1,764 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,701
- 2016: 1,718
- 2021: 1,764
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Iluka
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Iluka is far older than in most similar areas, with an average age of 62. This reflects a community where nearly half the population are seniors, creating a demographic profile that is much older than the state or national average.
1,764
▲ +3.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Iluka — higher than 77% of areas.
| Iluka | 1,764 |
|---|---|
| 2466, NSW | 1,765 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Iluka is larger than about 79% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,764 people. The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
62 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 44.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.9%, well below the New South Wales figure of 18.2%.
44.3% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Iluka, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the population, well above the state figure of 10.6%.
3.2% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Iluka, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11983/iluka/topic/demographics-identity