Illaroo NSW 2540
23 addresses · 6 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Illaroo · 129 km from Sydney
Living Here
Illaroo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 41 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Dutch. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Berry - Kangaroo Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Illaroo itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 plumber
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 12 km east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 11.5 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 41.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 41.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.1% |
Demographics
Population by age in Illaroo
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 7 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Illaroo
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Illaroo
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Illaroo
| Australian | 21 |
|---|---|
| English | 18 |
| Dutch | 5 |
| Greek | 5 |
| Irish | 5 |
| Scottish | 5 |
Housing tenure in Illaroo
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Illaroo
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Illaroo
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Illaroo
| England | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Illaroo
| Greek | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
22,953 bird observations recorded near Illaroo — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,210)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,180)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,160)
- Brown Thornbill (1,132)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,110)
- Superb Lyrebird (1,018)
- Brown Gerygone (1,009)
- Wonga Pigeon (998)
- Australian King-parrot (857)
- Silvereye (849)
- Pied Currawong (825)
- Satin Bowerbird (821)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (811)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Illaroo
- Laughing Kookaburra (809)
- Superb Fairy-wren (809)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (762)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (677)
- Black-faced Monarch (659)
- Rufous Fantail (659)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (638)
- Red-browed Finch (632)
- Grey Butcherbird (608)
- Australian Raven (588)
- Striated Thornbill (547)
- Grey Fantail (501)
- Spotted Pardalote (499)
- Green Catbird (404)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (402)
- White-browed Scrubwren (396)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (383)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Illaroo:
- Burrier (3.5 km)
- Watersleigh (3.6 km)
- Barringella (4.5 km)
- Longreach (4.9 km)
- Tapitallee (5.1 km)
- Budgong (5.9 km)
- Bamarang (6.1 km)
- Buangla (6.2 km)
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Streets
- Bugong Road (3)
- Bundanon Road (4)
- Hughes Road (6)
- Illaroo Road (8)
- Jubarrah Lane (1)
- Riversdale Road (1)
