Hill End (NSW), NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hill End is a former gold-mining town in the Central West of New South Wales, about 75km north-west of Bathurst and 278km from Sydney. It sprang up in the 1850s gold rush and reached its peak in the early 1870s, when the diggings supported a population of several thousand served by banks, newspapers, churches and dozens of hotels. In 1872 the famous Beyers-Holtermann Specimen was unearthed here - the largest single mass of reef gold ever found - and the photographer Beaufoy Merlin recorded the booming town in glass-plate images now held by the State Library of New South Wales. The gold soon ran out, and today Hill End is a quiet, near-deserted heritage site managed by National Parks, drawing visitors for its history, museums and gold panning.
Around the national middle
Hill End (NSW) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 995, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Hill End (NSW) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Hill End (NSW) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
55/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (55/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
93/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $108 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 93% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Hill End (NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 111
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $749
- SEIFA score
- 995
- Local government area
- Bathurst Regional
- Coordinates
- -33.0176, 149.4533
Map of Hill End (NSW)
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Housing & property in Hill End (NSW)
What it costs to live in Hill End (NSW) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $108
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $645
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 15%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Hill End (NSW) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Hill End (NSW) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hill End (NSW) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 49% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6 | 6% |
| Youth (15–24) | 5 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9 | 9% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 50 | 49% |
| Seniors (65+) | 32 | 31% |
Share of the 102 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 23 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 12 | 26% |
| Rented | 7 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 49 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 49 occupied private dwellings in Hill End (NSW).
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $933
- Median weekly personal income
- $457
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 14 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 30 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Employed full-time
- 13
- Employed part-time
- 19
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Hill End (NSW)
Is Hill End (NSW) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Hill End (NSW) rates 68/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Hill End (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Hill End (NSW) was $108, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $645. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Hill End (NSW)?
Hill End (NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bathurst Regional local government area.
What is the population of Hill End (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, Hill End (NSW) had a population of about 111.
Is Hill End (NSW) an advantaged area?
Hill End (NSW) has an ABS SEIFA score of 995, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 55 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of Australian suburbs.
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