Hill End is a town in the West Gippsland

West Gippsland

West Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, extends from the southeastern limits of metropolitan Melbourne and Western Port Bay in the west to the Latrobe Valley in the east, and is bounded by the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau in the Great Dividing...

 region of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Baw Baw Local government area, 104 kilometres (64.6 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Hill End and the surrounding area had a population of 448. The main industry in Hill End area is dairy farming

Dairy farming

Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows but also from goats and sheep, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.Most dairy farms...

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Demographics

Around 115 families live in the area and of those 33.0% have one or more children under the age of 15. 4.3% of families have only a single parent while 43.5% of couples have no children. Hill End covers an area of approximately 18002 hectares or around 180 square kilometres (km2) (44484 acres).

There are 137 private dwellings in Hill End. The composition of occupied private dwellings in Hill End is as follows: 97.8% separate houses, 0.0% semi-detached houses (eg. townhouses, row or terrace houses), 0.0% flats (including units and apartments).

In terms of people aged 15 years or more living in Hill End 59% are married, 6% are divorced, 4% are separated, 2% are widowed and 29% have never married.

Compared to the rest of Australia, Hill End has close to average migrant population, with around 24.7% of residents being born overseas. The top 5 countries of birth for migrants in the area are: United Kingdom (5.6%), Netherlands (1.8%), New Zealand (0.9%), South Africa (0.9%), United States of America (0.9%).

Education

Hill End Primary School closed in 2006, due to very low numbers of enrolments. At secondary level students usually travel by school bus to the nearby towns of Newborough

Newborough, Victoria

Newborough is a town in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia which shares a border to its west, mostly along the Narracan Creek, with the town of Moe. It can be divided into three areas, Old Newborough, East Newborough and North Newborough...

 to attend Lowanna Secondary College

Lowanna Secondary College

Lowanna Secondary College is located in Newborough, Victoria. The college draws its enrolment from Moe/Newborough, and district towns of Yallourn North, Erica, Rawson, Willow Grove and the surrounding rural areas...

 or Lavalla Catholic College

Lavalla Catholic College

Lavalla Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in the towns of Traralgon and Newborough in Victoria, Australia. About 1400 students attend its three campuses. Lavalla is a member of the Catholic All Schools Sports Association .-External links:...

, or to Trafalgar

Trafalgar, Victoria

Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south...

 to attend Trafalgar High School

Trafalgar High School

Trafalgar High School is a years 7-12 co-ed school located in Trafalgar, Victoria. It was officially opened in 1964 after running classes on the original Trafalgar Primary School grounds, now Balfour Park. When it opened the school had 95 pupils.- History :...

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