ABS releases suburb socio-economic stats

[Peter Parker]

New figures out yesterday.

Includes list of the top and bottom 10 socio-economic areas for each state and capital city.

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]&prodno=2033.0.55.001&issue=2006&num=&view=

For Melbourne the most disadvantaged municipalities (on average) are as follows:

1 Hume - Broadmeadows 61,692
2 Brimbank - Sunshine 81,227
3 Gr. Dandenong - Bal 70,673
4 Whittlesea - South-West 58,631
5 Gr. Dandenong - Dandenong 54,847
6 Cardinia - South 5,288
7 Moreland - North 46,707
8 Casey - Cranbourne 63,916
9 Melton - Bal 39,430
10 Yarra Ranges - Central 14,821

Frankston is missing despite the very low incomes of Frankston North. I suspect this is because the high incomes of Frankston South make the average high enough to keep it out of the bottom 10.

The same can be said of Hobsons Bay which has low-ranked Laverton but also aspiring Altona and positively posh Williamstown.

Wyndham and Cardinia have low-income pockets but their dominance by (mostly) dual income family homebuyers also keep them out of the bottom 10.

 

[Perp]

The Australian "most advantaged" on the Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage:

Most advantaged

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Rank in Australia Statistical Local Area (SLA) State Usual Resident Population

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1 Barton ACT 940
2 Forrest ACT 1,191
3 Ku-ring-gai NSW 101,084
4 O'Malley ACT 685
5 Pullenvale QLD 3,153
6 Fig Tree Pocket QLD 3,259
7 Mosman NSW 26,236
8 Chapman ACT 2,693
9 Peppermint Grove WA 1,582
10 Woollahra NSW 50,162
11 Fadden ACT 3,214
12 North Sydney NSW 58,257
13 Bruce ACT 3,387
14 Brookfield QLD 4,467
15 Newstead QLD 4,819
16 Chapel Hill QLD 9,983
17 Cottesloe WA 7,257
18 Melbourne - S'bank-D'lands VIC 13,304
19 Weetangera ACT 2,545
20 Lane Cove NSW 30,427

I live in Kenmore and will shortly build at Pullenvale; for those unfamiliar with Western Brisbane, here's a map:

I must say that whilst I love my little pocket of the world, I had no idea I was surrounded by so much "socio-economic advantage"!