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The Hill NSW 2300

1,540 addresses · 28 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › The Hill · 117 km from Sydney

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Living Here

The Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,076 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,849 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 44% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,076Population
34Median age
$1,849Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Newcastle - Cooks Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Newcastle Interchange, 1.8 km north-west · Light rail stop: Civic, 700 m north-west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 1.9 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 850 m north-east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 15.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Hill

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

Tree cover measures, The Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 75.3%

Population by age in The Hill
Population by age, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-459
5-14158
15-1987
20-24267
25-34503
35-44269
45-54238
55-64209
65-74184
75-8479
85+24
Dwelling types in The Hill
Dwelling types, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House129
Townhouse235
Apartment590
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Hill
Households by weekly income, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650108
$650-1,499255
$1,500-2,999273
$3,000+255
Top ancestries in The Hill
Top ancestries, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English910
Australian688
Irish320
Scottish292
Other213
German126
Housing tenure in The Hill
Housing tenure, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned237
Mortgage189
Rented530
Other5
Cars per household in The Hill
Cars per household, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
067
1444
2347
367
4+36
Commute to work in The Hill
Commute to work, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car569
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry4
Walked98
Bicycle20
Home405
Top countries of birth in The Hill
Top countries of birth, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand37
United States25
India19
Germany15
China11
Languages used at home in The Hill
Languages used at home, The Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin23
Spanish23
Italian17
German14
Greek12
Cantonese10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,775 bird observations recorded near The Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Hill

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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