Kalkite vs Hill Top
Kalkite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Hill Top. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hill Top, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kalkite: a median of $1.32 million, against $842,000 in Hill Top, though rent is higher in Hill Top. On these figures, Kalkite tends to suit people living alone, while Hill Top suits couples 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
Hill Top
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hill Top
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $1,325,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kalkite
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $620/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kalkite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kalkite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
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
Kalkite and Hill Top 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
Kalkite has more residents (294 vs 115); Hill Top rents higher ($620/wk vs $350/wk).
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 294 +61% vs other | 115 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +37.4% | +38.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 43 |
| Median household income | $82,628/yr | $109,200/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $620/wk +77% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
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 (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,325,000 | $842,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $380,000 |
Zoning mix
Hill Top has more rural and farming land (100% vs 79%).
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 20% | 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
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
Kalkite is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Kalkite carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | — |
| 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
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 7 |
Mobility
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 451.3 km | 449.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 305 min | 302 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2627 | 0.4% postcode 2628 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2627 | 42 postcode 2628 |
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 (77.3%).
Setting
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,044 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 164 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kalkite | Hill Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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