The Hills Shire is located 30km from the Sydney CBD, nestled between the Hawkesbury River and Blue Mountains. The Shire is made up of 25 suburbs and is predominantly residential with rural areas in the northern end of the Shire, agriculture, national parks, as well as semi-rural and rural-residential living. The southern end of the Shire features well-established residential and commercial areas as well as new release areas of residential and employment development.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

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