What LGA is Hillsborough in?

Hillsborough is in the Maitland Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2320. Council-level context for Maitland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

What is the typical weekly rent in Hillsborough?

The median weekly rent in Hillsborough is $630/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

What does the rent signal say about Hillsborough?

Rent context available: Hillsborough has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

Is Hillsborough a good investment?

QuickProperty's investment signals for Hillsborough show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hillsborough?

Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

How often is the Hillsborough data updated?

Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.

Suburb profile ·Maitland LGA · NSW ·2320

Hillsborough NSW 2320

Hillsborough is in Maitland LGA, NSW, postcode 2320, with population 50.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$630/wk

Rising

+3.3% YoY

Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods

NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2320 · May 2026

$630

$600

Mar 2025May 2026

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house

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No local house series

Median rent

$630/wk

Rent context available

↑3.3%YoY D10 vs AU

Gross yield

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Need rent + price

Population

100,439

100K via Maitland LGA · SAL undercount

Schools

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No matched school data

Drive to city

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Not in commute dataset

Solar

8,247

599 added 12mo · 69MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,492

Median rent · wk$550

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history

Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.5% around trend (short window, 15 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data

27%

median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)

Manageable

This suburb 27% · NSW median 21%

Nationally · lighter rent burden than 12% of AU suburbs

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,492/mo, while renters pay about $2,730/mo — renting runs $238/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr: $121K
Median rent · wk: $630
Owner mortgage · mo: $2,492

Household income

ABS Census · ATO

$121K household · yr+47.4% vs NSW suburb median

Personal: $35K
Family: $136K
Household: $121K

Crime April 2025 - March 2026

4,187

4,266 per 100k

D6 vs AU

Crime

lga

Rate · per 100k4,266

Total incidents4,187· April 2025 - March 2026

Assault1,10658%
Sexual Offences36119%
Robbery171%
Break And Enter42822%

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets

Hillsborough is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2320). It is home to about 50 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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 current median weekly rent is $630. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,492.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money

Investment signalsHeuristics

Pop. Growth+2.2%↑ Strong Growth

Development+0%· Steady

InvestmentNSW

Mortgage · mth$2,492

Rent · wk(Census)$550

Market rent · wk(2026-05)$630

Population growth · Maitland LGAABS ERP

Population (2025)100,439

5-year growth+2.7% CAGR

YoY change+2.2%

20012025

Development · Maitland LGAABS Approvals

Approvals (2026)1,009

Houses 51%Units 49%

YoY change+0%

Employment · Maitland LGASALM

Unemployment (Dec-25)3.7%

YoY change+0.1pp

Dec-10Dec-25

Property investors · Postcode 2320ATO

Negatively geared5.5%

1,294 of filers

Avg rental loss$8,555/yr

Landlords (rental income)2,414

Reported capital gains1,531

People & prosperity

DemographicsCensus 21

Population50

Median age46

Household size3.1

HH income · wk$2,333

Personal income · wk$669

Persons / bedroom0.8

SEIFA indexABS

Advantage (IRSAD)9/10

Education (IEO)8/10

Economic (IER)10/10

Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10

Income momentumCensus 16→21

HH income · wk$725 → $2,333

Change+221.8%

vs NSW median+201.2 pp

gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21

Area & amenity

TransportGTFS

Bus stops7

Hospitals · Maitland LGAAIHW

Public1

Private1

Maitland Hospitalpublic

Maitland Private Hospitalprivate

Aged care · Maitland LGAGEN

Facilities7

Residential places724

Green Hills Residential Care Service168 places

Rutherford Park Care Community144 places

RFBI Benhome Masonic Village124 places

Estia Health Aberglasslyn118 places

Maitland Grange Care Community80 places

Whiddon Largs49 places

+1 more in Maitland LGA

Childcare · Maitland LGAACECQA

Services75

Approved places5,893

Exceeding NQS11

Tillys Play and Education Centre - Rutherford174 places

St Nicholas Early Education Gillieston Heights144 places

St Nicholas Early Education Lochinvar144 places

Thornton Before and After School Care and Vacation Care140 places

Rutherford Before and After School Care and Vacation Care135 places

St Nicholas Early Education Chisholm134 places

+69 more in Maitland LGA

Nearby in Maitland LGA12

Anambah$848K · 64 Pitnacree · 48 Melville · 64 Windermere · 64 Phoenix Park · 77 Duckenfield$830K · 92 Harpers Hill · 64 Chisholm$1.1M · 4,577 Oswald · 88 Ashtonfield$955K · 4,589 Raworth$890K · 2,094 Bolwarra$955K · 1,350

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Sources & freshness

Strong evidence

Hillsborough carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE

NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE

Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE

Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status

Property prices

NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

medium stability · automated · every update · weekly

Missing

Market rent

NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset

stable source · automated · every update · monthly

Available

Crime

BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset

medium stability · automated · every update · release-based

Available

Schools

ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed

stable source · automated · every update · annual

Missing

Hospitals

AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage

medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed

Missing

Transport

GTFS feeds · 7 matched stops/stations

medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed

Available

Population growth

ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series

stable source · automated · every update · annual

Available

Building approvals

ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series

stable source · automated · every update · monthly

Available

Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Hillsborough is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER

This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING

Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP

Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status

INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path

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Stronger nearby reads

If Hillsborough feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Anambah better covered

similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$105/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Pitnacree most similar

similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$180/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Melville most similar

similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$132/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Hillsborough FAQ

Common questions

What LGA is Hillsborough in?

Hillsborough is in the Maitland Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2320. Council-level context for Maitland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
What is the typical weekly rent in Hillsborough?

The median weekly rent in Hillsborough is $630/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
What does the rent signal say about Hillsborough?

Rent context available: Hillsborough has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
Is Hillsborough a good investment?

QuickProperty's investment signals for Hillsborough show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hillsborough?

Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
How often is the Hillsborough data updated?

Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.