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Hunters Hill is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.
Hunters Hill is situated on a small peninsula that separates the Lane Cove and Parramatta River Rivers. It can be reached by bus or by Sydney Ferries.
Hunters Hill was named after John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales, who was in office between 1795 and 1800. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p.126, , page 127
The area that is now Hunters Hill was settled in 1835. One of the earliest settlers was Mary Reibey, the first female retailer in Sydney. She built a cottage—later known as Fig Tree House—on land that fronted the Lane Cove River; Reiby Street is named after her. During the 1840s, bushrangers and convicts who had escaped from the penal settlement on Cockatoo Island would take refuge in Hunters Hill.
Many of the suburb's early houses were built from the local sandstone. A number were built by Frenchman Didier Numa Joubert (1816–1881), who bought of land from Mary Reiby from 1847 and used seventy stonemasons from Italy to construct solid artistic houses. Hunters Hill was proclaimed as a municipality on 5 January 1861. The first Gladesville Bridge constructed in 1881 linked the area to Drummoyne and the southern side of the Parramatta River. Gladesville Bridge Accessed 3/7/2009
In the early 20th century, there was an industrial area in Hunters Hill. One of the industries was a radium and uranium refinery operating from 1911 to 1915. The concentrated ore was transported over from Radium Hill in South Australia, 100 km west of Broken Hill. At the time, uranium was considered a byproduct, but very small quantities of radium (which had been discovered in 1898) were very valuable. The refinery could produce about 5 milligrammes of radium bromide from a ton of ore, worth £20 per milligramme in 1912. The area is now residential, Nelson Parade, and demands to remove it saw a plan developed to transport it to an old quarry area besides Badgerys Creek that was licensed to receive low level radioactive waste; however all such planning ceased as Badgerys Creek International Airport was decided upon to proceed.
In 2021, following extensive community consultation and research, Hunters Hill Council received planning approval to remediate the site of the Old Radium Hill processing plant and dispose of the contaminated material at a licensed facility in the United States of America.
This approach had strong community support and would resolve a long-standing issue that the private sector created.
Remediation works began in September 2021. In the later stages of the project the waste material from the site was taken to a facility in Western Australia after it was granted a license to operate in 2023.
The excavation and removal of the waste material was completed in August 2024.
The health and safety of the community has been the top priority throughout the works and the transportation of material.[3]
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization supervised the excavation and packing of the contaminated material into sealed bags and containers before it was transported for disposal.
In addition, the following buildings are heritage-listed:
Hunters Hill has a number of heritage-listed buildings and is positioned near the confluence of the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, as well as the headwaters of Sydney Harbour, which provides river and harbour views. Previously having a number of residents of French extraction, it was known as the "French Village" Hunters Hill Historical Society Museum and shares a friendship with a sister city near Paris, Le Vésinet. Discover Hunters Hill Accessed 3/7/2009
The median household weekly income was high at $3,413. Monthly mortgage payments were also high, with a median of $4,333 compared with the national figure of $1,863. According to the Australian Taxation Office statistics, the postcode of 2110 (Hunters Hill & Woolwich) had an average taxable income of $215,456 making it the 9th wealthiest suburb in Australia.
| Liberal | 62.7% | |
| Labor | 16.9% | |
| Greens | 12.4% | |
| Democrats | 4.7% | |
| Christian Democrats | 2.0% | |
| Unity Party | 1.3% |
| Liberal | 67.27% | |
| Labor | 24.02% | |
| Greens | 7.16% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2.17% | |
| Independent | 0.44% | |
| Family First | 0.39% | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | 0.28% | |
| Christian Democrats | 0.11% |
Hunters Hill has been part of the federal Division of Bennelong since 2024. Prior to that, Hunters Hill was in the federal electoral division of North Sydney. The former Treasurer of Australia Joe Hockey, held this seat from the 1996 federal election to 2015.
For NSW state elections, Hunters Hill is in the Electoral district of Lane Cove. As of 2003 this seat is held by Liberal MP Anthony Roberts, who was last re-elected in the 2007 state election.
The closest ferry wharves to Hunters Hill are Valentia Street Wharf, Woolwich and Huntleys Point. Huntleys Point provides access to the Parramatta River ferry services which run between Circular Quay and Parramatta while Woolwich provides access to the Cockatoo Island ferry services which run between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island.
The major commercial area is located around the intersection of Ryde Road and Gladesville Road, near the Burns Bay Road overpass and the Hunters Hill Hotel. It was re-developed in 2013.
Other churches are St Mark's and All Saints Anglican Churches and Hunters Hill Congregational Church.
Hunters Hill Rugby Union Football Club was established in 1892 and competes in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union. It has won the Kentwell Cup 8 times and 1st Division club championship 5 times. The second most distinguished club in Subbies, it recently won the Stockdale Cup and Robertson Cup in 2010. The Robertson Cup was named after former Suburban Chairman (1978–80), Brian Robertson, this cup was first won by Port Hacking. After not being contested between 1988–93, the Robertson Cup was revived to become the Colts trophy for second division. The Farrant Cup was named after life member Don Farrant, a long-time supporter of sub-district rugby, Hunters Hill club stalwart Don Farrant presented the Farrant Cup to the MSDRU in 1974. Initially included in an expanded fourth division, it became the award for the Division Three second grade premiership in 1995. Hunters Hill Rugby Union Football Club is a club that caters for all ages and level of ability, and plays matches at Boronia Park from March through to August.
The Great North Walk, a walking trail from Sydney to Newcastle,Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks, Neil Paton, Kangaroo Press, 2004 passes through Boronia Park; a large waterfront parkland reserve which contains Aboriginal drawings thought to date back to before the start of the colony.
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