Hallam, Victoria
| Hallam Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Hallam | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′32″S 145°16′05″E / 38.009°S 145.268°ECoordinates: 38°00′32″S 145°16′05″E / 38.009°S 145.268°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,852 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,374/km2 (3,558/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3803 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Casey | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narre Warren North | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bruce | ||||||||||||||
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Hallam is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Casey. At the 2016 Census, Hallam had a population of 10,852.[1]
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 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.
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%.[1] 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%.[1] 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%.[1] Two in every five people (40.8%) spoke only English at home.[1] Other languages spoken at home included Dari 7.0%, Arabic 3.8%, Sinhalese 3.0%, Hazaraghi 2.8% and Punjabi 2.3%.[1]
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.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2016 Census QuickStats Hallam". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment, Locality Names and Boundaries - City of Casey (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009, retrieved 2 April 2021
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 2 April 2021
- Suburbs of Melbourne