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Hillston NSW 2675

1,279 addresses · 60 streets

Farrer Electorate › Carrathool LGA › Hillston · 527 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Hillston is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,547 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,486 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,547Population
36Median age
$1,486Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Griffith Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hillston itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hillston

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

Tree cover measures, Hillston NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Hillston
Population by age, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4101
5-14184
15-1956
20-2490
25-34309
35-44185
45-54189
55-64192
65-74127
75-8472
85+44
Dwelling types in Hillston
Dwelling types, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House480
Townhouse0
Apartment23
Other19
Households by weekly income in Hillston
Households by weekly income, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65090
$650-1,499157
$1,500-2,999159
$3,000+78
Top ancestries in Hillston
Top ancestries, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian559
English511
Ancestry NS192
Other170
Aboriginal157
Irish136
Housing tenure in Hillston
Housing tenure, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned177
Mortgage109
Rented184
Other36
Cars per household in Hillston
Cars per household, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
033
1160
2199
376
4+43
Commute to work in Hillston
Commute to work, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car553
Train0
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked61
Bicycle4
Home59
Top countries of birth in Hillston
Top countries of birth, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India60
Malaysia34
Fiji23
South Korea18
England14
South Africa13
Languages used at home in Hillston
Languages used at home, Hillston NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi31
Spanish31
Korean21
Gujarati15
Arabic10
Polish6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,560 bird observations recorded near Hillston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hillston

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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