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In 2021, Mount Eliza had the highest level of Advantage in Mornington Peninsula Shire, with a SEIFA index score of 1,115.3.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) measure the relative level of socio-economic disadvantage and/or advantage based on a range of Census characteristics. Two of the SEIFA indexes: the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) and the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) can be selected below.

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD)

This index contains only disadvantage indicators (e.g. unemployment, low incomes or education levels, single parent families, low skilled occupations, poor English proficiency), so is best used to distinguish between disadvantaged areas, but doesn’t differentiate between those areas which are highly advantaged, and those just lacking a lot of disadvantage (with population close to the middle). This index is most commonly used for funding allocations and advocacy, because it highlights the areas of most need.

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD)

This index contains indicators of disadvantage as well as additional indicators of advantage (e.g. professional occupations, high income, higher education levels, high rent, large dwellings), Characteristics are also weighted differently than the IRSD, so areas do score differently on either measure. Often the IRSAD index will show a more "spread out" distribution with a greater range of scores from very high to very low, due to its ability to measure advantage above the average level.

SEIFA indexes are a good place to start to get a general view of the relative level of disadvantage in one area compared to others, but it is important to also look at these underlying characteristics as they can differ markedly between areas with similar SEIFA scores and shed light on the type of disadvantage being experienced.

A higher score on the index means a lower level of disadvantage, or (in the case of IRSAD only) a higher level of advantage. A lower score on the index means a higher level of disadvantage on both indexes, and a lack of advantage on the IRSAD.

The percentile column indicates the approximate position of this small area in a ranked list of Australia’s suburbs and localities in 2021. It's meant to give a broad indication of where the area sits within the whole nation. A higher number indicates a higher socio-economic status. For instance, a percentile of 72 indicates that approximately 72% of Australia’s suburbs have a SEIFA index lower than this area (more disadvantaged), while 28% are higher. This applies a comparison to suburbs even when the index concerned doesn’t relate to a suburb.

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage
Mornington Peninsula Shire's small areas and benchmark areas
Area2021 indexPercentile
Mount Eliza1,115.397
Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo1,109.097
Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat1,098.595
Beleura Hill1,097.795
HMAS Cerberus1,090.194
Red Hill Ward1,083.193
Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie1,082.793
Moorooduc - Tuerong1,077.092
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers1,073.391
Green Wedge1,069.890
Mount Martha1,068.389
Briars Ward1,055.786
Greater Melbourne1,028.074
Mornington Peninsula Shire1,016.267
Nepean Ward1,012.965
Mornington1,012.365
Victoria1,011.065
Australia1,002.660
Tyabb1,001.359
Somerville1,000.258
Watson Ward996.256
Dromana - Safety Beach995.055
Interface Councils991.453
Rye - Tootgarook - St Andrews Beach986.751
Bittern - Crib Point968.840
Baxter - Pearcedale961.336
Seawinds Ward960.935
Tyabb Structure Plan958.834
Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck954.032
Tootgarook945.928
Rosebud945.328
Cerberus Ward932.422
Capel Sound911.315
Hastings908.614
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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