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Hillside VIC 3037

6,452 addresses · 256 streets

Hawke Electorate › Melton LGA › Hillside · 24 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Hillside is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 17,331 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,190 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $789,500.

17,331Population
36Median age
$2,190Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hillside statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hillside itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Watergardens, 2.8 km east · Bus interchange: Watergardens Station, 2.8 km east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 7.9 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Hillside.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$789,500House · 2024
$540,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hillside

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hillside VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 69.4%

Population by age in Hillside
Population by age, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4917
5-142,465
15-191,473
20-241,323
25-342,155
35-442,406
45-542,927
55-642,010
65-741,127
75-84443
85+90
Dwelling types in Hillside
Dwelling types, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House4,706
Townhouse510
Apartment125
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hillside
Households by weekly income, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650477
$650-1,4991,172
$1,500-2,9991,869
$3,000+1,474
Top ancestries in Hillside
Top ancestries, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other3,507
Australian3,461
English2,789
Italian2,326
Maltese1,922
Greek888
Housing tenure in Hillside
Housing tenure, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,652
Mortgage2,800
Rented787
Other29
Cars per household in Hillside
Cars per household, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
097
11,203
22,131
31,039
4+800
Commute to work in Hillside
Commute to work, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,646
Train136
Bus27
Tram/ferry9
Walked29
Bicycle6
Home1,879
Top countries of birth in Hillside
Top countries of birth, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India739
Philippines306
North Macedonia305
Malta279
Italy274
New Zealand214
Languages used at home in Hillside
Languages used at home, Hillside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic656
Macedonian497
Italian474
Punjabi471
Greek415
Vietnamese295

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,354 bird observations recorded near Hillside — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hillside

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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