Lakes Entrance is a regional town in Victoria, in East Gippsland Council. The Gippsland Lakes is part of the surrounding geography.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places. Median house prices have risen 16% year on year. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 79% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower school ICSEA scores.
Lakes Entrance is a better fit for people who value daily services and more affordable housing more than 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
Regional town · compared with regional towns in Victoria (187)
Strengths
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places
Green cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Reported crime is well above the peer median
School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
What stands out
Lakes Entrance Beach
90 Mile Beach
Gippsland Lakes
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
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Housing, growth and risk
How Lakes Entrance compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$485k
+16% change
Median rent (Census)
$252/wk
2021 Census median weekly rent
Population (ERP)
5,489
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
24.6%
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
#387
among Country & regional · Mature
Crime rate
95th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
58th
percentile in VIC
Rented dwellings
29%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
9th
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
33.8/100 — Below average
National rank
5837th in Australia
State rank
1200th in VIC
Peer rank
#387 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#693 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
+0.6% annual · +4.2% over 5 years · 58th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+4.2%
Change in 1 year
+35
Change in 5 years
+221
Growth rank in VIC
58th 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 (~5,800), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
5,145
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$866
Dwelling vacancy
24.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
705 of 2,861
Median monthly mortgage
$1,227
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$252
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
51.2% / 19.9% / 28.9%
Employment rate
35.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.4% / 0.3% / 70.2%
Walked or cycled to work
4.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,755 / 276 / 39 (+ 60 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.
10.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 20% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified10.7% · 29.2% VIC
Diploma qualified7.4% · 9.8% VIC
Trade / vocational20% · 14.2% VIC
Year 12 or below61.9% · 46.8% VIC
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies21.1%
Management and commerce14%
Society and culture13.3%
Health12.8%
Education10.6%
Food, hospitality and personal services9.4%
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)
$43,858
9th percentile in VIC · -25% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$49,764
12th percentile in VIC · -23% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
35th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$74,221
42nd percentile in VIC · +17% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
30th percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3909 — 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
4,515
Taxpayers reporting net rent
503
Median net rent
$1,195
Taxpayers reporting business income
447
Taxable income vs state median
-18%
Salary / wages vs state median
-15%
Rental investment vs state median
-15%
Super vs state median
-8%
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
4.6% 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
4.6%
37th percentile in VIC · +100% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
73
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 3909
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Labourers19
Managers18
Professionals10
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 3909 (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: 1,573 · AFF share +119% 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
5.7% speak a language other than English at home; 15% born overseas
Language at home
4,388 English only · 265 other
Non-English at home
5.7%
Born overseas
686 (15%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
218 (4.2%)
Australian citizens
4,411
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
13
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian17 · 17.2%
Greek15 · 15.2%
Punjabi10 · 10.1%
Vietnamese10 · 10.1%
Mandarin9 · 9.1%
Filipino8 · 8.1%
French5 · 5.1%
Gujarati5 · 5.1%
Religion
44.1%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 44.1%, while Christianity accounts for 42.2%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
44.1%
38.8%
Christianity
42.2%
40.9%
Other / not stated
13.7%
20.3%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
16.7%
20.5%
Anglican
11.8%
6.5%
Uniting Church
4%
2.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2.2%
1.4%
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)
1,642
Against the person
295
Against property
516
Rate per 1,000 residents
299.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 17 residents
State crime-rate percentile
95.1th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+40.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
72
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.12
Most common offence types
B21 Criminal Damage126
B43 Steal From A Retail Store79
B49 Other Theft86
E21 Breach Family Violence Order353
C32 Drug Possession124
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Lakes Entrance Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 889 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 167 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Lakes Entrance Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Lakes Entrance Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Nungurner Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Toorloo Arm Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
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
2
Nearest hospital
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (34.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
76
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Gippsland Lakes Community HealthClinic
PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
Gippsland Lakes Community HealthLAKES ENTRANCEHome Care
Lakes Entrance Care CommunityLAKES ENTRANCEResidential
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).
72 planning-related records
2021· 33 proposals
August 2021
Multi Lot Subdivision, roadworks associated with the subdivision and Removal of Native Vegetation
55 LAKEVIEW DRIVE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
Buildings and works associated with for a moveable dwelling unit on Site 79
Two lot subdivision and buildings and works for a second Dwelling
40 DON ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and Works in the form of an alteration to the existing building façade of Shop 2 (installation of an external roller door)
40A CHURCH STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
Buildings and works for a dwelling within an Erosion Management Overlay and on land with a 15 percent slope within a Design and Development Overlay
11 MACRAE COURT LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use and Development of a Medical Centre in the general residential zone 1, creation of access to a transport zone 2 and buildings and works including fencing in the land subject to inundation, erosion management and design and development overlays
40 ROADKNIGHT STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Veranda and deck addition to a dwelling
8 MACRAE COURT LAKES ENTRANCE 3909In progress
Buildings and works for a dwelling within the Design and Development Overlay and Bushfire Management Overlay and removal of vegetation and associated earthworks within the Erosion Management Overlay
40 OCEAN VIEW PARADE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
Buildings and works including earthworks for a single dwelling and associated outbuilding in the Bushfire Management Overlay, Design and Development Overlay and Erosion Management Overlay.
66B GOLD RING ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
Development of an Agricultural Building within 10m of a boundary, and100m of a waterway within an Erosion Management and Environmental Significance Overlay
159 COLQUHOUN ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
Development of a shed
35 ROWE STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Construction of a multi dwelling residential development within a Design and Development Overlay and Erosion Management Overlay
11 BILLS STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
May 2021
Buildings and works to an existing office (additions and alterations to a building for a section 2 use) and reduction to the standard car parking requirement
11 HEATHERLEA GROVE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Works ancillary to an existing building altering the surface profile by more than 150mm, display of business identification signage including pylon, creation and alteration of access to a Transport Zone 2
365A ESPLANADE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works, including earthworks, for an outbuilding and carport within a Design and Development Overlay, Erosion Management Overlay and Bushfire Mangement Ovelray
61 ROBIN STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works (storage shed) associated with an existing use
79 BUNGA CREEK ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works with two outbuildings
43 BUNGA CREEK ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
Construction of a single storey dwelling on a lot less than 300sqm
23A GOLF LINKS ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Building and Works of a Dwelling, Outbuilding and Associated Earthworks
14 OCEAN VIEW PARADE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
Four Lot Subdivision and the Removal of Easement (E-1)
42 MYER STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Two lot subdivision
205 PALMERS ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
Development of a double-storey dwelling
122A Myer StreetWithdrawn
Development of an outbuilding (shed)
79 Colquhoun RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use & Development of an Indoor Recreation Facility (Mini-Golf), Subdivision into two lots adjacent to Road Zone Category 1 & reduction in the car parking requirement
547 ESPLANADE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Development of a two storey dwelling
11 MERRANGBAUR STREET LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for an outbuilding (carport)
110 PALMERS ROAD LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
Change of Use of existing shed to a vehicle store
53 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909Withdrawn
Buildings and works to an existing building
605 EsplanadePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Two lot subdivision (restructure)
112 Carpenter StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for a shed
18 Norman CourtNo permit required
Two lot subdivision and variation of an easement (powerline)
106 Ostlers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Use of the land for the sale and consumption of liquor pursuant to an on premises liquor license in association with the development of a restaurant, reduction of car parking and access alteration to a Road Zone Category 1 within Land Subject to Inundation Overlay.
595 ESPLANADE LAKES ENTRANCE 3909NOD issued by a delegate
January 2021
Buildings and works for a garage
424 Colquhoun RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 7 proposals
December 2020
Buildings and works for a dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Design and Development Overlay
95 Golf Links RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding
255 Colquhoun RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for a shed within an Erosion Management Overlay
79 Bunga Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Two lot subdivision
9 Kinkuna CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
November 2020
Buildings and works (extension and alteration to a dwelling, construction of an outbuiding and fencing) within Land Subject to Inundation Overlay
421 EsplanadePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works for dwelling additions
12 Mitchelson CourtPermit 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
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
6.4% of 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 25.9 km away).
Coalition 73.4%Labor 26.6%
4.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Lakes EntranceLabor 28.5% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
Toorloo ArmLabor 25.1% · Coalition 74.9% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
MetungLabor 38.5% · Coalition 61.5% TPP (2025)13.9 km away
Nowa NowaLabor 22.9% · Coalition 77.1% TPP (2025)15.8 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%)