Toolijooa NSW 2534

Located in New South Wales, Toolijooa sits 136 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. The locality has 103 residents, a median age of 47, and a median household income of $117,000 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 18.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,250. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Toolijooa's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.93 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 12% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed about 7% over the past decade — 0.7% per year on average.

$1,925,000

last 4 quarters
Pricier than 84% of NSW
↓ −12.5% year-on-year
↑ +6.9% over 2015–2025 (+0.7%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$765/wk
12 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2534 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

78 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 38% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2534.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Toolijooa killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama has published 1 flood study on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Toolijooa is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car.

16
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 54
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Toolijooa.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
41
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 95%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 5%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Kiama: council population

The whole council area, not just Toolijooa · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
23,139
-0.1% in a year
Change
-20
people since 2024
Density
90
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-62
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-50
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+92
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
9/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Toolijooa is home to 103 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

103

18.9% since 2016

Median Age

47

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$117,000/yr

38.5% since 2016
Top 19% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

38.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$3,250/mo

54.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

12.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,720/yr

39.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

8.9%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

39

8.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.9%

0.7% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

12.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

13.3%

56.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

33.3%

11.4% since 2016

Work From Home

44.7%

186.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 39 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 26 (55.3%)
Mortgage 12 (25.5%)
Renting 9 (19.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
90.3%
English Spoken at Home
97.1%
Employment Rate
58.6%
26.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
50.5%

Occupations

Professionals 14 (28.0%)
Managers 7 (14.0%)
Community & Personal Service 7 (14.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 4 (8.0%)
Technicians & Trades 4 (8.0%)
Sales 3 (6.0%)
Labourers 3 (6.0%)

Religion

Christianity 56 (54.4%)
No Religion 41 (39.8%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

French 3 (2.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 5 (4.9%)
5-14 12 (11.7%)
15-19 7 (6.8%)
20-24 13 (12.6%)
25-34 4 (3.9%)
35-44 12 (11.7%)
45-54 12 (11.7%)
55-64 22 (21.4%)
65-74 17 (16.5%)
75-84 3 (2.9%)
85+ 5 (4.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (60.9%)
Lone Person 9 (39.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 23 (48.9%)
Worked from Home 21 (44.7%)
Car (passenger) 3 (6.4%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 20 (19.4%)
Certificate III & IV 15 (14.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (8.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (3.9%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (2.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 10 (25.6%)
2 cars 14 (35.9%)
3 cars 10 (25.6%)
4+ cars 6 (15.4%)

Council Rates

Kiama
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,898 a year through Kiama based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,898/yr
54% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Toolijooa's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 87%
  • Environmental 8%
  • Infrastructure and transport 4%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Kiama

The whole council area, not just Toolijooa · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 159 new dwellings were approved across Kiama. That mix is 59 houses and 100 units. Approvals are down 34.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
159dwellings
-34.6% YoY
Houses
59
detached dwellings
Units
100
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.1 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 14.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.37 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Albion Park South monitoring station, 20.4 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Mittagong (Alfred Street), 45.8 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
6 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.6 km
4.9 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
974 mm
97 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

1.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.09% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 16% in NSW

In postcode 2534, 56 of 4,661 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (182 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.47%
2024
0.84%
2025
1.20%

Rooftop solar

46
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 2534, 1,302 rooftop-solar systems totalling 9.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,814 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 99 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
82
2020
109
2021
120
2022
98
2023
127
2024
97
2025
87
2026
70

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$10,040
Loan amount
$1,540,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,074,273

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 2534.

Deposit
$385,000
Stamp duty
$87,162
Cash needed at settlement
$472,162

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Gilmore

Currently held by Fiona Phillips Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Fiona Phillips 55.1% 44.9% +5.0
2022 Fiona Phillips 50.2% 49.8% +2.4
2019 Fiona Phillips 52.6% 47.4% -3.3

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Kiama District

Currently held by Katelin McInerney Labor — elected at the Sep 2025 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Gareth Ward IND 50.8%
2019 Gareth Ward LP 62.0%
2015 Gareth Ward LP 58.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Toolijooa

Is Toolijooa a safe place to live?

Toolijooa had no recorded offences in the latest year of NSW police data.

What natural hazards affect Toolijooa?

Toolijooa has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Toolijooa?

Toolijooa, NSW had a population of 103 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Toolijooa, NSW?

The postcode for Toolijooa, NSW is 2534.

How far is Toolijooa from Sydney?

Toolijooa is 136 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 113 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Toolijooa?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Toolijooa was $117,000 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Toolijooa?

There are too few current rental listings in Toolijooa for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Toolijooa?

The median age of residents in Toolijooa was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Toolijooa walkable?

Toolijooa scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Toolijooa?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Toolijooa (Albion Park South) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.3 µg/m³. That puts Toolijooa below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Toolijooa?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Toolijooa, Mittagong (Alfred Street) (45.8 km away), 974 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Toolijooa?

The median sale price for houses in Toolijooa was $1,925,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Toolijooa?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Toolijooa belong to?

Toolijooa sits within the Kiama local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Toolijooa?

The average residential rates bill through Kiama is $1,898 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Toolijooa?

Across Kiama, 159 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Toolijooa in?

Toolijooa sits within the federal Division of Gilmore, currently held by Fiona Phillips (Australian Labor Party).

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