Hill River (postcode 5453) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area. It is home to about 98 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $220 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.
The crime rate in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA is low at 1,020 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.