Airport West vs Keilor Park

Airport West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Keilor Park. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Keilor Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Airport West: a median of $1.04 million, against $920,000 in Keilor Park. Airport West is closer to the city centre: 15.1 km, against 17.9 km. On these figures, Airport West tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Keilor Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 62%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 53%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Airport West has more childcare (5 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Keilor Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($915,000 vs $1,250,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Airport West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Airport West

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 47/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.1 km vs 17.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Airport West

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Keilor Park has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Airport West is growing faster (8.1% vs -1.3%)
  • Keilor Park returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Airport West and Keilor Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Airport West Keilor Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Airport West Keilor Park
Walkability 85 / 47
Airport West — Walkability: 85/100 Keilor Park — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 14 / 25
Airport West — Safety: 14/100 Keilor Park — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Airport West — Low fire risk: 100/100 Keilor Park — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 65 / 51
Airport West — Low flood risk: 65/100 Keilor Park — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Airport West has more residents (8,173 vs 2,684); Airport West has higher household incomes ($91,572 vs $76,336).

Airport West Keilor Park
Population 8,173
+67% vs other
 2,684
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% -1.3%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $91,572/yr
+17% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $401/wk
+2% vs other
 $392/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airport West Keilor Park
0-4 6.6% / 5.8%
Airport West — 0-4: 6.6% Keilor Park — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.0% / 12.1%
Airport West — 5-14: 10.0% Keilor Park — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.3% / 4.6%
Airport West — 15-19: 4.3% Keilor Park — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.8% / 4.1%
Airport West — 20-24: 4.8% Keilor Park — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 15.7% / 11.1%
Airport West — 25-34: 15.7% Keilor Park — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.6% / 13.0%
Airport West — 35-44: 15.6% Keilor Park — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.6% / 13.1%
Airport West — 45-54: 12.6% Keilor Park — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.9% / 10.0%
Airport West — 55-64: 10.9% Keilor Park — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 9.4% / 12.9%
Airport West — 65-74: 9.4% Keilor Park — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 6.9% / 10.5%
Airport West — 75-84: 6.9% Keilor Park — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 3.2% / 2.5%
Airport West — 85+: 3.2% Keilor Park — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Airport West 37.5% couple families
Airport West — Couple Families: 37.5% Airport West — Lone Person: 41.1% Airport West — One Parent Families: 15.6% Airport West — Group Household: 3.6% Airport West — Other Families: 2.1%
Keilor Park 46.2% couple families
Keilor Park — Couple Families: 46.2% Keilor Park — Lone Person: 30.4% Keilor Park — One Parent Families: 18.7% Keilor Park — Group Household: 1.9% Keilor Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Airport West 28.6% renting
Airport West — Owned Outright: 38.9% Airport West — Mortgage: 32.5% Airport West — Renting: 28.6%
Keilor Park 17.1% renting
Keilor Park — Owned Outright: 50.4% Keilor Park — Mortgage: 32.5% Keilor Park — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Airport West Keilor Park
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 14.4%
Airport West — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Keilor Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 9.1%
Airport West — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Keilor Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.0%
Airport West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Keilor Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 2.4%
Airport West — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Keilor Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.0%
Airport West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Keilor Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Airport West Keilor Park
Italy 5.8% / 11.0%
Airport West — Italy: 5.8% Keilor Park — Italy: 11.0%
India 2.4% / 1.4%
Airport West — India: 2.4% Keilor Park — India: 1.4%
Greece 1.3% / 2.2%
Airport West — Greece: 1.3% Keilor Park — Greece: 2.2%
England 1.4% / 1.4%
Airport West — England: 1.4% Keilor Park — England: 1.4%
Vietnam — / 1.2%
Airport West — Vietnam: not among its largest Keilor Park — Vietnam: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Airport West — New Zealand: 1.1% Keilor Park — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Airport West 62.5% houses
Airport West — Houses: 62.5% Airport West — Townhouses: 35.4% Airport West — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Keilor Park 88.6% houses
Keilor Park — Houses: 88.6% Keilor Park — Townhouses: 11.7% Keilor Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Airport West Keilor Park
Median house price $1,040,000 $920,000
Median unit price $655,000
same for both
Median land price $1,250,000 $915,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 84 sales
 28 days
from 12 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Airport West Keilor Park
3 bed $978K / $841K
Airport West — 3 bed: $978K (104 sales) Keilor Park — 3 bed: $841K (35 sales)

104 vs 35 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.02M
Airport West — 4 bed: $1.2M (39 sales) Keilor Park — 4 bed: $1.02M (36 sales)

39 vs 36 sales

Zoning mix

Airport West has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 8%); Keilor Park has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 2%).

Airport West Keilor Park
Residential 61% 27%
Commercial 24% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 19%
Industrial 2% 15%
Environmental 0% 13%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Airport West Keilor Park
New dwellings approved 702
across Moonee Valley
 670
across Brimbank
Approvals change year on year +82% +40%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Airport West Keilor Park
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $910K
 4.6%
$750/wk on $852K
Units 4.9%
$572/wk on $612K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Airport West Keilor Park
House price Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools Higher than 71% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 54% of VIC —

Liveability

Airport West is more walkable (85 vs 47); Airport West scores higher overall (68 vs 42).

Airport West Keilor Park
Grade B C
Score 68/100 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Keilor Park carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Keilor Park carries more flood risk (49 vs 35).

Airport West Keilor Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
75/100
Flood Low
35/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Airport West Keilor Park
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Victoria University Footscray Park, 8.4 km
 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.3%

Schools in Airport West

  • Niddrie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Christopher's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Essendon Keilor College-Niddrie Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Keilor Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Airport West Keilor Park
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 7 5
Childcare 5 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Keilor Park sits further from the CBD (17.9 km vs 15.1 km).

Airport West Keilor Park
Walkability score 85/100 47/100
Distance to Melbourne 15.1 km 17.9 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 25 min
Public transport score 95/100
Tram · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 265.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3042
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3042
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Airport West Keilor Park
Car (driver) 59.6% / 64.3%
Airport West — Car (driver): 59.6% Keilor Park — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 26.3%
Airport West — Worked from Home: 31.7% Keilor Park — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.9%
Airport West — Car (passenger): 3.3% Keilor Park — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 2.2% / 1.8%
Airport West — Train: 2.2% Keilor Park — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.5% / 0.8%
Airport West — Walked Only: 1.5% Keilor Park — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 0.7% / 1.0%
Airport West — Bus: 0.7% Keilor Park — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Airport West Keilor Park
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 14.6 km

NBN connectivity

Airport West Keilor Park
Connectivity score 99/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
4,996 premises
 100%
1,609 premises

Climate

Airport West Keilor Park
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Airport West Keilor Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Airport West Keilor Park
Average residential rate $2,027/yr $1,847/yr
Council Moonee Valley Brimbank

Federal electorate

Airport West Keilor Park
Division Maribyrnong Hawke
Member Jo Briskey Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Airport West Keilor Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Airport West

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Keilor Park

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Retirees

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