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SEIFA in Terrigal (2260)

Terrigal (2260) has a SEIFA relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (SEIFA-IRSD) score that places it in the context of all Australian neighbourhoods by income, education, occupation, and access to services. For property buyers, the SEIFA decile is a useful single-number proxy for the socio-economic character of a suburb. Its trajectory matters as much as its current position.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Terrigal

Terrigal sits in the 10th decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — highly advantaged, around the 92nd percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)10th decile92nd percentile · rank #13,288
Education & occupation (IEO)9th decile89th percentile · rank #12,820

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)9th decilerank #3,765 of NSW suburbs
IEO (NSW)9th decilerank #3,712 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score1,080mean 1000 · sd 100
IEO score1,071mean 1000 · sd 100
Population12,730usual residents

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

SEIFA deciles have a well-documented relationship with long-run property price growth in Sydney. Higher-decile suburbs tend to retain value better during downturns and recover faster after corrections, reflecting the financial resilience of owner-occupiers. Lower-decile suburbs can deliver strong growth during boom phases as affordability pressure pushes buyers further from the city, but they are typically more volatile.

SEIFA in nearby suburbs

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