Burrell Creek vs Hillville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hillville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hillville: a median of $1.15 million, against $868,000 in Burrell Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Burrell Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Hillville suits couples.

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 44%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Burrell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($867,500 vs $1,145,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Burrell Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (312.8 km vs 325.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 228 min)

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 60/100)

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

Investors

Burrell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burrell Creek 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.

Burrell Creek 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.

Burrell Creek Hillville
Walkability 12 / 16
Burrell Creek — Walkability: 12/100 Hillville — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 40 / 59
Burrell Creek — Safety: 40/100 Hillville — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 19 / 20
Burrell Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100 Hillville — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Hillville has more residents (302 vs 233).

Burrell Creek Hillville
Population 233 302
+30% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% -3.2%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $61,412/yr $66,612/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $350/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek Hillville
0-4 5.2% / 3.6%
Burrell Creek — 0-4: 5.2% Hillville — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 8.6% / 12.3%
Burrell Creek — 5-14: 8.6% Hillville — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.3% / 6.0%
Burrell Creek — 15-19: 7.3% Hillville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.7% / 1.0%
Burrell Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Hillville — 20-24: 1.0%
25-34 7.3% / 7.0%
Burrell Creek — 25-34: 7.3% Hillville — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 7.7% / 10.6%
Burrell Creek — 35-44: 7.7% Hillville — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 19.7% / 17.5%
Burrell Creek — 45-54: 19.7% Hillville — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 21.9% / 19.2%
Burrell Creek — 55-64: 21.9% Hillville — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 14.2% / 19.9%
Burrell Creek — 65-74: 14.2% Hillville — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 8.2% / 6.0%
Burrell Creek — 75-84: 8.2% Hillville — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.7% / 1.0%
Burrell Creek — 85+: 1.7% Hillville — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek 36.5% couple families
Burrell Creek — Couple Families: 36.5% Burrell Creek — Lone Person: 34.6% Burrell Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7% Burrell Creek — Other Families: 11.5% Burrell Creek — Group Household: 9.6%
Hillville 56.9% couple families
Hillville — Couple Families: 56.9% Hillville — Lone Person: 29.2% Hillville — One Parent Families: 13.9% Hillville — Other Families: 0.0% Hillville — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burrell Creek 3.6% renting
Burrell Creek — Owned Outright: 56.0% Burrell Creek — Mortgage: 40.5% Burrell Creek — Renting: 3.6%
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.

Burrell Creek Hillville
England 4.3% / 5.0%
Burrell Creek — England: 4.3% Hillville — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.3%
Burrell Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Hillville — New Zealand: 2.3%
Germany — / 2.0%
Burrell Creek — Germany: not among its largest Hillville — Germany: 2.0%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Burrell Creek — South Africa: 1.3% Hillville — South Africa: not among its largest
France 1.3% / —
Burrell Creek — France: 1.3% Hillville — France: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Burrell Creek Hillville
Certificate III & IV 27.0% / 20.5%
Burrell Creek — Certificate III & IV: 27.0% Hillville — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 12.3%
Burrell Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Hillville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 11.3%
Burrell Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Hillville — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.3%
Burrell Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Hillville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.0%
Burrell Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Hillville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Burrell Creek Hillville
Median house price $867,500 $1,145,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burrell Creek Hillville
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Burrell Creek Hillville
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Burrell Creek Hillville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burrell Creek carries more crime risk (60 vs 41).

Burrell Creek Hillville
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Burrell Creek 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

Burrell Creek Hillville
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 12

Mobility

Hillville sits further from the CBD (325.1 km vs 312.8 km).

Burrell Creek Hillville
Walkability score 12/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 312.8 km 325.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
 0.4%
postcode 2430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
 54
postcode 2430

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.

Burrell Creek Hillville
Car (driver) 61.2% / 72.0%
Burrell Creek — Car (driver): 61.2% Hillville — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 22.9%
Burrell Creek — Worked from Home: 33.7% Hillville — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.1%
Burrell Creek — Car (passenger): 5.1% Hillville — Car (passenger): 5.1%

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

Setting

Burrell Creek Hillville
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Burrell Creek

Rural

Hillville

Retirees Rural

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