Bootawa vs Hillville

Hillville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Bootawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hillville: a median of $1.15 million, against $705,000 in Bootawa, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bootawa tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Hillville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($705,000 vs $1,145,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (320.2 km vs 325.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hillville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bootawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bootawa and Hillville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bootawa Hillville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bootawa Hillville
Walkability 14 / 16
Bootawa — Walkability: 14/100 Hillville — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 49 / 59
Bootawa — Safety: 49/100 Hillville — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 20
Bootawa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hillville — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Hillville has more residents (302 vs 174); Hillville rents higher ($350/wk vs $285/wk).

Bootawa Hillville
Population 174 302
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% -3.2%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $62,608/yr $66,612/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $350/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bootawa Hillville
0-4 3.4% / 3.6%
Bootawa — 0-4: 3.4% Hillville — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 8.0% / 12.3%
Bootawa — 5-14: 8.0% Hillville — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.7% / 6.0%
Bootawa — 15-19: 5.7% Hillville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.7% / 1.0%
Bootawa — 20-24: 5.7% Hillville — 20-24: 1.0%
25-34 6.9% / 7.0%
Bootawa — 25-34: 6.9% Hillville — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 5.7% / 10.6%
Bootawa — 35-44: 5.7% Hillville — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 10.3% / 17.5%
Bootawa — 45-54: 10.3% Hillville — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 25.9% / 19.2%
Bootawa — 55-64: 25.9% Hillville — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 19.5% / 19.9%
Bootawa — 65-74: 19.5% Hillville — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 9.8% / 6.0%
Bootawa — 75-84: 9.8% Hillville — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.7% / 1.0%
Bootawa — 85+: 1.7% Hillville — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bootawa 56.5% couple families
Bootawa — Couple Families: 56.5% Bootawa — Lone Person: 43.5% Bootawa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Hillville 56.9% couple families
Hillville — Couple Families: 56.9% Hillville — Lone Person: 29.2% Hillville — One Parent Families: 13.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bootawa 4.8% renting
Bootawa — Owned Outright: 59.7% Bootawa — Mortgage: 35.5% Bootawa — Renting: 4.8%
Hillville 6.8% renting
Hillville — Owned Outright: 53.8% Hillville — Mortgage: 39.3% Hillville — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bootawa Hillville
England 4.6% / 5.0%
Bootawa — England: 4.6% Hillville — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.3%
Bootawa — New Zealand: 2.9% Hillville — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 3.4% / —
Bootawa — South Africa: 3.4% Hillville — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.0%
Bootawa — Germany: not among its largest Hillville — Germany: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bootawa Hillville
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.5%
Bootawa — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Hillville — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 12.3%
Bootawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Hillville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 11.3%
Bootawa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Hillville — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.3%
Bootawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Hillville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.0%
Bootawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Hillville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bootawa 100.0% houses
Bootawa — Houses: 100.0% Bootawa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Hillville 96.5% houses
Hillville — Houses: 96.5% Hillville — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bootawa Hillville
Median house price $705,000 $1,145,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bootawa Hillville
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bootawa Hillville
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bootawa Hillville
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Bootawa Hillville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hillville carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0); Bootawa carries more crime risk (51 vs 41).

Bootawa Hillville
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bootawa Hillville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bootawa Hillville
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 12

Mobility

Hillville sits further from the CBD (325.1 km vs 320.2 km).

Bootawa Hillville
Walkability score 14/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 320.2 km 325.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bootawa Hillville
Car (driver) 67.6% / 72.0%
Bootawa — Car (driver): 67.6% Hillville — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 22.9%
Bootawa — Worked from Home: 23.5% Hillville — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.1%
Bootawa — Car (passenger): 4.4% Hillville — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 4.4% / —
Bootawa — Walked Only: 4.4% Hillville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Bootawa Hillville
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bootawa Hillville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
126 premises

Climate

Bootawa Hillville
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bootawa Hillville
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bootawa Hillville
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bootawa Hillville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bootawa

Retirees River Rural

Hillville

Retirees Rural

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