Bethungra vs Illabo

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bethungra: a median of $470,000, against $20,000 in Illabo, though rent is higher in Illabo. On these figures, Illabo tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bethungra leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
  • Illabo has cheaper houses ($20,000 vs $470,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bethungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $205/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • But Illabo has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 8%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bethungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (266 min vs 275 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (403.3 km vs 415.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Illabo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 26%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Illabo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.3% vs -16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bethungra and Illabo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bethungra Illabo
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bethungra Illabo
Walkability 0 / 0
Bethungra — Walkability: 0/100 Illabo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 29
Bethungra — Safety: 28/100 Illabo — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 76 / 74
Bethungra — Low fire risk: 76/100 Illabo — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Illabo rents higher ($205/wk vs $113/wk).

Bethungra Illabo
Population 137
+4% vs other
 132
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.5% -8.3%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $52,832/yr $53,612/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $113/wk $205/wk
+81% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethungra Illabo
0-4 2.2% / —
Bethungra — 0-4: 2.2% Illabo — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 4.4% / 7.6%
Bethungra — 5-14: 4.4% Illabo — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 2.2% / 3.0%
Bethungra — 15-19: 2.2% Illabo — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.8% / 9.1%
Bethungra — 20-24: 5.8% Illabo — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 9.5% / 3.0%
Bethungra — 25-34: 9.5% Illabo — 25-34: 3.0%
35-44 8.8% / 7.6%
Bethungra — 35-44: 8.8% Illabo — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 16.1% / 14.4%
Bethungra — 45-54: 16.1% Illabo — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 27.7% / 19.7%
Bethungra — 55-64: 27.7% Illabo — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 19.7% / 25.0%
Bethungra — 65-74: 19.7% Illabo — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 6.6% / 6.8%
Bethungra — 75-84: 6.6% Illabo — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 2.3%
Bethungra — 85+: not among its largest Illabo — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 60.5% lone person
Bethungra — Lone Person: 60.5% Bethungra — Couple Families: 32.6% Bethungra — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Illabo 66.7% lone person
Illabo — Lone Person: 66.7% Illabo — Couple Families: 20.0% Illabo — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 8.2% renting
Bethungra — Owned Outright: 53.1% Bethungra — Mortgage: 38.8% Bethungra — Renting: 8.2%
Illabo 19.4% renting
Illabo — Owned Outright: 44.4% Illabo — Mortgage: 36.1% Illabo — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethungra 89.2% houses
Bethungra — Houses: 89.2% Bethungra — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Illabo 94.2% houses
Illabo — Houses: 94.2% Illabo — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bethungra Illabo
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 18.2%
Bethungra — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Illabo — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 6.8%
Bethungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Illabo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 6.1%
Bethungra — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Illabo — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 3.8%
Bethungra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Illabo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Bethungra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Illabo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Bethungra Illabo
Median house price $470,000 $20,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $101,000

Zoning mix

Bethungra has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%); Illabo has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).

Bethungra Illabo
Rural and farming 88% 99%
Environmental 11% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bethungra Illabo
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bethungra Illabo
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Bethungra Illabo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bethungra Illabo
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bethungra Illabo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bethungra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Illabo

  • Illabo Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bethungra Illabo
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 20
same for both

Mobility

Illabo sits further from the CBD (415.5 km vs 403.3 km).

Bethungra Illabo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 403.3 km 415.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 275 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2590
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2590
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bethungra Illabo
Car (driver) 60.0% / 53.2%
Bethungra — Car (driver): 60.0% Illabo — Car (driver): 53.2%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 40.4%
Bethungra — Worked from Home: 28.3% Illabo — Worked from Home: 40.4%
Walked Only 5.0% / 6.4%
Bethungra — Walked Only: 5.0% Illabo — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Bethungra — Car (passenger): 6.7% Illabo — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Bethungra Illabo
Elevation 305 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 271 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bethungra Illabo
Connectivity score 16/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Bethungra Illabo
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bethungra Illabo
Average residential rate $997/yr
same for both
Council Junee
same for both

Federal electorate

Bethungra Illabo
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bethungra Illabo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bethungra

Retirees Rural

Illabo

Retirees Rural

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