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SEIFA in Rockdale (2216)

The SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) score for Rockdale (2216) 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. Rockdale is part of the Bayside local government area.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Rockdale

Rockdale sits in the 7th decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — moderately advantaged, around the 65th percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)7th decile65th percentile · rank #9,353
Education & occupation (IEO)8th decile76th percentile · rank #10,872

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)6th decilerank #2,485 of NSW suburbs
IEO (NSW)8th decilerank #3,026 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score1,012mean 1000 · sd 100
IEO score1,030mean 1000 · sd 100
Population15,475usual 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 Rockdale 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

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