Hallam, Victoria
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Hallam is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Hallam recorded a population of 11,355 at the 2021 census.[1]
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| Coordinates: 38.009°S 145.268°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 11,355 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,437/km2 (3,723/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3803 | ||||||||||||
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The suburb has its own railway station.
Hallam is bounded by the South Gippsland Freeway in the west, Eumemmerring Creek and Hallam North Road in the north, a drain easement in the east, and Centre Road in the south.[2]
History
The post office opened on the 1 May 1889. It closed in 1981, but reopened in 1994.[3]
The railway station opened as Hallam's Road Railway Station. It was renamed Hallam's about 1910 and Hallam about 1925.[citation needed]
Demographics
According to 2016 Census the most common ancestries in Hallam were English 13.4%, Australian 11.9%, Afghan 8.3%, Indian 5.7% and Sri Lankan 3.9%.[4] 42.3% of residents were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Afghanistan 8.1%, India 5.5%, Sri Lanka 4.7%, New Zealand 2.5% and England 1.9%.[4] The most common responses for religion in Hallam were Catholic 21.5%, Islam 20.0%, No Religion, so described 15.4%, Not stated 8.1% and Buddhism 5.5%.[4] Two in every five people (40.8%) spoke only English at home.[4] Other languages spoken at home included Dari 7.0%, Arabic 3.8%, Sinhalese 3.0%, Hazaraghi 2.8% and Punjabi 2.3%.[4]
Of the 4,953 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hallam, 56.9% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.[4]
See also
- City of Berwick – Hallam was previously within this former local government area.
