Hillside vs Minigin
Minigin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Hillside. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Hillside tends to suit couples and older residents, while Minigin suits people living alone.
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
Minigin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 35/100)
- But Hillside is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Minigin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hillside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Minigin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (187.8 km vs 200.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 147 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hillside has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 26%)
- Minigin carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hillside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.3% vs -1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hillside and Minigin 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
Minigin rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Minigin has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $71,500).
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 78 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.3% | -1.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 45 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $112,632/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $250/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 (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (9.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Narrogin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 30% of WA | Higher than 79% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of WA | Higher than 61% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of WA | Higher than 49% of WA |
Liveability
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hillside carries more crime risk (35 vs 19).
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Hillside sits further from the CBD (200.3 km vs 187.8 km).
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 200.3 km +6% vs other | 187.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6312 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 6312 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 (86.4%).
Setting
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 392 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 331 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 31/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 425 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,644/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrogin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hillside | Minigin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 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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