Hilltop is a suburb of Taupà  in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
The suburb is close to Lake Taupà Â, Taupà  Central and several schools. It includes high-value homes with lake views.
Part of the suburb suffered a major power surge in January 2018.
Bird Area-Hilltop covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Bird Area-Hilltop had a population of 4,974 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 474 people (10.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,403 males, 2,550 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,905 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 927 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 786 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,115 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,146 (23.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.5% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 23.1% MÃÂori; 3.2% Pasifika; 6.3% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, MÃÂori by 4.9%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.1% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 2.2% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.9%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 813 (20.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,298 (56.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 930 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 432 people (10.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,986 (49.1%) full-time, 627 (15.5%) part-time, and 75 (1.9%) unemployed.
Hilltop School is a state primary school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1964.
Taupo Intermediate is a state intermediate school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1969.
Both these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of