Hunters Hill, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hunters Hill is a historic, leafy suburb of northern Sydney, set about nine kilometres north-west of the city centre on a slender peninsula between the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers. Its Aboriginal name, Mookaboola, is said to mean meeting of waters, a fitting description for a place still reached by ferry as well as by road. The suburb takes its European name from John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales. It was settled from 1835, and many of its gracious early houses were built from local sandstone, a number of them raised by the Frenchman Didier Joubert with the help of Italian stonemasons. So many residents were of French descent that the area became known as the French Village, and it keeps a friendship today with a town near Paris. Hunters Hill was proclaimed a municipality in 1861.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Hunters Hill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1164, 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.
Hunters Hill at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9,014
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $3,413
- SEIFA score
- 1164
- Coordinates
- -33.8298, 151.1384
Hunters Hill demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hunters Hill 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 28%, 21% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,644 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,191 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,547 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,490 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,155 | 24% |
Share of the 9,027 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,220 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 974 | 33% |
| Rented | 605 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,060 | 71% |
| Townhouses & semis | 342 | 12% |
| Flats & apartments | 508 | 17% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,919 occupied private dwellings in Hunters Hill.
- Median weekly rent
- $530
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,333
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,583
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,239
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,462 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,637 (20%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 54 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5,151 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 2,293
- Employed part-time
- 1,314
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.
Weather and climate in Hunters Hill
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Hunters Hill is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.5°C). The area receives roughly 1084 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 104 mm |
| Feb | 25.1°C | 19°C | 119 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 18°C | 186 mm |
| Apr | 21.9°C | 15°C | 100 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 11.7°C | 56 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jul | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 70 mm |
| Aug | 17.3°C | 9.2°C | 67 mm |
| Sep | 19.6°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm |
| Oct | 21.8°C | 13.7°C | 92 mm |
| Nov | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 78 mm |
| Dec | 24.7°C | 17.5°C | 83 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Hunters Hill
Where is Hunters Hill?
Hunters Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Hunters Hill?
At the 2021 Census, Hunters Hill had a population of about 9,014.
Is Hunters Hill an advantaged area?
Hunters Hill has an ABS SEIFA score of 1164, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Hunters Hill?
Hunters Hill has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 1,084 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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