Hill End vs Pyramul
Pyramul is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Hill End. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hill End: a median of $1.01 million, against $199,000 in Pyramul, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pyramul tends to suit families with children 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Hill End has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Pyramul is already more of a family suburb (27% vs 18%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pyramul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($199,000 vs $1,015,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pyramul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $108/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Pyramul
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 243 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (255.3 km vs 279.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pyramul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 29%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hill End
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs -13.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hill End and Pyramul 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
Hill End rents higher ($108/wk vs $0/wk); Hill End has more residents (111 vs 60).
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111 +46% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | -13.0% |
| Median age | 60 | 57 |
| Median household income | $38,948/yr | $54,184/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $108/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
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 (5.0%).
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 (28.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,015,000 | $199,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $175,000 | $200,000 |
Zoning mix
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Environmental | 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
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst | 131 across Mid-Western |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | -4% |
Ranking within NSW
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 8% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hill End
- Hill End Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Pyramul
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 47 | 35 |
Mobility
Hill End sits further from the CBD (279.3 km vs 255.3 km).
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 279.3 km +9% vs other | 255.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 243 min | 221 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 (60.7%).
Setting
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 909 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 871 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm | 687 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr | $1,083/yr |
| Council | Bathurst | Mid-Western |
Federal electorate
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hill End | Pyramul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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