Bylands vs Kilmore

Kilmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Bylands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bylands, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bylands tends to suit couples.

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

Kilmore

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Bylands has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bylands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bylands sits closer to the CBD (68.8 km vs 72.7 km)
  • Kilmore is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kilmore

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Kilmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bylands Kilmore
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.

Bylands Kilmore
Walkability 0 / 71
Bylands — Walkability: 0/100 Kilmore — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 8 / 32
Bylands — Safety: 8/100 Kilmore — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 21 / 16
Bylands — Low fire risk: 21/100 Kilmore — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bylands — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kilmore — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kilmore has more residents (9,207 vs 117); Kilmore rents higher ($340/wk vs $210/wk).

Bylands Kilmore
Population 117 9,207
+7769% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.7% +15.7%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $105,872/yr
+24% vs other
 $80,548/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $340/wk
+62% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bylands Kilmore
0-4 6.0% / 6.1%
Bylands — 0-4: 6.0% Kilmore — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 16.2% / 13.1%
Bylands — 5-14: 16.2% Kilmore — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 2.6% / 6.5%
Bylands — 15-19: 2.6% Kilmore — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.4% / 5.6%
Bylands — 20-24: 3.4% Kilmore — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.8% / 12.4%
Bylands — 25-34: 12.8% Kilmore — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 6.0% / 11.7%
Bylands — 35-44: 6.0% Kilmore — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.4% / 13.0%
Bylands — 45-54: 15.4% Kilmore — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 21.4% / 11.4%
Bylands — 55-64: 21.4% Kilmore — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 13.7% / 10.5%
Bylands — 65-74: 13.7% Kilmore — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 2.6% / 7.2%
Bylands — 75-84: 2.6% Kilmore — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 5.1% / 2.7%
Bylands — 85+: 5.1% Kilmore — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bylands 63.2% couple families
Bylands — Couple Families: 63.2% Bylands — Lone Person: 36.8% Bylands — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bylands — Group Household: 0.0% Bylands — Other Families: 0.0%
Kilmore 43.1% couple families
Kilmore — Couple Families: 43.1% Kilmore — Lone Person: 35.6% Kilmore — One Parent Families: 17.4% Kilmore — Group Household: 2.7% Kilmore — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bylands 15.9% renting
Bylands — Owned Outright: 43.2% Bylands — Mortgage: 40.9% Bylands — Renting: 15.9%
Kilmore 20.9% renting
Kilmore — Owned Outright: 33.7% Kilmore — Mortgage: 45.4% Kilmore — Renting: 20.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bylands Kilmore
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.7%
Bylands — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Kilmore — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 7.5%
Bylands — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Kilmore — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 2.1%
Bylands — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Kilmore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.8%
Bylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Kilmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 1.8%
Bylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Kilmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Bylands Kilmore
England 6.8% / 3.3%
Bylands — England: 6.8% Kilmore — England: 3.3%
Fiji 2.6% / —
Bylands — Fiji: 2.6% Kilmore — Fiji: not among its largest
India — / 1.3%
Bylands — India: not among its largest Kilmore — India: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Bylands — New Zealand: not among its largest Kilmore — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy — / 0.6%
Bylands — Italy: not among its largest Kilmore — Italy: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Bylands — Philippines: not among its largest Kilmore — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bylands 100.0% houses
Bylands — Houses: 100.0% Bylands — Townhouses: 0.0% Bylands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kilmore 86.4% houses
Kilmore — Houses: 86.4% Kilmore — Townhouses: 12.2% Kilmore — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bylands Kilmore
Median house price — $615,000
Median unit price — $447,500
Median land price — $557,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 136 sales

Zoning mix

Bylands has more rural and farming land (99% vs 73%).

Bylands Kilmore
Rural and farming 99% 73%
Residential 0% 17%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Bylands Kilmore
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

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.

Bylands Kilmore
Houses — 3.9%
$520/wk on $700K
Units — 4.6%
$420/wk on $475K

Ranking within VIC

Bylands Kilmore
House price — Higher than 30% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC —
Schools — Higher than 32% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Kilmore is more walkable (71 vs 0).

Bylands Kilmore
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bylands carries more crime risk (92 vs 68).

Bylands Kilmore
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Bylands Kilmore
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bylands

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

Schools in Kilmore

  • Assumption College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Kilmore Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • International Maarif Schools of Australia – Melbourne Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bylands Kilmore
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Kilmore sits further from the CBD (72.7 km vs 68.8 km).

Bylands Kilmore
Walkability score 0/100 71/100
Distance to Melbourne 68.8 km 72.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3762
 0.4%
postcode 3764
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 46
postcode 3764

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.

Bylands Kilmore
Car (driver) 62.3% / 74.2%
Bylands — Car (driver): 62.3% Kilmore — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 18.1%
Bylands — Worked from Home: 32.1% Kilmore — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 5.7% / 2.1%
Bylands — Walked Only: 5.7% Kilmore — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Bylands — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kilmore — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Train — / 1.3%
Bylands — Train: not among its largest Kilmore — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Bylands Kilmore
Elevation 422 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 371 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bylands Kilmore
Connectivity score 29/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 59%
4,630 premises

Climate

Bylands Kilmore
Annual rainfall 778 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bylands Kilmore
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Bylands Kilmore
Division Mcewen Nicholls
Member Rob Mitchell Sam Birrell
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Bylands Kilmore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bylands

Family Rural

Kilmore

Regional Centre

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