Australia’s most advantaged and disadvantaged areas: how does your suburb compare?

Regional areas dominate list of nation's most disadvantaged areas, while areas on or next to water, particularly in Sydney, are the most advantaged

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Australia's most advantaged suburbs tend to be on or next to water and are clustered around Sydney's eastern suburbs and north shore, while regional areas dominate the list of the nation's most disadvantaged areas, new government data reveals.

Updated socioeconomic indexes based on 2021 census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday reveal that Woollahra in Sydney's inner-east is the nation's most advantaged local government area (LGA), and six of the top 10 most advantaged LGAs suburbs are in close proximity of Sydney's CBD.

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