Hillston vs Wallanthery
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallanthery, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Hillston tends to suit families with children, while Wallanthery 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
Hillston
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 31%)
- But Wallanthery carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices.
Renters
Hillston
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $320/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wallanthery
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 485 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (677.5 km vs 694 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wallanthery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallanthery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (51.5% vs 5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hillston and Wallanthery 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
Hillston has more residents (1,547 vs 50); Wallanthery rents higher ($320/wk vs $220/wk).
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,547 +97% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | +51.5% |
| Median age | 36 | 38 |
| Median household income | $77,272/yr | $81,224/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $320/wk +45% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $282,500 | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $62,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Wallanthery has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 5%); Hillston has more rural and farming land (95% vs 70%).
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 70% |
| Environmental | 5% | 30% |
| 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
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Carrathool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
Liveability
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Hillston carries more crime risk (68 vs 32).
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hillston
- Hillston Central School Government · Combined at peers
- St Joseph's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
Schools in Wallanthery
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 3 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 83 | 23 |
Mobility
Hillston sits further from the CBD (694 km vs 677.5 km).
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 694 km +2% vs other | 677.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 485 min | 463 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2675 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2675 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 (69.1%).
Setting
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 48/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 11% 724 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Council rates
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $510/yr same for both | |
| Council | Carrathool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hillston | Wallanthery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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