May 10, 2023
Cherbourg is the second most disadvantaged local council area in Australia, according to 2021 data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) tables rank areas according to their relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage using Census data.
According to the tables, Cherbourg is the second most disadvantaged Council area both in Queensland and Australia, with Woorabinda taking first spot in both sets of data.
However, parts of the South Burnett Regional Council area are also listed in “most disadvantaged” area maps, including Nanango, Wondai, Murgon, Proston, Durong and most of Kingaroy.
Overall, the South Burnett council area is the 19th “most disadvantaged” Council area in Queensland and 62nd in Australia.
Other surrounding council areas have been ranked as better off than the South Burnett, ie. Somerset 31/121; Gympie 24/80; North Burnett 20/67 and Toowoomba 55/295.
SEIFA combines Census data including income, education, employment, occupation, housing and family structure to summarise the socio-economic characteristics of an area.
Each area receives a score indicating how relatively advantaged or disadvantaged that area is compared with other areas.
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