Nhill, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Nhill is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, sitting almost exactly halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide on the Western Highway. The Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagik nations are the formally recognised traditional owners of the surrounding country. The town's name is believed to come from a Wergaia word said to mean early morning mist rising over water. Europeans first passed through in 1845, and the township grew up around a flour mill built by the Oliver brothers, with a post office opening in 1881 and Cobb and Co coaches calling from 1883. Wheat and poultry sustain the district today. During the Second World War the local airfield was a major air force training base, a story now told at the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Nhill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 926, 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 Nhill 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.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Nhill 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
19/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (19/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
78/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $200 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 78% 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.
Nhill at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,401
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,296
- SEIFA score
- 926
- Local government area
- Hindmarsh
- Coordinates
- -36.3065, 141.5627
Map of Nhill
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Housing & property in Nhill
What it costs to live in Nhill and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $200
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $774
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Nhill demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Nhill demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nhill 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 seniors (65+) at 27% and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 367 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 243 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 538 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 607 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 644 | 27% |
Share of the 2,399 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 447 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 250 | 26% |
| Rented | 217 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 888 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 58 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 8 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 954 occupied private dwellings in Nhill.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,737
- Median weekly personal income
- $717
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 371 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 330 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 676 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Employed full-time
- 687
- Employed part-time
- 354
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 Nhill
Is Nhill 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, Nhill rates 39/100 overall (Below the national middle 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 Nhill?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Nhill was $200, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $774. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Nhill?
Nhill is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Hindmarsh local government area.
What is the population of Nhill?
At the 2021 Census, Nhill had a population of about 2,401.
Is Nhill an advantaged area?
Nhill has an ABS SEIFA score of 926, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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