This data is Census Collection Districts (CD) based Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data based on the 1996 census. The data follows the 1996 Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) boundaries.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed five indexes to allow ranking of regions/areas, providing a method of determining the level of social and economic wellbeing in that region.
The five indexes are:
Urban Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage
Rural Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage
Index of Relative Socio-Economic 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 1996 provides information and rankings for a wide range of geographic areas.
This data is ABS data (catalogue number: 2033.0.55.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
For more information on this data please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Please note:
AURIN has spatially enabled the original data following the 1996 ASGC.