Hilltop is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

[3] It includes high-value homes with lake views.

[3][4] Part of the suburb suffered a major power surge in January 2018.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.6% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, 2.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.