Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Illawong then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Illawong, NSW (postcode 2234) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,350 | 7,271 | 7,427 | +77 · +1% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 | 44 | +3 · +7.3% |
| Median household income | $2,286/wk | $2,466/wk | $2,778/wk | +$492 · +21.5% |
| Median personal income | $727/wk | $848/wk | $985/wk | +$258 · +35.5% |
| Median rent | $557/wk | $620/wk | $650/wk | +$93 · +16.7% |
| Median mortgage | $2,492/mo | $2,500/mo | $2,976/mo | +$484 · +19.4% |
| Average household size | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 · -3.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Illawong trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
7,427
was 7,271 in 2016
+156 · +2.1%
Median rent
$650/wk
was $620/wk in 2016
+$30 · +4.8%
Household income
$2,778/wk
was $2,466/wk in 2016
+$312 · +12.7%
Median age
44
was 43 in 2016
+1 · +2.3%
Dig deeper: Illawong population growth · Illawong then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.