Hill Top vs Yerrinbool

Hill Top is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Yerrinbool. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Yerrinbool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Yerrinbool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (96.7 km vs 112.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 85 min)
  • But Hill Top is more walkable (37/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hill Top

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

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

Hill Top Yerrinbool
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.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Walkability 37 / 10
Hill Top — Walkability: 37/100 Yerrinbool — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 7
Hill Top — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yerrinbool — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Hill Top has more residents (2,792 vs 1,196); Yerrinbool skews older (39 vs 35).

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Population 2,792
+57% vs other
 1,196
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +2.7%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $100,048/yr $101,088/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+3% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
0-4 8.1% / 5.2%
Hill Top — 0-4: 8.1% Yerrinbool — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.0% / 14.2%
Hill Top — 5-14: 15.0% Yerrinbool — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.9% / 8.4%
Hill Top — 15-19: 5.9% Yerrinbool — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 5.2% / 4.8%
Hill Top — 20-24: 5.2% Yerrinbool — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 14.4% / 11.4%
Hill Top — 25-34: 14.4% Yerrinbool — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 13.5% / 12.2%
Hill Top — 35-44: 13.5% Yerrinbool — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.2% / 15.6%
Hill Top — 45-54: 13.2% Yerrinbool — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 11.7% / 13.1%
Hill Top — 55-64: 11.7% Yerrinbool — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.2% / 9.4%
Hill Top — 65-74: 8.2% Yerrinbool — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.4% / 4.2%
Hill Top — 75-84: 4.4% Yerrinbool — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.2% / 1.9%
Hill Top — 85+: 0.2% Yerrinbool — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hill Top 51.6% couple families
Hill Top — Couple Families: 51.6% Hill Top — Lone Person: 25.8% Hill Top — One Parent Families: 17.9% Hill Top — Group Household: 3.4% Hill Top — Other Families: 1.4%
Yerrinbool 54.2% couple families
Yerrinbool — Couple Families: 54.2% Yerrinbool — Lone Person: 24.9% Yerrinbool — One Parent Families: 17.2% Yerrinbool — Group Household: 2.7% Yerrinbool — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hill Top 13.7% renting
Hill Top — Owned Outright: 25.6% Hill Top — Mortgage: 60.8% Hill Top — Renting: 13.7%
Yerrinbool 11.1% renting
Yerrinbool — Owned Outright: 34.6% Yerrinbool — Mortgage: 54.3% Yerrinbool — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 22.8%
Hill Top — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Yerrinbool — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.0%
Hill Top — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Yerrinbool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 6.3%
Hill Top — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Yerrinbool — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.7%
Hill Top — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Yerrinbool — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.5%
Hill Top — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Yerrinbool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
England 4.7% / 4.6%
Hill Top — England: 4.7% Yerrinbool — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.7%
Hill Top — New Zealand: 0.9% Yerrinbool — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Hill Top — Scotland: 0.7% Yerrinbool — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany 0.3% / 0.4%
Hill Top — Germany: 0.3% Yerrinbool — Germany: 0.4%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Hill Top — Philippines: 0.3% Yerrinbool — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.3%
Hill Top — Greece: not among its largest Yerrinbool — Greece: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hill Top 98.5% houses
Hill Top — Houses: 98.5% Hill Top — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Yerrinbool 100.0% houses
Yerrinbool — Houses: 100.0% Yerrinbool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Median house price $847,778 $888,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $860,000 $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 20 sales
 58 days
from 10 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
3 bed $835K / $852K
Hill Top — 3 bed: $835K (25 sales) Yerrinbool — 3 bed: $852K (25 sales)

25 vs 25 sales

4 bed $975K / $965K
Hill Top — 4 bed: $975K (16 sales) Yerrinbool — 4 bed: $965K (17 sales)

16 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Environmental 82% 85%
Rural and farming 11% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Residential 6% 2%
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 Top Yerrinbool
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
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.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Houses 3.5%
$695/wk on $1.02M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hill Top Yerrinbool
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW —

Liveability

Hill Top is more walkable (37 vs 10); Hill Top scores higher overall (60 vs 29).

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Grade B D
Score 60/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Yerrinbool carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 0).

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
93/100
Crime — Low
36/100
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 Top Yerrinbool
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hill Top

  • Hill Top Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yerrinbool

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Hill Top sits further from the CBD (112.3 km vs 96.7 km).

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Walkability score 37/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 112.3 km
+14% vs other
 96.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 74 min
Public transport score 43/100
Bus
 39/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
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.

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Car (driver) 77.3% / 71.4%
Hill Top — Car (driver): 77.3% Yerrinbool — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 18.5%
Hill Top — Worked from Home: 17.6% Yerrinbool — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.9%
Hill Top — Car (passenger): 3.6% Yerrinbool — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.5%
Hill Top — Walked Only: 0.7% Yerrinbool — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train — / 1.8%
Hill Top — Train: not among its largest Yerrinbool — Train: 1.8%
Bus 0.7% / 0.9%
Hill Top — Bus: 0.7% Yerrinbool — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Elevation 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.7 km 32.2 km

NBN connectivity

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Connectivity score 59/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,069 premises
 28%
448 premises

Climate

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Hill Top Yerrinbool
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hill Top

Acreage Family

Yerrinbool

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