Suburbs Hillbank

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Hillbank SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Hillbank, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Hillbank SA is 5,013 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Hillbank is $823 per week ($42,796 per year). Median rent in Hillbank is $346 per week ($1,499 per month). Hillbank has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Hillbank has a population density of 1587.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Hillbank is England. The most common religion is No Religion (56% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hillbank is $1,495.

There were 192 recorded offences in Hillbank in 2025-26, a rate of 38 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (145 offences).

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📍 Hillbank, South Australia — 34.7351°S, 138.6901°E

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Hillbank Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Hillbank Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$823/wk
$42,796 per year
#3204 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$346/wk
$1,499 per month
#3507 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,495/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Hillbank Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.1% (2,511) Female 49.9% (2,500)

Population Density

1587.3
people per km²
5,013 people · 3.2 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,047
Family income/wk

Hillbank Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Hillbank Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
36.0% 558 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
64.0% 994 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Hillbank Country of Birth

Australia
83.9%
England
11.4%
Afghanistan
2.6%
India
0.7%
Germany
0.5%
Canada
0.3%
Cambodia
0.2%
Croatia
0.2%
Greece
0.2%
China
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Hillbank Religion

No Religion
55.9%
Catholic
16.9%
Anglican
8.8%
Christian (other)
4.5%
Not stated
4.3%
Islam
4.2%
Uniting Church
3.6%
Hinduism
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Hillbank Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
54.5%
Year 11 or equivalent
22.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
18.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Hillbank Languages Spoken at Home

Other
42.2%
IAL Nepali
26.7%
Hindi
5.8%
Khmer
5.3%
Afrikaans
5.3%
Italian
4.9%
SAL Filipin
4.9%
SAL Tot
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Hillbank Employment

💼
Employed full-time
42.7% 1,645 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.7% 875 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.0% 153 people
🏠
Not in labour force
30.5% 1,175 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Hillbank Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
51.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.6%
Bachelor Degree
19.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.2%
Certificate I/II
3.1%
Postgraduate Degree
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Hillbank Occupation

Professionals
21.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.8%
Community & Personal Service
16.7%
Clerical & Administrative
14.7%
Managers
10.3%
Labourers
6.2%
Sales Workers
5.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Hillbank Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.2%
Engineering
19.5%
Society & Culture
15.6%
Health
13.0%
Education
8.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.3%
Architecture & Building
5.3%
Information Technology
2.8%
Agriculture & Environment
2.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Creative Arts
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Hillbank Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Hillbank Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.2%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
1.3%
$400-$499/wk
2.9%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
7.2%
$800-$999/wk
7.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.0%
$4,000+/wk
6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Hillbank Marital Status

💍
Married
48.3% 1,967
↔️
Separated
2.7% 109
📋
Divorced
8.7% 356
🕊️
Widowed
3.6% 146
👤
Never married
36.7% 1,494

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Hillbank Ancestry

English
36.6%
Australian
25.3%
Other
9.8%
Scottish
7.2%
Irish
5.4%
German
5.0%
Italian
3.8%
Dutch
1.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Polish
1.2%
Filipino
1.0%
Maltese
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Hillbank School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
25.4%
Secondary — Government
13.1%
Vocational Education
12.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
11.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
11.2%
Primary — Catholic
9.7%
Pre-school
8.3%
Secondary — Catholic
8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Hillbank Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.9% 575
✅
No need for assistance
94.1% 9,212

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Hillbank Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.4% 496
—
Not a volunteer
87.6% 3,489

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Hillbank Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.3%
$300-$449/mo
3.1%
$450-$599/mo
2.5%
$600-$799/mo
4.5%
$800-$999/mo
5.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
25.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
31.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
16.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Hillbank How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
79.1%
Did not go to work
12.6%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Bus
2.0%
Other
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Walked only
0.4%
Truck
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Hillbank Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.2%
1 vehicle
27.0%
2 vehicles
44.1%
3 vehicles
16.3%
4+ vehicles
10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Hillbank Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
2.1%
3 bedrooms
55.0%
4 bedrooms
36.3%
5 bedrooms
5.8%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Hillbank Population Mobility

11.3%
moved in the last year
34.9%
moved in the last 5 years
5.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
69.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Hillbank Indigenous Population

2.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
242
Indigenous residents
9,616
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Hillbank Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
511
Asthma
237
Arthritis
181
Diabetes
177
Heart disease
122
Lung condition
99
Cancer
56
Kidney disease
42
Stroke
32
Dementia
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Hillbank Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.1%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
3.1%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
13.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Hillbank Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.1%
Couple — no children
25.6%
Couple — no children under 15
20.8%
One parent — children under 15
7.1%
One parent — no children under 15
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Hillbank Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.6% 24
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.3% 12
🏅
Previously served
3.4% 135
👤
Never served
95.7% 3,817

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Hillbank Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.4% 571
—
Did not provide
85.6% 3,396

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Hillbank Children Ever Born

No children
30.7%
1 child
12.7%
2 children
33.7%
3 children
16.1%
4 children
5.6%
5+ children
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Hillbank When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
95
1961–1970
289
1971–1980
203
1981–1990
119
1991–2000
85
2001–2010
201
2011–2015
133
2016
32
2017
16
2018
29
2019
11
2020
7
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Hillbank Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.0%
5–14 hours
30.6%
15–29 hours
12.8%
30+ hours
8.9%
Did not do domestic work
24.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Hillbank Household Size

1 person
18.1%
2 persons
34.1%
3 persons
19.1%
4 persons
17.4%
5 persons
7.3%
6+ persons
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Hillbank Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,294
Moved from SA
458
Moved — same area (SA2)
23
Moved from VIC
19
Moved from overseas
18
Moved from NSW
7
Moved from TAS
7
Moved from WA
5
Moved from QLD
4
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Hillbank Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
81.5%
Step family — no other children
9.7%
Blended family — no other children
6.2%
Step family — other children present
1.0%
Other couple — children only
0.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Hillbank Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 192 total

Theft
145
Assault
13
Property Damage
11
Fraud
10
Break & Enter
9
Robbery
3
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Hillbank Schools

20
schools nearby
12
government
922
avg ICSEA score
7,956
total students
Pinnacle College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 993 students
1049
ICSEA
St Patrick's Technical College Catholic
Secondary · 10-12 · 260 students
998
ICSEA
Northern Adelaide Senior College Government
Secondary · U, 11-12 · 431 students
978
ICSEA
Hope Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 921 students
977
ICSEA
Salisbury Heights Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 338 students
974
ICSEA
Salisbury Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 220 students
960
ICSEA
St Mary Magdalene's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 185 students
958
ICSEA
Indie School Elizabeth Independent
Secondary · 9-12 · 322 students
946
ICSEA
Playford College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 670 students
940
ICSEA
St Thomas More School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 267 students
927
ICSEA
Taparra Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 131 students
926
ICSEA
Craigmore South Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 225 students
922
ICSEA
Edmund Rice Flexi School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 163 students
908
ICSEA
Elizabeth Grove Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 249 students
902
ICSEA
Elizabeth Vale Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 441 students
889
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 20 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Hillbank Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,813/wk
Median Rent $346/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Hillbank

≈ $7,856/month
Median rent $346/wk
Left after rent $1,467/wk
Rent share 19.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Gilles Plains
Income: $678/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $51/wk
Klemzig
Income: $769/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $46/wk
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Income: $771/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $46/wk
Beverley (SA)
Income: $816/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $46/wk
Marden
Income: $818/wk Rent: $305/wk Save: $41/wk
Camden Park (SA)
Income: $797/wk Rent: $305/wk Save: $41/wk
Broadview
Income: $897/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $26/wk
Plympton Park
Income: $831/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $26/wk

Hillbank vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Novar Gardens
Pop: 2,508 Income: $630/wk Rent: $165/wk
Elizabeth Grove
Pop: 2,531 Income: $453/wk Rent: $225/wk
Lobethal
Pop: 2,534 Income: $759/wk Rent: $310/wk
Whyalla Playford
Pop: 2,540 Income: $771/wk Rent: $200/wk
Kingswood (SA)
Pop: 2,554 Income: $906/wk Rent: $333/wk
Port Pirie West
Pop: 2,556 Income: $475/wk Rent: $180/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hillbank

What is the population of Hillbank SA?

The population of Hillbank SA is 5,013 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1587.3 people per km².Hillbank is ranked #1,563 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Hillbank?

The median personal income in Hillbank SA is $823 per week, or $42,796 per year.The median household income is $1,813 per week.Family income is $2,047 per week.Hillbank is ranked #3,204 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Hillbank?

Median rent in Hillbank SA is $346 per week ($1,499 per month).Rent represents 19.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Hillbank ranks #3,507 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Hillbank?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hillbank SA is $1,495. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Hillbank?

The median age in Hillbank SA is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Hillbank a good suburb to live in?

Hillbank is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 5,013.The median income is $823/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40591. All dollar figures in AUD.