Hill River (postcode 6521) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Dandaragan local government area. It is home to about 107 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $110 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,086.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +3.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.