2033.0.30.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 1996

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/10/1998

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About this Release Affluent? Disadvantaged? Highly skilled and educated? ABS indexes show where (Media Release)	ABOUT THIS RELEASE 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 Index of Disadvantage Index of Economic Resources Index of Education and Occupation 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. This product is separately available for each State and Territory and Australia.Click here for more information on Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas 96 Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.