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Hilltops vs Upper Lachlan Shire
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 89 km apart · Hilltops profile · Upper Lachlan Shire profile
Hilltops Upper Lachlan Shire
Hilltops and Upper Lachlan Shire are two large areas of New South Wales with very different social profiles. Hilltops has a higher crime rate, with recorded offences far higher than in Upper Lachlan Shire, and drug offences are much more common. Access to money and resources is far higher in Upper Lachlan Shire, where more residents also hold a bachelor degree or higher. While Hilltops has more homes within walking distance of health services and groceries, Upper Lachlan Shire has far more public transport departures and stops per 1,000 people.
Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share nearly identical rates of people providing unpaid care, the share of residents born overseas, and the number of people per home. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in the share of people who have completed Year 12 has grown since 2016. The gap in renting is also wider now, with renting far higher in Hilltops than in Upper Lachlan Shire.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 18,498
- First area, 2021: 19,254
- Second area, 2011: 7,193
- Second area, 2016: 7,695
- Second area, 2021: 8,514
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hilltops: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Hilltops: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.7% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Hilltops: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Hilltops: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Hilltops: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 4.5% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Hilltops: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 4.8% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Hilltops: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Hilltops: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Hilltops: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Hilltops: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Hilltops: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Hilltops: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $657
- Second area, 2011: $492
- Second area, 2016: $609
- Second area, 2021: $753
- First area, 2016: $976
- First area, 2021: $1,175
- Second area, 2011: $943
- Second area, 2016: $1,161
- Second area, 2021: $1,465
- First area, 2016: $1,261
- First area, 2021: $1,552
- Second area, 2011: $1,192
- Second area, 2016: $1,498
- Second area, 2021: $1,906
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $140
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $277
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,213
- Second area, 2011: $1,460
- Second area, 2016: $1,400
- Second area, 2021: $1,540
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hilltops vs Upper Lachlan Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/vs/LGA17640/upper-lachlan-shire