2039.0 - Information Paper: Census of Population and Housing -- Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, Australia, 2001

Product Description

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas 2001 (SEIFA 2001) is a product developed especially for those interested in the assessment of the welfare of Australian communities. The ABS has developed indexes to allow ranking of regions/areas, providing a method of determining the level of social and economic well-being in that region.

The four indexes are:

Index of Advantage\Disadvantage - A new index, and is a continuum of advantage to disadvantage. Low values indicate areas of disadvantage; and high values indicate areas of advantage.
Index of Disadvantage - focuses on low income earners, relatively lower educational attainment and high unemployment.
Index of Economic Resources - This index includes variables that are associated with economic resources. Variables include rent paid, income by family type, mortgage payments, and rental properties.
Index of Education and Occupation - This index includes all education and occupation variables only.

These indexes show where the affluent (as opposed to just high income earning) live; where disadvantaged (as opposed to the unemployed) live: and where the highly skilled and educated (as opposed to the tertiary educated people) live.

SEIFA 2001 provides information and rankings for a wide range of geographic areas.

SEIFA 2001 is available as a standalone product or as an add-on module for use with CDATA 2001 - Full GIS and CDATA 2001 - Quickbuild.

Geography

SEIFA 2001 provides information and rankings for a wide range of geographic areas from small areas such as a Collection District (CD) to large areas such as Statistical Divisions. Alternatively, users will be able to customise areas to their own specifications. Geographic areas available are:

ASGC Main Structure;

Collection District
Statistical Local Area
Statistical Sub-Division
Statistical Division
State

Local Government Area Structure;

Local Government Area
Statistical Local Area
Collection District

Census Specific Hierarchies;

Commonwealth Electoral Divisions
State Electoral Divisions
Postal Area
Suburbs

This page last updated 15 February 2008

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Main Features About this Release	Product Description Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas 2001 (SEIFA 2001) is a product developed especially for those interested in the assessment of the welfare of Australian communities. The ABS has developed indexes to allow ranking of regions/areas, providing a method of determining the level of social and economic well-being in that region. The four indexes are: Index of Advantage\Disadvantage - A new index, and is a continuum of advantage to disadvantage. Low values indicate areas of disadvantage; and high values indicate areas of advantage. Index of Disadvantage - focuses on low income earners, relatively lower educational attainment and high unemployment. Index of Economic Resources - This index includes variables that are associated with economic resources. Variables include rent paid, income by family type, mortgage payments, and rental properties. Index of Education and Occupation - This index includes all education and occupation variables only. These indexes show where the affluent (as opposed to just high income earning) live; where disadvantaged (as opposed to the unemployed) live: and where the highly skilled and educated (as opposed to the tertiary educated people) live. SEIFA 2001 provides information and rankings for a wide range of geographic areas. SEIFA 2001 is available as a standalone product or as an add-on module for use with CDATA 2001 - Full GIS and CDATA 2001 - Quickbuild. Geography SEIFA 2001 provides information and rankings for a wide range of geographic areas from small areas such as a Collection District (CD) to large areas such as Statistical Divisions. Alternatively, users will be able to customise areas to their own specifications. Geographic areas available are: ASGC Main Structure; Collection District Statistical Local Area Statistical Sub-Division Statistical Division State Local Government Area Structure; Local Government Area Statistical Local Area Collection District Census Specific Hierarchies; Commonwealth Electoral Divisions State Electoral Divisions Postal Area Suburbs Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. This page last updated 15 February 2008

Australian Bureau of StatisticsCelebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013