Australian Capital Territory suburbs by SEIFA advantage (IRSAD)

Ranked by SEIFA advantage (IRSAD), from ABS SEIFA 2021. Highest and lowest suburbs, each linking to its full profile.

SEIFA 2021 Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) score, for suburbs with a population of at least 500. The national mean is 1000; a higher score means relatively more advantage. This is a relative measure, not a judgement about a place or its residents.

See the national ranking for SEIFA advantage (IRSAD).

Highest IRSAD score

#SuburbStatePostcodeIRSAD score
1 Barton ACT 2600 1,185
2 Forrest ACT 2603 1,185
3 Denman Prospect ACT 2611 1,174
4 Deakin ACT 2600 1,169
5 O'Malley ACT 2606 1,169
6 Campbell ACT 2612 1,168
7 City ACT 2601 1,165
8 Red Hill ACT 2603 1,164
9 Kingston ACT 2604 1,163
10 Yarralumla ACT 2600 1,161
11 Forde ACT 2914 1,159
12 Braddon ACT 2612 1,155
13 Crace ACT 2911 1,150
14 Griffith ACT 2603 1,149
15 Aranda ACT 2614 1,147
16 Turner ACT 2612 1,146
17 Chapman ACT 2611 1,146
18 Weetangera ACT 2614 1,144
19 Throsby ACT 2914 1,144
20 Wright ACT 2611 1,142
21 Fadden ACT 2904 1,142
22 Garran ACT 2605 1,141
23 Curtin ACT 2605 1,135
24 Hackett ACT 2602 1,132
25 Lawson ACT 2617 1,131

Lowest IRSAD score

#SuburbStatePostcodeIRSAD score
1 Symonston ACT 2609 781
2 Charnwood ACT 2615 979
3 Richardson ACT 2905 985
4 Holt ACT 2615 1,027
5 Chisholm ACT 2905 1,028
6 Jacka ACT 2914 1,030
7 Florey ACT 2615 1,033
8 Isabella Plains ACT 2905 1,033
9 Banks ACT 2906 1,038
10 Scullin ACT 2614 1,040
11 Page ACT 2614 1,040
12 Latham ACT 2615 1,041
13 Oxley ACT 2903 1,045
14 Gilmore ACT 2905 1,047
15 Macgregor ACT 2615 1,048
16 Theodore ACT 2905 1,048
17 Higgins ACT 2615 1,048
18 Kambah ACT 2902 1,049
19 Gordon ACT 2906 1,050
20 Ngunnawal ACT 2913 1,053
21 Conder ACT 2906 1,053
22 Greenway ACT 2900 1,053
23 Macquarie ACT 2614 1,055
24 Bonython ACT 2905 1,056
25 Belconnen ACT 2617 1,058

Ranked from 103 eligible suburbs that met the population and data thresholds above. Each suburb links to its full demographic profile.

These tables draw on ABS SEIFA 2021 open data and are recomputed each time the site rebuilds. Figures describe whole suburbs, not individual households, and are a snapshot of the 2021 Census period. For the methodology behind every number, see the data notes.

Page last reviewed . Source: ABS SEIFA 2021. All suburb rankings.