Hilltops
19,347 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,141 km², 40 suburbs. Council website: hilltops.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
19,347
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.2% in a year
Density
2.7/km²
7,141 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$460k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$574
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.4 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
4 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
40
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income
- $1,175/week
- Median rent
- $250/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,213/month
- Households renting
- 23.4%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 4 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 4 of 10
Suburbs
40 suburbs where Hilltops holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | 10,610 | All | $486kDec 2025 | – / 8% | 2 |
| Harden | 1,900 | All | $375kDec 2025 | – / 0% | 2 |
| Boorowa | 1,888 | All | $503kDec 2025 | – / 8% | 4 |
| Koorawatha | 450 | 73% | $292kDec 2025 | – / 18% | 1 |
| Murringo | 390 | All | $675kDec 2025 | – / 17% | 5 |
| Wombat | 280 | All | $440kDec 2025 | – / <1% | 4 |
| Burrangong | 261 | All | $750kDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Jugiong | 255 | All | – / 2% | 7 | |
| Galong | 235 | All | $295kDec 2025 | – / 3% | 5 |
| Kingsvale | 233 | All | – / 1% | 6 | |
| Rye Park | 230 | All | $376kDec 2025 | – / 21% | 5 |
| Wyangala | 216 | 21% | $270kDec 2025 | – / 41% | 3 |
| Monteagle | 213 | All | $300kDec 2025 | – / 5% | 6 |
| Cunningar | 163 | All | – / <1% | 7 | |
| Frogmore | 146 | All | – / 17% | 4 | |
| Maimuru | 145 | All | – / 0% | 8 | |
| Bribbaree | 144 | 86% | $255kDec 2025 | – / 52% | 3 |
| Bendick Murrell | 143 | All | $169kDec 2025 | – / 17% | 5 |
| Barwang | 139 | All | – / 10% | 7 | |
| Thuddungra | 137 | All | – / 5% | 3 | |
| Beggan Beggan | 128 | All | – / 3% | 7 | |
| Kikiamah | 107 | All | – / 4% | 6 | |
| Memagong | 96 | All | – / 2% | 8 | |
| Milvale | 89 | 59% | – / 44% | 8 | |
| Berremangra | 87 | All | – / 12% | 7 | |
| Reids Flat | 85 | All | – / 32% | 4 | |
| Rugby | 83 | All | – / 22% | 4 | |
| Murrumburrah | 81 | All | $295kDec 2025 | – / 0% | 6 |
| Crowther | 78 | All | – / 48% | 5 | |
| Nubba | 77 | All | – / 2% | 6 | |
| McMahons Reef | 68 | All | – / <1% | 5 | |
| Berthong | 65 | All | – / 2% | 8 | |
| Godfreys Creek | 65 | All | – / 13% | 7 | |
| Tubbul | 63 | All | – / 3% | 8 | |
| Wirrimah | 62 | All | – / 4% | 5 | |
| Taylors Flat | 58 | All | – / 41% | 4 | |
| Bulla Creek | 49 | All | – / <1% | 6 | |
| Morangarell | 34 | 46% | – / 24% | 7 | |
| Weedallion | 29 | All | – / 7% | 8 | |
| Hovells Creek | 27 | All | – / 6% | 7 | |
| Mount Collins | 11 | All | – / 4% | 7 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 13 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $169k
- Median of suburb medians
- $375k
- Highest suburb median
- $750k
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 1 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 391
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 156
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,559
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 3,677
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)100%
State districts
- Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.