ABS Census 2021 · Canberra
Most disadvantaged suburbs in Canberra
Suburbs in Canberra with the lowest SEIFA IRSD scores (Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, ABS 2021). Lower scores indicate greater relative disadvantage.
Ranked by irsd score. Suburbs under 1,000 residents (2021) are excluded. Postcodes approximate the greater Canberra area.
- #SuburbPostcodeIRSD score
- 1CharnwoodACT2615984.8
- 2FloreyACT26151,021.6
- 3HoltACT26151,030.2
- 4MacquarieACT26141,030.8
- 5PageACT26141,030.9
- 6ScullinACT26141,033.4
- 7LyonsACT26061,034.8
- 8LathamACT26151,039.7
- 9BelconnenACT26171,040.8
- 10StirlingACT26111,049
- 11NarrabundahACT26041,051.4
- 12HigginsACT26151,051.8
- 13MacgregorACT26151,052
- 14RivettACT26111,052.4
- 15DownerACT26021,053.3
- 16LynehamACT26021,053.5
- 17WaramangaACT26111,054
- 18KaleenACT26171,054.3
- 19AinslieACT26021,057.7
- 20MelbaACT26151,059
- 21SpenceACT26151,060.6
- 22DunlopACT26151,061.6
- 23McKellarACT26171,062.9
- 24MawsonACT26071,064.4
- 25ReidACT26121,065.8
- 26ChifleyACT26061,067.5
- 27PhillipACT26061,067.5
- 28FraserACT26151,069.1
- 29O'ConnorACT26021,069.6
- 30EvattACT26171,070.8
- 31DicksonACT26021,073.6
- 32GiralangACT26171,075.5
- 33FisherACT26111,076.4
- 34FlynnACT26151,077.1
- 35HawkerACT26141,078
- 36PearceACT26071,078.4
- 37CookACT26141,078.9
- 38WestonACT26111,080.5
- 39DuffyACT26111,082.7
- 40WatsonACT26021,083
- 41CoombsACT26111,086
- 42IsaacsACT26071,086.7
- 43HughesACT26051,087.6
- 44TorrensACT26071,090.8
- 45HolderACT26111,091.1
- 46FarrerACT26071,093.1
- 47HackettACT26021,094.6
- 48CurtinACT26051,095.6
- 49TurnerACT26121,095.6
- 50GarranACT26051,097.7
Compare the top two: Charnwood vs Florey
Census deep dives: Charnwood growth / then and now · Florey growth / then and now · Holt growth / then and now
Source: ABS Census 2016 & 2021. See methodology.