Suburb in Kiama

Toolijooa, NSW

Toolijooa had a population of 103 at the 2021 Census (−18.9% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Toolijooa at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Illawarra

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toolijooa's population shrank by 18.9% to 103, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.5%.

23.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 66.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 39 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,014 a month.

6.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 42.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toolijooa beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureToolijooaNSWAustralia
Population1038,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−18.9%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age43.238.438.2
Households392,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting23.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright66.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$306$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,014$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.1%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%28.2%23.6%
No religion42.7%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−18.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 942011
  2. 1272016
  3. 1032021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Toolijooa New South Wales
Share of people by age, Toolijooa and New South Wales
0–911.7%
10–1916.5%
20–2912.6%
30–3911.7%
40–497.8%
50–5916.5%
60–6918.4%
70–799.7%
80+7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toolijooa at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.0%
  2. English37.0%
  3. Irish25.0%
  4. Scottish18.0%
  5. Italian4.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French5.8%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Toolijooa

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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