Hallam, Victoria
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Hallam is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 35 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
. At the 2006 Census, Hallam had a population of 9652.
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.
In a 2011 liveability ranking published by The Age
, Hallam was deemed the least liveable suburb in Melbourne.
The Railway station opened as Hallam's Road Railway Station. It was renamed Hallam's about 1910 and Hallam about 1925.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, 35 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Hallam had a population of 9652.
The suburb has its own railway station.
Hallam is bounded by the South Gippsland Freeway
South Gippsland Freeway
South Gippsland Freeway is a short freeway linking Dandenong in Melbourne's south-east to other south-eastern destinations, including the Mornington Peninsula and the Gippsland region...
in the west, Eumemmerring Creek and Hallam North Road in the north, a drain easement in the east, and Centre Road in the south.
In a 2011 liveability ranking published by The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, Hallam was deemed the least liveable suburb in Melbourne.
History
The post office opened on 1 May 1889. It closed in 1981, but reopened in 1994.The Railway station opened as Hallam's Road Railway Station. It was renamed Hallam's about 1910 and Hallam about 1925.