City profile
A quick snapshot of The Hills Shire, drawn from the NSW Government's OLG council data. The shire sits on Sydney's north-west fringe and includes the Norwest Business Park and much of the Sydney Metro Northwest rail corridor.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP)
- 215,612OLG 'Your Council' time-series data, 2023–24 file.
- Area
- 386.2 km²
- Population density
- ~558 people per km²
- Region
- North-west Sydney (Greater Sydney), ~30 km from the Sydney CBD
- Council classification
- Metropolitan fringe (OLG Group 7)
- Main centres
- Norwest (council HQ), Castle Hill, Kellyville, Bella Vista, Rouse Hill, Box HillNorwest Business Park and the Sydney Metro Northwest line run through the shire's business core; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Castle Hill2154
- Baulkham Hills2153
- Bella Vista2153
- Norwest2153
- Kellyville2155
- North Kellyville2155
- Rouse Hill2155
- Box Hill2765
- Dural2158
- Glenhaven2156
- Kenthurst2156
- Annangrove2156
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in The Hills Shire; some postcodes are shared with neighbouring areas. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for The Hills Shire Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.