Illabo vs Junee Reefs
Junee Reefs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in Illabo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Illabo, most households are people living alone. In Junee Reefs, most households are couple families. On these figures, Illabo tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Junee Reefs suits families with children and couples.
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
Junee Reefs
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Junee Reefs
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($17,392 vs $101,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Junee Reefs
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Illabo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (275 min vs 283 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (415.5 km vs 420 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Illabo has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
- Junee Reefs carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Junee Reefs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.4% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Illabo and Junee Reefs drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Illabo rents higher ($205/wk vs $110/wk); Junee Reefs has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $53,612).
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 132 +35% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.3% | +2.4% |
| Median age | 57 | 47 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $87,724/yr +64% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk +46% vs other | $110/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Property market
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $20,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $101,000 | $17,392 |
Zoning mix
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Junee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 100% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Illabo carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Illabo carries more crime risk (71 vs 42).
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Illabo
- Illabo Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Junee Reefs
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 11 |
Mobility
Junee Reefs sits further from the CBD (420 km vs 415.5 km).
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 415.5 km | 420 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 275 min | 283 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2590 | 0.2% postcode 2666 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2590 | 47 postcode 2666 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).
Setting
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 271 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 296 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $997/yr same for both | |
| Council | Junee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Illabo | Junee Reefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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