NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), NSW, 2575
Desirability index
#510 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 2,792 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 690 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 247.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $680 (flats $520, houses $750), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,792
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,924
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 52 of 1,027
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 67%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 94 / 0 / 8
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 97
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 690
- Against the person
- 201
- Against property
- 260
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 247.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 14 residents
- State safety percentile
- 17.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -13.5%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault32
- Fraud52
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment70
- Malicious Damage To Property73
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault49
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
83 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dora St Before Grandview Pde
- Hill Top Public School, Linda St
- Rosina St At Cumberteen St
- West Pde At Linda St
- Wilson Dr At Chalker Pde
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLot 12, Stella Street Box Hill NSW 2765Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure11 BERTHA STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2025 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Chalker Pde at Foreman StBus stop
- Harold St at Wilson DrBus stop
- Hill Top Post Office, West PdeBus stop
- West Pde opp Linda StBus stop
- Wilson Dr at Harold StBus stop
- Wilson Dr at Stella StBus stop
- Wilson Dr opp Denison StBus stop
- Wilson Dr opp Stella StBus stop
- Hill Top Post OfficePost office
11 West Parade
- Public toilets
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Boronia ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Hilltop SurgeryVera Streetdoctor
- Laverty Pathologyyes
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 45.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #510 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Dora St Before Grandview Pdetransport
- Hill Top Public School, Linda Sttransport
- Rosina St At Cumberteen Sttransport
- West Pde At Linda Sttransport
- Wilson Dr At Chalker Pdetransport
- Hilltop SurgeryhealthVera Streetdoctor
- Laverty Pathologyhealthyes
- Boronia Parkgovernmentpark
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning11 BERTHA STREET HILL TOP 2575Lodged 31 Jul 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationplanningLot 12, Stella Street Box Hill NSW 2765Lodged 19 Dec 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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