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Hill Top, 2575

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,213

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.6%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,924/wk

Employment rate

67%

University qualified

11.6%

Work from home

15%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,060,000

Languages at home

4.6%non-English

Most common: Arabic, German, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

47.8/100
Average

Top 40% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Country town
What Hill Top is known for: Country town

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Suburb profile

Hill Top is a regional town in New South Wales, in Wingecarribee Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 34% above the peer median. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 14% year on year, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 72% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. Housing is expensive relative to comparable places. Median house prices have risen 13% year on year.

Hill Top's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Housing is expensive relative to comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Hill Top compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.06M

+13% change

Median rent

$680/wk

Houses $750 · Units $520

Population (ERP)

3,213

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#61

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

15th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

51st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

20th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
47.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 40% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2450th in Australia
State rank
840th in NSW
Peer rank
#61 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#248 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

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 house price (October to December 2025)
$1,060,000
Median price change
+13.4%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

3,213(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +3.6% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+3.6%
Change in 1 year
+18
Change in 5 years
+112
Growth rank in NSW
51th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,350), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$435
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
25.6% / 60.8% / 13.7%
Employment rate
67%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15% / 0.6% / 70.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
958 / 0 / 8 (+ 3 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 28.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.6% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified9.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational28.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below50.8% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies23.7%
  • Management and commerce16.3%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Health11%
  • Architecture and building10.3%
  • Education8.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,154

57th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,093

51st percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

38th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$79,995

64th percentile in NSW · +26% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

68th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2575 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,178
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,468
Median net rent
$748
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,331
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
+14%
Business income vs state median
+20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

4.6% speak a language other than English at home; 12.2% born overseas

Language at home
2,601 English only · 125 other
Non-English at home
4.6%
Born overseas
332 (12.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
137 (4.9%)
Australian citizens
2,616
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
6

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Arabic6 · 23.1%
  • German4 · 15.4%
  • Hindi4 · 15.4%
  • Khmer4 · 15.4%
  • Macedonian4 · 15.4%
  • Portuguese4 · 15.4%

Religion

51%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 51%, while 42.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.5%32.8%
Christianity51%47.6%
Other / not stated6.6%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23%22.4%
Anglican19.5%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2575, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
116
Against the person
34
Against property
44
Rate per 1,000 residents
36.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 82 residents
State crime-rate percentile
14.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-13.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
11
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
3.42

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault5
  • Fraud9
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment12
  • Malicious Damage To Property12
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
935
Median ICSEA percentile
20th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Hill Top Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 935 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 120 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bargo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Bowral HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Colo Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hill Top PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Picton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

18 mapped amenities

1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 83 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.36
Everyday services(1)
  • Hill Top Post OfficePost office

    11 West Parade

Community(1)
  • Hill Top Public SchoolSchool

    Hill Top

Health & services(1)
  • Hilltop SurgeryMedical clinic

    4 Vera Street

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Bargo River State Conservation AreaNature reserve
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Hill Top Rural Fire BrigadeFire station

    Wilson Drive

  • Information
  • Parking
  • Laverty PathologyYes

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Boronia ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.5%
Woodland / forest cover
3.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Southern Highlands Private Hospital (16.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Hilltop SurgeryVera StreetGP
  • Laverty PathologyYes

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
105
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 10 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    5-7 MYLORA STREET HILL TOP 2575Under Assessment
  • Subdivision
    31-35 TELOPEA ROAD HILL TOP 2575Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    48 MYLORA STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    2 PERCY STREET HILL TOP 2575Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    12 DENISON STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    20 PEARCE STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    48 MYLORA STREET HILL TOP 2575Withdrawn
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development
    21 ROSINA STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined

  • April 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    14 BERTHA STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined

  • February 2026

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development
    70 WATTLE RIDGE ROAD HILL TOP 2575Determined
2025· 2 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    Lot 12, Stella Street Box Hill NSW 2765Determined

  • July 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11 BERTHA STREET HILL TOP 2575Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Whitlam
Member of Parliament
Carol BERRY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,093
Turnout (2025)
93.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.8%Labor 56.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.9 km away).

Coalition 55.0%Labor 45.0%

11.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Hill TopLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Colo ValeLabor 48.6% · Coalition 51.4% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
  • YerrinboolLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • RenwickLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)11.8 km away
  • MittagongLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)12.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Wingecarribee Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.