Keilor Lodge vs Taylors Lakes

Comparing Keilor Lodge and Taylors Lakes, VIC: Taylors Lakes carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Taylors Lakes has more residents (15,174 vs 1,668); and Keilor Lodge scores higher overall (78 vs 59).

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

Taylors Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Keilor Lodge carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Taylors Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 69/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Taylors Lakes

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Keilor Lodge carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
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.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Walkability 69 / 77
Keilor Lodge — Walkability: 69/100 Taylors Lakes — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 76 / 20
Keilor Lodge — Safety: 76/100 Taylors Lakes — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Keilor Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taylors Lakes — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 75 / 51
Keilor Lodge — Low flood risk: 75/100 Taylors Lakes — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Taylors Lakes has more residents (15,174 vs 1,668).

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Population 1,668 15,174
+810% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% -2.2%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $114,296/yr
+2% vs other
 $112,528/yr
Median weekly rent $421/wk
+2% vs other
 $411/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
0-4 4.8% / 3.7%
Keilor Lodge — 0-4: 4.8% Taylors Lakes — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 9.5% / 10.3%
Keilor Lodge — 5-14: 9.5% Taylors Lakes — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.9% / 7.4%
Keilor Lodge — 15-19: 5.9% Taylors Lakes — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 8.1% / 7.3%
Keilor Lodge — 20-24: 8.1% Taylors Lakes — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 12.4% / 11.0%
Keilor Lodge — 25-34: 12.4% Taylors Lakes — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 10.2% / 9.7%
Keilor Lodge — 35-44: 10.2% Taylors Lakes — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.5% / 15.6%
Keilor Lodge — 45-54: 14.5% Taylors Lakes — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.4% / 17.9%
Keilor Lodge — 55-64: 17.4% Taylors Lakes — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 11.2% / 11.0%
Keilor Lodge — 65-74: 11.2% Taylors Lakes — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.5% / 4.6%
Keilor Lodge — 75-84: 5.5% Taylors Lakes — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.0% / 1.5%
Keilor Lodge — 85+: 1.0% Taylors Lakes — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keilor Lodge 62.6% couple families
Keilor Lodge — Couple Families: 62.6% Keilor Lodge — Lone Person: 15.6% Keilor Lodge — One Parent Families: 17.7% Keilor Lodge — Group Household: 3.3% Keilor Lodge — Other Families: 0.8%
Taylors Lakes 64.8% couple families
Taylors Lakes — Couple Families: 64.8% Taylors Lakes — Lone Person: 18.2% Taylors Lakes — One Parent Families: 14.6% Taylors Lakes — Group Household: 1.4% Taylors Lakes — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keilor Lodge 13.2% renting
Keilor Lodge — Owned Outright: 50.0% Keilor Lodge — Mortgage: 36.8% Keilor Lodge — Renting: 13.2%
Taylors Lakes 10.1% renting
Taylors Lakes — Owned Outright: 52.5% Taylors Lakes — Mortgage: 37.4% Taylors Lakes — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 14.0%
Keilor Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Taylors Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 12.2%
Keilor Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Taylors Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.1%
Keilor Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Taylors Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 3.3%
Keilor Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Taylors Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.7%
Keilor Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Taylors Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

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.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Italy 3.8% / 2.9%
Keilor Lodge — Italy: 3.8% Taylors Lakes — Italy: 2.9%
India 2.2% / 3.2%
Keilor Lodge — India: 2.2% Taylors Lakes — India: 3.2%
Vietnam 1.2% / 2.0%
Keilor Lodge — Vietnam: 1.2% Taylors Lakes — Vietnam: 2.0%
England 1.3% / 1.2%
Keilor Lodge — England: 1.3% Taylors Lakes — England: 1.2%
Greece 1.0% / 1.3%
Keilor Lodge — Greece: 1.0% Taylors Lakes — Greece: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.1% / 1.1%
Keilor Lodge — Sri Lanka: 1.1% Taylors Lakes — Sri Lanka: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keilor Lodge 95.7% houses
Keilor Lodge — Houses: 95.7% Keilor Lodge — Townhouses: 4.1% Keilor Lodge — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Taylors Lakes 89.9% houses
Taylors Lakes — Houses: 89.9% Taylors Lakes — Townhouses: 9.6% Taylors Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Median house price $1,035,000 $991,500
Median unit price — $550,500
Median land price — $710,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 3 sales
 25 days
from 103 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.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
3 bed $902K / $865K
Keilor Lodge — 3 bed: $902K (9 sales) Taylors Lakes — 3 bed: $865K (54 sales)

9 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $1.04M
Keilor Lodge — 4 bed: $1.07M (14 sales) Taylors Lakes — 4 bed: $1.04M (99 sales)

14 vs 99 sales

Zoning mix

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Residential 79% 72%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 10%
Other and special use 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 4% 8%
Commercial 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

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
same for both
Approvals change year on year +40%
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.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Houses — 3.2%
$600/wk on $972K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
House price Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 76% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 69% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Keilor Lodge scores higher overall (78 vs 59); Taylors Lakes is more walkable (77 vs 69).

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Grade A B
Score 78/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Taylors Lakes carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Taylors Lakes carries more crime risk (80 vs 24).

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
24/100
 High
80/100
Flood Low
25/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Keilor Lodge

  • Catholic Regional College North Keilor Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Taylors Lakes

  • Taylors Lakes Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Taylors Lakes Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Overnewton Anglican Community College - Canowindra Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 30
Parks & reserves 5 28
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 24

Mobility

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Walkability score 69/100 77/100
Distance to Melbourne 23.3 km 23.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min
same for both
Public transport score 44/100
Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 247.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3038
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3038
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.

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Car (driver) 63.2% / 66.7%
Keilor Lodge — Car (driver): 63.2% Taylors Lakes — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 25.9%
Keilor Lodge — Worked from Home: 29.7% Taylors Lakes — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.3%
Keilor Lodge — Car (passenger): 4.5% Taylors Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 2.6% / 2.4%
Keilor Lodge — Train: 2.6% Taylors Lakes — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only — / 0.5%
Keilor Lodge — Walked Only: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 19.0 km

NBN connectivity

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Connectivity score 83/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
617 premises
 45%
6,008 premises

Climate

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Keilor Lodge Taylors Lakes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Keilor Lodge

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet River

Taylors Lakes

Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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