Hillside is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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,
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, north-west of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the Cities of
Brimbank and
Melton local government area
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s. Hillside recorded a population of 17,331 at the
2021 census.
[
There is another locality in Victoria named Hillside, a small rural district near ]Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale () ( Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia in a region traditionally owned by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people.
The estimated population of Bairnsdale urban area was 15,411 at Ju ...
.
The suburb of Hillside was previously part of the neighbouring suburb of Sydenham Sydenham may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Sydenham railway station, Sydney
* Sydenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
** Sydenham railway line, the name of the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne ...
, however its name was changed to Hillside approximately 18 years ago. It has estates with names of Cypress Rise, Banchory Grove, Parkwood Green, Bellevue Hill, Sugargum Estate, Hillside 2000 and Regency Rise. A large water tower
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(known as "The Golf Ball" by locals) exists in the estate of The Bellevue, which can be seen from several kilometres around and, along with the large radio transmission towers in nearby Delahey, is a major landmark of the outer north-western suburban area.
The streets of Hillside are lined with plane trees
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All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except f ...
, which were planted during the farming days of Hillside. The terrain has a slight slope going up the main street.
Sport
Sydenham Hillside Football Club
The Hillside Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club located in Hillside, Victoria, north west of Melbourne. The club originated in 1999 as the Sydenham–Hillside Football Club with the intention to field jun ...
, an Australian rules football
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team, competes in the Essendon District Football League
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.
See also
* City of Keilor
The City of Keilor was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Keilor was first incorporated as a road district ...
– Hillside was previously within this former local government area.
References
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Melton
Suburbs of the City of Brimbank
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