lot 1)
46 MORONEY STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for an outbuilding (domestic shed and carport) within a Heritage Overlay
11 Warde StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
Use and development of the land for an outbuilding (shed)
85 Bengworden RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use of land for restricted recreation facility (circus school)
1/30 ROVAN PLACE BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals
December 2020
Buildings and works for a second dwelling
120 DREVERMANN STREET BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for the purpose of an industrial premise and a store and reduction to the standard car park requirement
1 Radford PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for a shadesail
26D Grant StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Nagle Catholic College - Removal of Native Vegetation, and building and works to refurbish and extend school facilities, car park and bus loop in a Residential Living Zone (RLZ1) and Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO2).
HOPE AVENUE BAIRNSDALE 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (demolition, additions and alterations to a heritage dwelling) within a Heritage Overlay
40 Riley StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (storage building)
3A Radford PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Gippsland
Member of Parliament
Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,075
Turnout (2025)
92.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 13.0 km away).
Coalition 70.2%Labor 29.8%
0.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Bairnsdale WestLabor 34.7% · Coalition 65.3% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
BairnsdaleLabor 27.7% · Coalition 72.3% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
EastwoodLabor 28.6% · Coalition 71.4% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
LucknowLabor 22.3% · Coalition 77.7% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
EllaswoodLabor 22.1% · Coalition 77.9% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)