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SEIFA in Newcastle West (2302)

The SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) score for Newcastle West (2302) is produced by the ABS from Census data and measures the relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage of the area. SEIFA scores are expressed as deciles from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (most advantaged), relative to all Australian suburbs. Newcastle West is part of the Newcastle local government area.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Newcastle West

Newcastle West sits in the 9th decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — highly advantaged, around the 88th percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)9th decile88th percentile · rank #12,657
Education & occupation (IEO)10th decile94th percentile · rank #13,604

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)9th decilerank #3,535 of NSW suburbs
IEO (NSW)10th decilerank #3,970 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score1,063mean 1000 · sd 100
IEO score1,101mean 1000 · sd 100
Population1,453usual residents

ABS SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · Released 27 Apr 2023 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

A rising SEIFA decile over successive Censuses is one of the clearest signals of gentrification. It captures the demographic shift in who lives in a suburb rather than just what they are paying for housing. If Newcastle West has moved up a decile or more between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, it is undergoing the kind of socio-economic transition that has historically accompanied above-average capital growth in Sydney.

SEIFA in nearby suburbs

Newcastle 2300Hamilton 2303Merewether 2291Adamstown 2289Mayfield 2304Wallsend 2287

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