Hallam VIC 3803
Hallam sits 40 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 38 minutes by car. Census data records 11,355 residents with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $77,428 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 4.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $361 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,700. Hallam is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Hallam a good suburb?
Hallam scores a C (42/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 76/100 · 39.8 km · 38 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $800K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 88/100 · Flood 57/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 36 · 11,355 residents
Liveability Rating
42 / 100 · Ranked #539 in VICEach bar is Hallam's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
42 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHallam's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $800,000, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$800,000
In line with its 7 neighbours (median $793,425)
Based on 147 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 59 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $578K
- 3 bed 73 sales $750K
- 4 bed 48 sales $851K
- 5 bed 16 sales $945K
Units
$572,150
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $576,444)
Based on 37 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 20 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 21 sales $550K
- 3 bed 14 sales $662K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hallam are currently listed at around $788,000 on average. Based on 62 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$788K
62 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$578K
9 units listed in the last 6 months.
71 of the suburb's 3,530 dwellings (2.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Hallam rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 39 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$600/wk
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $595/wk)
39 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$562/wk
4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
43 rentals advertised against an estimated 950 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025121 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3803.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $788,000 median
$562/week ($29,000 a year) on a $578,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
6 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Hallam safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hallam sits in the high band, with 1,417 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 13% on the prior year.
1,417 offences
13.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202584 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Hallam, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Hallam Primary School leads the pack.
- • 1,133 students across 2 schools (avg 566)
- • ICSEA 923-939, median 931 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Hallam Secondary College (716 students)
Primary
Secondary
Universities nearby
2.2% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Hallam is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 16 parks and 9 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hallam.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 152.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 137.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 105.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.8 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hallam.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 52%
- Premises covered
- 5,524
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Casey: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 26 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Hallam is home to about 11,400 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
11,355
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$77,428/yr
Census Median Rent
$361/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,700/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$31,304/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.9%
Total Dwellings
3,530
Owner-Occupier Rate
73.1%
Houses
77.6%
Rental Stress
24.2%
Mortgage Stress
26.3%
Work From Home
16.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
70 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 13 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 916 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 41.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 37.1%
- Employment Rate
- 50.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 43.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
931 residents (8.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 10,603 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (333 of 4,572).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 12,322 people work here; 4,572 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.7 jobs for every working resident. At least 63% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,767 a year through Casey based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 41%
- Industrial 40%
- Infrastructure and transport 13%
- Parks and recreation 5%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Industrial 1 Zone → Transport Zone 2 · GC259, Aug 2026 1.0 ha
- Industrial 1 Zone → Transport Zone 2 · GC259, Jul 2026 1.0 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Casey
In the year to August 2026, 3,412 new dwellings were approved across Casey. That mix is 2,854 houses and 558 units. Approvals are down 14.8% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 30 homes
- Projects firmly planned 12 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 18 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 6.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Dandenong, 5.2 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 55 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 14.6 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.4% of addresses
- 204 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 781 mm
- 105 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
20 facilities within 5 km- 0.5 kmOther Transport Equipment Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Methyl methacrylate
- 0.7 kmCosmetic and Toiletry Preparation ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 1.9 km
- 2.8 kmPrintingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Ethyl acetate
- 3.1 kmOther Wood Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Copper & compounds · Chromium (VI) compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 3803, 96 of 11,199 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (381 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3803, 1,802 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,669 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 86 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
3 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3803 in 2025-26, rank 155 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 153, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
10 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $800,000 this is $50,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Julian Hill Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Julian Hill | 64.6% | 35.4% | +9.3 |
| 2022 | Julian Hill | 56.6% | 43.4% | +0.7 |
| 2019 | Julian Hill | 64.2% | 35.9% | -0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Belinda Wilson Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belinda Wilson ALP | 55.0% | 59.2% | 40.8% |
| 2018 | Luke Donnellan ALP | 50.1% | 59.8% | 40.2% |
| 2014 | Luke Donnellan ALP | 54.6% | 54.6% | 45.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Hallam
Is Hallam a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hallam is high (88/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Hallam?
Hallam has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (57/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hallam a good place to live?
Hallam has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (42/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Hallam?
Hallam, VIC had a population of 11,355 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hallam, VIC?
The postcode for Hallam, VIC is 3803.
How far is Hallam from Melbourne?
Hallam is 40 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 38 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hallam?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hallam was $77,428 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Hallam?
The median advertised rent in Hallam is $600 a week for houses (39 listings) and $562 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Hallam?
The median age of residents in Hallam was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Hallam?
There are 2 schools inside the Hallam boundary: 1 above and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hallam walkable?
Hallam scores 76/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Hallam?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hallam (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Hallam below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Hallam?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hallam, Dandenong (5.2 km away), 781 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hallam?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Hallam belong to?
Hallam sits within the Casey local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hallam?
The average residential rates bill through Casey is $1,767 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hallam?
Across Casey, 3,412 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 14.8% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Hallam in?
Hallam sits within the federal Division of Bruce, currently held by Julian Hill (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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