Median house price
$637k
+19% change
NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Hillvue, 2340
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,798
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.4%
Median age
42
Median income
$1,701/wk
Employment rate
62.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$637,000
Languages at home
5.1%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- National parks
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Hillvue sits in Tamworth Regional Council as a regional mid-sized suburb that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.
Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Desirability lands around average here: softer schools and education, plus safety weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Hillvue snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$490/wk
Houses $525 · Units $390
Population (ERP)
6,798
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
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
#32
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
92nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
41st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
6th
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
- 51.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 27% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1936th in Australia
- State rank
- 570th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #32 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #93 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $390
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $525
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $490
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 551
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $637,000
- Median price change
- +19.1%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
6,798(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · +5.4% over 5 years · 41th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.2%
- 5-year growth
- +5.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +12
- Change in 5 years
- +347
- Growth rank in NSW
- 41th 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 (~7,050), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,528
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,701
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 160 of 2,635
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 62.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,305 / 136 / 0 (+ 22 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,012
- Against the person
- 265
- Against property
- 400
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 148.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 25 residents
- State safety percentile
- 91.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order550
- Breach Bail Conditions1095
- Domestic Violence Related Assault695
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment697
- Malicious Damage To Property790
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 829
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 6th
School list
- Liberty CollegePrimary · Independent · ICSEA 897 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 63 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Hillvue Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 761 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 449 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
224 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dibar Dr At Yaraan Pl
- Grant St After Hillvue Rd
- Hillvue Rd At Croydon Av
- Kurrajong St At Wilga Pl
- Neerim St At Grant St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
104 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 3 fast food · 1 places of worship · 3 playgrounds · 5 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 22 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 224 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 46/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.46
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.23
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.37
Food & drink(8)
- Pie FaceCafe
- The Heights CafeCafe
- Zarraffa's CoffeeCafe
- KFCFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Longyard HotelPub
- Restaurant
Sport & outdoors(20)
- Baringa ParkPark
- Cedar ParkPark
- Kamilaroi ParkPark
- Kestral ParkPark
- LEAP ParkPark
- One Tree Hill ParkPark
- Park (9)
- Wahroonga Drive ReservePark
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
Transport(23)
23 bus stops
Other(31)
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Australian Equine and Livestock Events CentreAttraction
Jack Smyth Drive
- Big Golden GuitarAttraction
- Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Convention CentreAttraction
Greg Norman Drive, Hillvue
- Tamworth Sports DomeAttraction
- Bench
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
- Car wash
- Harvey NormanDepartment Store
- The Good GuysElectronics
- South Tamworth Fire StationFire station
- The Garden ShedGarden Centre
- Plumes On The GreenGuest House
- Longyard HotelHotel
- Golden Guitar Motor InnMotel
- Motel 359Motel
- Parking (16)
- South Tamworth Lions Club Park Rest AreaParking
- Ampol RoadhousePetrol station
502 Goonoo Goonoo Road, Hillvue
- BPPetrol station
- City Gate RoadhousePetrol station
- Petrol station
- UnitedPetrol station
- Tamworth Southside Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- South Tamworth Lions Club Park Rest AreaPublic toilets
- Shelter (3)
- 2TM / FM92.9Studio
- TelstraTelephone
- Track (6)
- Tamworth Tyres and Suspension CentreTyres
- Yes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
12 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Baringa ParkPark
- Boss ParkPark
- Cedar ParkPark
- Chauval ParkPark
- Kamilaroi ParkPark
- Kestral ParkPark
- LEAP ParkPark
- One Tree Hill ParkPark
- Skillshare ParkPark
- Tamworth Lions ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 22
- Parks (OSM)
- 22
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Tamworth Southside Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Tamworth Cardiology (5.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- YesYes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 282
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 41.5
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 29° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 261 mm · ~33 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 132 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 157 mm · ~20 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 209 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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· 18 proposals
August 2026
- Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise473-477 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises; Self storage units408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Fences; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development35 MORILLA STREET HILLVUE 2340Determined
June 2026
- Office Premise; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise383-391 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport40B MORILLA STREET HILLVUE 2340Determined
May 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal)408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation8 PAUL STREET HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Neighbourhood supermarket408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development26 RODEO DRIVE HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Shed; Erection of a new structure30 COORIGIL STREET HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport7 THE HEIGHTS HILLVUE 2340Determined
March 2026
- Restaurant or cafe; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Car park; Recreation facility (indoor); Hours of operation and tradingGREG NORMAN DRIVE HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Demolition; Subdivision3 WARWICK ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Entertainment facility; Temporary building, structure or use10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Subdivision7 WARWICK ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Entertainment facility; Temporary building, structure or use10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Specialised Retail Premises; Shop408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
January 2026
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Additional Information Requested
2025· 25 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Specialised Retail Premises408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Subdivision406-424 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Commercial development; Hours of operation and trading408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Additional Information Requested
- Office Premise; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia5/13-19 The Ringers Road, HILLVUE NSW 2340Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure25 MULLUMBIMBY CLOSE HILLVUE 2340Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Advertising and signage; Hours of operation and trading17 THE MEWS HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises; Self storage units408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
October 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signageDURI ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
- Subdivision408 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
September 2025
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool12 COBB AND CO CIRCUIT HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space4 RODEO DRIVE HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Entertainment facility; Temporary building, structure or use10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Market10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Recreation facility (major)GREG NORMAN DRIVE HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Mobile food and drink outlet; Food and drink premise10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
August 2025
- Bed and breakfast accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25-29 THE RINGERS ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care355 GOONOO GOONOO ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure8 IVORY PLACE HILLVUE 2340Determined
July 2025
- Subdivision7 WARWICK ROAD HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure9 MULWALA CLOSE HILLVUE 2340Determined
- SubdivisionBYLONG ROAD HILLVUE 2340Under Assessment
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space27 WAREE DRIVE HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space64 THE GRANGE HILLVUE 2340Determined
May 2025
- Home business; Advertising and signage; Home occupation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Hours of operation and trading2 MORILLA STREET HILLVUE 2340Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Market10-20 THE RINGERS ROAD, HILLVUE NSW 2340Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Allow extra travel time. Check signage. Exercise caution. Water and Sewer main works will be undertaken in Hillvue, on the below roads, weather permitting.Traffic control and signage will be in place.<ol><li><strong>Darien Avenue</strong> – between Warwick Road and Bylong Road - <strong>04/08/2026 to 17/08/2026</strong></li><li><strong>Bylong Road - </strong>between Darien Avenue and Warwick Road intersection - <strong>18/08/2026 to 01/09/2026</strong></li><li><strong>Warwick Road</strong> – Btw Darien and Bylong? - 02/09/2026 to 07/09/2026</li><li><strong>Bylong Road</strong> - between Warwick Road and Duri Road <strong>- 08/09/2026 to 12/10/2026</strong>. Detour via Hillvue Road and Grant Street.</li><li><strong>Warwick Road</strong> - <strong>13/10/2026 to 30/10/2026</strong> (Section along Warwick Road) </li></ol>Darien Avenue, Bylong Road, Warwick Road,12 Aug 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- New England
- Member of Parliament
- Barnaby JOYCE (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 131,238
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.9 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.0 km away).
Coalition 62.8%Labor 37.3%
4.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HillvueLabor 31.7% · Coalition 68.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Hillvue WestLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Tamworth SouthLabor 39.5% · Coalition 60.5% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- CalalaLabor 32.5% · Coalition 67.5% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Peel WestLabor 38.9% · Coalition 61.1% TPP (2025)3.6 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tamworth Regional Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.