Hargraves vs Hill End
Hargraves is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 60 in Hill End. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hill End, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hill End: a median of $1.01 million, against $260,000 in Hargraves, though rent is higher in Hargraves. On these figures, Hargraves tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Hill End suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Hargraves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 18%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Hargraves has cheaper houses ($260,000 vs $1,015,000)
- Hill End leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hill End
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($108/wk vs $220/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hill End
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 284 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (279.3 km vs 322.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hill End
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hargraves and Hill End drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Hargraves has more residents (300 vs 111); Hargraves rents higher ($220/wk vs $108/wk).
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 300 +63% vs other | 111 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 60 |
| Median household income | $45,344/yr +14% vs other | $38,948/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +51% vs other | $108/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $260,000 | $1,015,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $175,000 |
Zoning mix
Hill End has more rural and farming land (99% vs 73%); Hargraves has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 1%).
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 99% |
| Environmental | 25% | 1% |
| Residential | 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
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western | 177 across Bathurst |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% | -23% |
Ranking within NSW
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Hill End carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 48).
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hargraves
- Hargraves Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Hill End
- Hill End Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 76 | 47 |
Mobility
Hargraves sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 279.3 km).
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 322.6 km +13% vs other | 279.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 243 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.6%).
Setting
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 895 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 909 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 109 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm | 666 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 28.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 1.1°C |
Council rates
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr | $1,301/yr |
| Council | Mid-Western | Bathurst |
Federal electorate
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hargraves | Hill End | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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