Toolijooa Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2534
Postcode for Toolijooa, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 107 km from Sydney · Pop. 103
103
Population
47
Median Age
$2,250
Household Income/wk
$300
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
8.2
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Toolijooa ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Toolijooa Compares

Toolijooa vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricToolijooaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $300 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $3,250 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 47 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 8.9% +NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Toolijooa is a locality 107 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2534. It falls within the Illawarra region. The local government area is Kiama.

According to the 2021 Census, Toolijooa has a population of 103 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 8.9%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Toolijooa includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,250, with 39 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Toolijooa scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Toolijooa is part of the Kiama - Shellharbour statistical area in New South Wales.

Toolijooa Details

Postcode2534
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)103
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$860/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,250
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area8.2 km²
Population Density13/km²
Total Dwellings39
Australian Citizens97.1%
Unemployment Rate8.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.765278
Longitude150.784722
Distance from Sydney107 km
Region (SA4)Illawarra
Area (SA3)Kiama - Shellharbour
Local GovernmentKiama
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (19.4%) 25–44 (15.5%) 45–64 (33.0%) 65+ (24.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (16.5%)
15–24 years20 (19.4%)
25–44 years16 (15.5%)
45–64 years34 (33.0%)
65+ years25 (24.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (55.3%) Mortgaged (25.5%) Rented (19.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis13 (12.6%)
Asthma5 (4.9%)
Diabetes4 (3.9%)
Heart Disease3 (2.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle10 (25.0%)
2 vehicles14 (35.0%)
3+ vehicles16 (40.0%)

Suburbs Near Toolijooa

Same Postcode (2534)

More Toolijooa Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.