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TAS · Burnie Council

Hillcrest, 7320

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,034

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

-4.5%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,142/wk

Employment rate

52.2%

University qualified

9.3%

Work from home

4.1%

Languages at home

5.7%non-English

Most common: Filipino, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.8/100
Average

Top 49% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Green suburb
  • Country town
What Hillcrest is known for: Agricultural, Green suburb, Country town

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Suburb profile

Hillcrest is a regional town in Tasmania, in Burnie 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. School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 47% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth and lower socio-economic advantage.

Hillcrest'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 Tasmania (61)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Hillcrest compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$400/wk

Population (ERP)

1,034

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.2%

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

#42

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

46th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

41%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

21st

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
40.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 49% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
4225th in Australia
State rank
161st in TAS
Peer rank
#42 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#101 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$400
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
13

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

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

1,034(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · -4.5% over 5 years · 46th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
-4.5%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
-49
Growth rank in TAS
46th 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 (~1,000), extrapolated at -0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,088
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,142
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
36 of 497
Median monthly mortgage
$953
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$230
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.4% / 32.2% / 41.4%
Employment rate
52.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.1% / 2.6% / 77.7%
Walked or cycled to work
2.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
404 / 32 / 25

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

9.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 25% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified9.3% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified4.5% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational25% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below61.3% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture23.6%
  • Management and commerce18.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.8%
  • Health9.4%
  • Education6.2%
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)
$55,239

67th percentile in TAS · -6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$59,616

65th percentile in TAS · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

18th percentile in TAS · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,137

28th percentile in TAS · -7% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

5th percentile in TAS · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7320 — 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
9,911
Taxpayers reporting net rent
829
Median net rent
-$509
Taxpayers reporting business income
689
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
-21%
Business income vs state median
-36%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, 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

Seasonal & agricultural work

3.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 5.2% across Tasmania.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
3.5%

30th percentile in TAS · +52% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
16
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 7320

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 7320 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for West and North West (SA4 604), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,176
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415357
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211284
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412254
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212211
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413130
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841977
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121465
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841132
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841625

West and North West is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 461 · AFF share -33% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.7% speak a language other than English at home; 10.5% born overseas

Language at home
965 English only · 58 other
Non-English at home
5.7%
Born overseas
107 (10.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
105 (9.7%)
Australian citizens
979
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

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

  • Filipino8 · 53.3%
  • Punjabi7 · 46.7%

Religion

58.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 58.5%, while Christianity accounts for 30%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion58.5%49.6%
Christianity30%38.4%
Other / not stated11.5%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic10.9%12.7%
Anglican8.5%14.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.6%2.5%
Uniting Church2.2%2.6%

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

Figures are for the Burnie Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
2,211
Against the person
628
Against property
1,473
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
50
State crime-rate percentile
53.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
152
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
147

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
938
Median ICSEA percentile
21th
School list
  • Montello Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 885 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 270 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Burnie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 984 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 330 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • North West Support SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 938 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 132 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Hellyer CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 938 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 656 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Stella Maris Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1024 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 382 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Romaine Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 873 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 331 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Marist Regional CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1006 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 889 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Parklands High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 885 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 408 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

8 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 47 Payne St
  • Stop 1, No.1 Aileen Cres
  • Stop 1, No.2 Aileen Cres (Corner Mount St)
  • Stop 19, No.34 Terrylands St
  • Stop 20, No.42 Payne St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

18 mapped amenities

1 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 8 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
12/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.84
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Belton Street ParkPark
  • View Road ReservePark
  • Playground
  • Burnie Aquatic CentreSwimming pool
Places to stay(1)
  • Glen Osborne HouseGuest house

    9 Aileen Crescent, Hillcrest

Transport(7)

7 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Bench
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Parking (4)

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Belton Street ParkPark
  • View Road ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
10.3%
Woodland / forest cover
2.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
21°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

Nearest hospital
North West Regional Hospital (2.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
45
Participants per 1,000 residents
43.5

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

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
21° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 10°
Rainfall
238 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
360 mm · ~45 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
262 mm · ~33 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Glen Osborne9 AILEEN CR, HILLCREST, 7320Permanently Registered
  • House10 AILEEN CR, HILLCREST, 7320Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
1.5% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays 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
Braddon
Member of Parliament
Anne URQUHART (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
84,244
Turnout (2025)
93.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+15.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 34.1%Labor 65.9%

8.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +13.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MontelloLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Shorewell ParkLabor 63.2% · Coalition 36.8% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • ActonLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • BurnieLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • RomaineLabor 64.6% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)1.7 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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