Hill Top, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales
Hill Top, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Hill Top, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Hill Top |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.32948 |
| Longitude | 148.69437 |
| Population | 99 |
| Density | 2.5 /km² |
| Area | 39.6 km² |
| Elevation | 1117 m |
| Postcode | 2628 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 357 km southwest |
Hill Top is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 99. The locality covers an area of 39.6 km², giving a population density of about 2.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1117 m above sea level. It lies approximately 357 km southwest of Sydney. Hill Top is located at 36.3295°S, 148.6944°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2628. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Hill Top is a place where the sky seems to stretch an infinite, pale blue over a landscape of rolling country, a gentle swell of earth that rises and falls in broad, sweeping strokes. It lies 163.1 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 14.4 km north-north-east of Jindabyne. Here, the air carries the clean, crisp scent of distant eucalypts, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon with hues of ochre and soft violet. The land itself, a mosaic of emerald pastures and darker swathes of bushland, breathes with a quiet resilience, the very ground a testament to the seasons that have shaped it. The roads, like slow rivers of grey, meander through the terrain, connecting scattered homesteads and small clusters of dwellings that seem to settle into the contours of the land as if they’ve always belonged.
The history of Hill Top is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of those who first worked this country. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, primarily a pastoral one, with sheep grazing on the abundant grasses that carpet the hills. The echoes of earlier endeavours, perhaps a forgotten gold prospecting venture or the quiet persistence of early settlers carving out lives, are subtly present in the weathered fences and the slow-growing trees that stand as silent witnesses. The local economy, though small, is deeply rooted in agriculture and the quiet hum of neighbouring communities providing essential services. It is a place where the pace of life allows for a deeper appreciation of the changing light, the vastness of the sky, and the enduring spirit of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hill Top, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Hill Top, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hill Top includes the postcode (2628), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hill Top is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |