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hillside (melton - vic.)
Victoria · Census 2021
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Hillside (Melton - Vic.) is a dense inner suburb of Melton.
Median house price
People
Population
17,331
Median age
36 yrs
Income / person / wk
$805
Household income / wk
$2,190
Housing
Median rent / wk
$380
Mortgage / month
$1,900
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 39%
- Top language at home
- Arabic · 2%
- No religion
- 19%
- Born overseas
- 31%
- English only at home
- 64%
Local amenities
Amenity score
80/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
32
Libraries
0
GP clinics
5
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
3.1 km
Nearest hospital
10.0 km
Distance to coast
21 km
NBN
Satellite
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
2
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
3
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
1.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Melton
- Council population
- 215,896
- Council area
- 528 km²
- Density
- 409/km²
- Federal grants
- $28.38M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $131/yr
- Avg rates / property
- $1,779
- Operating result
- +21.5%
- Asset renewal
- 107%
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: VIC Local Government Performance Reporting 2024-25, Local Government Victoria. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Hawke
- Federal MP
- Sam Rae (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Sydenham
- State MP
- Hon Natalie Hutchins (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.