Located in Queensland within the Longreach local government area, Ilfracombe is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4727). The area has roughly 310 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $190 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $607.
Ilfracombe is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 892, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Longreach LGA is moderate at 4,174 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.