2,262 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,298
- 2016: 1,715
- 2021: 2,262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hill Top · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hill Top
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hill Top is now just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This shift is stark, with the community's usual age dropping by 10 years since 2011. It is now a place where children and young adults make up a large part of the population.
2,262
▼ -1.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hill Top — higher than 74% of areas.
| Hill Top | 2,262 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 17,846 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 2,262 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. This total shrank slightly by 1.6% since 2011, losing about 36 people.
34 yrs ▼ -22.7%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young families are common here, with children under 15 making up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over have fallen to just 12.3%.
12.3% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hill Top, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state and national averages. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, now making up 16.1% of the community.
5.1% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hill Top, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hill Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115080/hill-top/topic/demographics-identity