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.
Hill End (NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 111
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $749
- SEIFA score
- 995
- Coordinates
- -33.0176, 149.4533
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%, 15% of homes are rented, 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).
- Median weekly rent
- $108
- Median monthly mortgage
- $645
- 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.
Common questions about Hill End (NSW)
Where is Hill End (NSW)?
Hill End (NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
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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