Median house price
$830k
+8.1% change
VIC · Casey Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
12,218
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.2%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,489/wk
Employment rate
50.1%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$830,000
Languages at home
60.2%non-English
Most common: Sinhalese, Arabic, Serbian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Hallam is a well-connected established suburb in Casey Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Most local households sit in a multicultural mix, with overseas-born residents and languages other than English common at home.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses and trains cover longer journeys across the metro area. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Local crime has been trending higher of late. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Against similar metro suburbs, growth momentum stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with community and employment less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$830k
+8.1% change
Median rent
$560/wk
Population (ERP)
12,218
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#93
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
86th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
65th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
19th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
12,218(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +0.2% over 5 years · 65th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~12,750), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
68 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
288 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 10 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 8 fast food · 3 bakeries · 8 playgrounds · 1 dog parks
Unit 5B 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
Unit 5A 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
2 Marshall Place
37 Star Crescent, Hallam
Unit 8 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
Unit 7 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
1-9 Belgrave-Hallam Road
Unit 4 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
Unit 6 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
2 Marshall Place
214A Princes Highway
208-210 Princes Highway
4 Princes Domain Drive
24 Harmer Road
74 Frawley Road
212 Princes Highway
214 Princes Highway
Unit 18 151-159 Princes Highway, Hallam
9 Belgrave-Hallam Road
38 bus stops · 3 train stations
8-10 Conquest Way, Hallam
Unit 1 74-80 Melverton Drive
8 Carl Court
Unit 15 57-59 Melverton Drive, Hallam
31 - 35 Melverton Drive
7 Melverton Drive, Hallam
35 Westpool Drive
208 - 210 Princes Highway
Unit 13 57-59 Melverton Drive, Hallam
25-29 Belgrave-Hallam Road
105 Abbott Road, Hallam
Unit 3 167 Princes Highway, Hallam
35 Melverton Drive, Hallam
Unit 11 57-59 Melverton Drive, Hallam
235 Princes Highway
227 Princes Highway
Unit 1 60-62 Abbott Road, Hallam
39 Star Crescent, Hallam
12-14 Belgrave - Hallam Road
44 Wedgewood Road, Hallam
10 Hallam South Road
Unit 9 1-7 Belgrave-Hallam Road
Unit 3 37-41 Hallam South Road
208-210 Princes Highway
28-38 Wedgewood Road, Hallam
34-38 Wedgewood Road, Hallam
261 Princes Highway
2-8 Marlo Place, Hallam
8 Young Road, Hallam
42 Melverton Drive, Hallam
11 Austral Place
13 Hallam South Road
Unit 1 100 Hallam South Road
39-45 Wedgewood Road, Hallam
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
25 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
125 planning-related records
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
64 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.1 km away).
10.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +11.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.