Located in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area, Hilldale is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2420). With a population of 193, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Hilldale has a median house price of $1.2 million, which has surged by 121.2% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,210.
Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.6% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +121.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.