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Hillsborough NSW 2290

266 addresses · 13 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Hillsborough · 110 km from Sydney

Living Here

Hillsborough is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 641 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,970 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

641Population
40Median age
$1,970Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardiff, 2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 8.5 km north-east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 12.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 36.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hillsborough

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hillsborough NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 65.3%

Population by age in Hillsborough
Population by age, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-433
5-1479
15-1941
20-2439
25-3483
35-4465
45-5492
55-6476
65-7464
75-8443
85+4
Dwelling types in Hillsborough
Dwelling types, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House230
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hillsborough
Households by weekly income, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99989
$3,000+42
Top ancestries in Hillsborough
Top ancestries, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian299
English293
Scottish79
Irish75
Aboriginal38
German35
Housing tenure in Hillsborough
Housing tenure, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned90
Mortgage109
Rented33
Other0
Cars per household in Hillsborough
Cars per household, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
160
2114
336
4+19
Commute to work in Hillsborough
Commute to work, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car201
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home65
Top countries of birth in Hillsborough
Top countries of birth, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand16
England12
Scotland4
Italy3
Languages used at home in Hillsborough
Languages used at home, Hillsborough NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

47,544 bird observations recorded near Hillsborough — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hillsborough

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.