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Illabo, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

47/100
Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Illabo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 47% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 982, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Illabo at a glance

Population (2021)
132
Median age
57
Median weekly household income
$1,031
SEIFA score
982
Coordinates
-34.8284, 147.7511

Illabo demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Illabo using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 13% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)108%
Youth (15–24)1612%
Young adults (25–44)1411%
Mid-life (45–64)4535%
Seniors (65+)4535%

Share of the 130 people counted by age.

Housing and households

TenureDwellingsShare
Owned outright1630%
Owned with a mortgage1325%
Rented713%
Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses49100%
Townhouses & semis00%
Flats & apartments00%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 49 occupied private dwellings in Illabo.

Median weekly rent
$205
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Average household size
2 people
Median weekly family income
$1,687
Median weekly personal income
$597

Community and culture

Born overseas
9 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
7 (5%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
45 (39%)
Labour-force participation
52.1%
Unemployment rate
4.8%
Employed full-time
39
Employed part-time
17

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Illabo

Where is Illabo?

Illabo is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Illabo?

At the 2021 Census, Illabo had a population of about 132.

Is Illabo an advantaged area?

Illabo has an ABS SEIFA score of 982, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 47 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 47% of Australian suburbs.

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