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Hilltops vs Unincorporated ACT
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 129 km apart · Hilltops profile · Unincorporated ACT profile
Hilltops Unincorporated ACT
Unincorporated ACT and Hilltops are very different places despite being only 129 km apart. Unincorporated ACT is much younger, with a typical age of 35, while residents in Hilltops are far older at 45. There is a stark contrast in qualifications and income; 43% of adults in Unincorporated ACT have a bachelor degree or higher compared to 11.7% in Hilltops. This helps explain why typical weekly household income is far higher in Unincorporated ACT at $2,373, while in Hilltops it is $1,175. Diversity is also much higher in Unincorporated ACT, where 28.8% of people were born overseas and 24.6% use another language at home, compared to 7.5% and 5.2% in Hilltops.
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the share of children under 15, which sits around 18%. They also share similar rates of volunteering and mental health conditions. However, many other gaps have widened since 2016, including the difference in typical incomes, home loan payments, and the share of people who have finished Year 12. While Hilltops has far more detached houses and people who own their homes outright, Unincorporated ACT has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 18,498
- First area, 2021: 19,254
- Second area, 2011: 356,586
- Second area, 2016: 396,857
- Second area, 2021: 453,890
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Unincorporated ACT: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Hilltops: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Unincorporated ACT: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Hilltops: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Hilltops: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Hilltops: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Hilltops: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Hilltops: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Hilltops: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Hilltops: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.3% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Hilltops: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Hilltops: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Hilltops: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Hilltops: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Hilltops: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.0% males, 2.8% 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: $918
- Second area, 2016: $1,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,204
- First area, 2016: $976
- First area, 2021: $1,175
- Second area, 2011: $1,920
- Second area, 2016: $2,070
- Second area, 2021: $2,373
- First area, 2016: $1,261
- First area, 2021: $1,552
- Second area, 2011: $2,277
- Second area, 2016: $2,445
- Second area, 2021: $2,872
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,213
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,058
- Second area, 2021: $2,080
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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 Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/vs/LGA89399/unincorporated-act