Hill Top - Colo Vale

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Children under 15 are also common at 21.0%, while seniors aged 65 and over are less common than the national figure.

The community is overwhelmingly Australian born (85.3%) and has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents (11.8%) compared to the state and national averages.

English is the primary language for 92.8% of the area. This results in a much lower rate of people using another language at home (4.2%) and very few people who speak little or no English (0.5%) compared to New South Wales.

More than 40% of residents report having no religion, a figure that has risen 21 points since 2011 and is now well above the state average.

Educational qualifications are lower than in most areas, with only 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 41.9% completing Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

Typical household weekly income is $1,937, which is a little above the national figure. Weekly personal income is about the same as the state average at $819.

Residents are more likely to have a long-term health condition (30.5%) or a mental health condition (9.6%) than people in most other similar areas.

Unpaid work is very common here, with much higher rates of people caring for children (31.0%) or doing significant housework (25.5%) than the national average.

First Nations residents in the area fare well in some areas, with an unemployment rate of 5.1% that is much lower than the national figure and a typical household income well above the state average.

Households here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home and a much lower rate of people living alone (18.3%) than in most other areas.

The landscape is dominated by separate houses (99.0%), with 90.1% of homes having three or more bedrooms. Renting is much less common here than elsewhere, occurring in only 13.7% of households.

The area is heavily car-dependent, with only 1.5% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. Public transport use is very low, and the typical drive time to the city is 67 minutes.

The population is relatively stable, with fewer people moving in the last five years (33.2%) and a very low rate of recent overseas arrivals (2.3%) compared to the rest of the state.

A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work (68.0%), and the unemployment rate is among the lowest at this level at 2.9%.

The area ranks high for access to money and resources (9 out of 10) compared to similar areas, though it ranks lower for education and job skills.

The local climate is wetter and cooler than the state average, with annual rainfall far above New South Wales and minimum temperatures that are much lower than most areas.

The area is highly car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.7. There are no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, and most residents live far from public transport and parks.