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Taylors Hill, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Taylors Hill (VIC 3037): population 15,419, median age 35, median household income $2,374/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 7. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Taylors Hill is a suburb in Melton, Victoria (postcode 3037), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 15,419 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
15,419
Median age
35
Household income
$2,374/wk
Weekly rent
$420
Unemployment
6.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile
7 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.7%
5-14
19.4%
15-19
8.2%
20-24
6.3%
25-34
9.9%
35-44
17.7%
45-54
16.0%
55-64
8.4%
65-74
5.2%
75-84
2.4%
85+
0.6%

Housing tenure

Owned
27.2%
Mortgage
59.2%
Rented
9.5%
Other
2.5%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3037
Population (2021)15,419
Males7,651 (49.6%)
Females7,765 (50.4%)
Median age35 years
Average household size3.5
Median weekly household income$2,374
Median weekly family income$2,383
Median weekly rent$420
Median monthly mortgage$2,000
Labour force7,961
Unemployment rate6.1%
Participation rate71.4%
Born overseas35.7%
Separate houses82.5%
Worked at home24.2%
SEIFA IRSD decile7 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher48.6%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent72.3%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.3%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.4%
Households with 2+ vehicles79.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD21.5 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 35 years. Residents under 15: 25.1%. Residents aged 65 and over: 8.3%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-48785.7%
5-142,98519.4%
15-191,2688.2%
20-249776.3%
25-341,5339.9%
35-442,73117.7%
45-542,46316.0%
55-641,2988.4%
65-748045.2%
75-843772.4%
85 and over960.6%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households4,281
Average household size3.5
One person3788.8%
Two persons80518.8%
Three persons77018.0%
Four persons1,42033.2%
Five persons60614.2%
Six or more persons3097.2%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families4,088
Couples with children4049.9%
Couples without children82520.2%
One-parent families46811.4%
Other families260.6%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.68
Women with no children29.0%
Women with three or more children24.8%

Of the 2,773 couple families with children in Taylors Hill, 6.9% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Taylors Hill.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)58.7%
Married (de facto)5.2%
Not married36.1%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings4,412
Occupied4,28197.0%
Unoccupied1302.9%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house3,64182.5%
Semi-detached or townhouse63714.4%
Flat or apartment00.0%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,16627.2%
Owned with a mortgage2,53359.2%
Rented4059.5%
Other tenure1052.5%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week13.6%
$350 to $549 per week79.0%
$550 or more per week7.4%

1.8% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00012.8%
$1,000 to $1,79925.6%
$1,800 to $2,99943.4%
$3,000 or more18.2%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.4%
Two bedrooms3.7%
Three bedrooms26.8%
Four or more bedrooms69.1%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force7,961
Employed7,47993.9%
Unemployed4876.1%
Not in the labour force3,186
Unemployment rate6.1%
Participation rate71.4%

34.4% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Taylors Hill are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6508.6%
$650 to $1,49918.9%
$1,500 to $2,99937.7%
$3,000 or more34.9%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50038.1%
$500 to $99920.5%
$1,000 to $1,99929.1%
$2,000 or more12.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver4,10454.9%
Car passenger2783.7%
Train1281.7%
Bus100.1%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle90.1%
Walked only250.3%
Worked at home1,81224.2%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity8,89957.7%
No religion2,61717.0%
Islam1,1977.8%
Hinduism7955.2%
Buddhism7705.0%
Judaism50.0%
Other or not stated1,1367.4%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1035763
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10258
IER (economic resources)10919
IEO (education and occupation)9956

Where residents were born

63.2% of residents were born in Australia and 36.8% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Taylors Hill are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India9846.6%
Vietnam4763.2%
Philippines3862.6%
North Macedonia3052.0%
Malta2181.5%
Sri Lanka2021.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 20219.4%
2011 to 201513.1%
2001 to 201032.5%
Before 200145.1%

Languages spoken at home

52.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Taylors Hill are listed below. Across all households, 5.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Vietnamese7274.9%
Macedonian6644.5%
Arabic5433.7%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi4853.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi3312.2%
Croatian2671.8%

Ancestry

Residents of Taylors Hill most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian2,60613.9%
English1,8379.8%
Maltese1,5298.1%
Italian1,3617.2%
Indian1,2246.5%
Macedonian1,0385.5%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Taylors Hill residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Retail Trade82311.6%
Construction81311.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance75410.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing6839.6%
Education and Training5688.0%
Manufacturing5597.9%

The most common occupations among Taylors Hill residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,40119.2%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,18216.2%
Managers95013.0%
Technicians and Trades Workers92312.7%
Sales Workers79410.9%
Community and Personal Service Workers6959.5%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Taylors Hill, 14.9% are at university or higher education, 5.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 77.0% are at school.

72.3% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Taylors Hill residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,52325.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies99216.9%
Society and Culture72212.3%
Health5419.2%
Education4808.2%
Information Technology4317.3%

Long-term health conditions

66.0% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Taylors Hill are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,2097.5%
Arthritis8225.1%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)7244.5%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)7144.4%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)3572.2%
Cancer (including remission)2341.5%
Kidney disease1310.8%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1200.7%
Stroke930.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)340.2%

16.7% of residents report one condition, 3.9% report two, and 1.8% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Taylors Hill contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.6%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition12.4%
Provides unpaid child care69.7%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.1%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.7%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago94.1%
Moved within Victoria in the last year4.6%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.3%
Same address 5 years ago76.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years17.5%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years0.8%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years2.9%

Photo: Taylors Hill, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 488 offences in Taylors Hill in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person94
B Property and deception offences246
C Drug offences18
D Public order and security offences36
E Justice procedures offences94
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 31.6 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Melton local government area recorded 6,463 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
352
2023
271
2024
341
2025
384
2026
488

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 15419
Median Age 35
Average Household Size 3.5
Median Weekly Household Income $2374
Median Weekly Rent $420
Median Monthly Mortgage $2000
Unemployment Rate 6.1%
Participation Rate 71.4%
Born Overseas 35.7%
Separate House 82.5%
Worked at Home 24.2%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 7
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 63
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8
Median Weekly Family Income $2383
Postcode 3037

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