East Jindabyne vs Hill Top

East Jindabyne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Hill Top. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Jindabyne, about half of households are couple families. In Hill Top, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in East Jindabyne: a median of $1.12 million, against $842,000 in Hill Top, though rent is higher in Hill Top. On these figures, Hill Top tends to suit couples 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

Hill Top

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 62%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Hill Top

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($380,000 vs $570,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Jindabyne

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($497/wk vs $620/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hill Top

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 318 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (449.8 km vs 453.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

East Jindabyne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.1% vs 38.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Jindabyne Hill Top
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.

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Walkability 0 / 0
East Jindabyne — Walkability: 0/100 Hill Top — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 46 / 100
East Jindabyne — Low fire risk: 46/100 Hill Top — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Jindabyne has more residents (1,067 vs 115); Hill Top rents higher ($620/wk vs $497/wk).

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Population 1,067
+89% vs other
 115
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.1% +38.6%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $122,148/yr
+11% vs other
 $109,200/yr
Median weekly rent $497/wk $620/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Jindabyne Hill Top
0-4 5.1% / 3.5%
East Jindabyne — 0-4: 5.1% Hill Top — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 14.2% / 18.3%
East Jindabyne — 5-14: 14.2% Hill Top — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 7.9% / 2.6%
East Jindabyne — 15-19: 7.9% Hill Top — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 6.6% / 4.3%
East Jindabyne — 20-24: 6.6% Hill Top — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 13.6% / 12.2%
East Jindabyne — 25-34: 13.6% Hill Top — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 13.1% / 9.6%
East Jindabyne — 35-44: 13.1% Hill Top — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 17.5% / 18.3%
East Jindabyne — 45-54: 17.5% Hill Top — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.3% / 14.8%
East Jindabyne — 55-64: 11.3% Hill Top — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 7.8% / 14.8%
East Jindabyne — 65-74: 7.8% Hill Top — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 2.2% / —
East Jindabyne — 75-84: 2.2% Hill Top — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
East Jindabyne — 85+: 0.9% Hill Top — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Jindabyne 50.8% couple families
East Jindabyne — Couple Families: 50.8% East Jindabyne — Lone Person: 27.7% East Jindabyne — One Parent Families: 10.9% East Jindabyne — Group Household: 10.5%
Hill Top 81.8% couple families
Hill Top — Couple Families: 81.8% Hill Top — Lone Person: 18.2% Hill Top — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hill Top — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Jindabyne 26.3% renting
East Jindabyne — Owned Outright: 32.2% East Jindabyne — Mortgage: 41.5% East Jindabyne — Renting: 26.3%
Hill Top 11.4% renting
Hill Top — Owned Outright: 54.3% Hill Top — Mortgage: 34.3% Hill Top — Renting: 11.4%
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.

East Jindabyne Hill Top
England 4.3% / 3.5%
East Jindabyne — England: 4.3% Hill Top — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.2% / —
East Jindabyne — New Zealand: 2.2% Hill Top — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand 0.8% / —
East Jindabyne — Thailand: 0.8% Hill Top — Thailand: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.8% / —
East Jindabyne — Taiwan: 0.8% Hill Top — Taiwan: not among its largest
China 0.7% / —
East Jindabyne — China: 0.7% Hill Top — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 14.8%
East Jindabyne — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Hill Top — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 13.9%
East Jindabyne — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Hill Top — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.6%
East Jindabyne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Hill Top — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 3.5%
East Jindabyne — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Hill Top — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
East Jindabyne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Hill Top — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Jindabyne 85.7% houses
East Jindabyne — Houses: 85.7% East Jindabyne — Flats / Apartments: 9.2% East Jindabyne — Townhouses: 5.2%
Hill Top 100.0% houses
Hill Top — Houses: 100.0% Hill Top — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Hill Top — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Median house price $1,125,000 $842,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $570,000 $380,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Hill Top has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%).

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Rural and farming 81% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 0%
Residential 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

East Jindabyne Hill Top
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Houses 3.5%
$900/wk on $1.32M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

East Jindabyne Hill Top
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of NSW —

Liveability

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

East Jindabyne carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0).

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 —
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

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

East Jindabyne sits further from the CBD (453.8 km vs 449.8 km).

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 453.8 km 449.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 318 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2627
 0.4%
postcode 2628
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 2627
 42
postcode 2628

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.

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Car (driver) 72.6% / 66.7%
East Jindabyne — Car (driver): 72.6% Hill Top — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 27.8%
East Jindabyne — Worked from Home: 17.4% Hill Top — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / 5.6%
East Jindabyne — Walked Only: 2.5% Hill Top — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / —
East Jindabyne — Car (passenger): 6.3% Hill Top — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.1% / —
East Jindabyne — Train: 1.1% Hill Top — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Elevation 1,176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
484 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Jindabyne Hill Top
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Jindabyne

Acreage

Hill Top

Rural

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