Keilor North vs Taylors Lakes

Taylors Lakes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 60 in Keilor North. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Keilor North tends to suit couples and older residents.

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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Keilor North is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Taylors Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Keilor North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $411/wk)

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 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taylors Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 18/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 99/100)
  • But Keilor North has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 17%)

Weighs 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 North 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 North 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 North Taylors Lakes
Walkability 18 / 77
Keilor North — Walkability: 18/100 Taylors Lakes — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 1 / 20
Keilor North — Safety: 1/100 Taylors Lakes — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 79 / 69
Keilor North — Low fire risk: 79/100 Taylors Lakes — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 42 / 51
Keilor North — Low flood risk: 42/100 Taylors Lakes — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Taylors Lakes has more residents (15,174 vs 67); Taylors Lakes has higher household incomes ($112,528 vs $73,112).

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Population 67 15,174
+22548% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -2.2%
Median age 60 45
Median household income $73,112/yr $112,528/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $411/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
0-4 — / 3.7%
Keilor North — 0-4: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 6.0% / 10.3%
Keilor North — 5-14: 6.0% Taylors Lakes — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 10.4% / 7.4%
Keilor North — 15-19: 10.4% Taylors Lakes — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.0% / 7.3%
Keilor North — 20-24: 6.0% Taylors Lakes — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 13.4% / 11.0%
Keilor North — 25-34: 13.4% Taylors Lakes — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 4.5% / 9.7%
Keilor North — 35-44: 4.5% Taylors Lakes — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 6.0% / 15.6%
Keilor North — 45-54: 6.0% Taylors Lakes — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.9% / 17.9%
Keilor North — 55-64: 17.9% Taylors Lakes — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 20.9% / 11.0%
Keilor North — 65-74: 20.9% Taylors Lakes — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 9.0% / 4.6%
Keilor North — 75-84: 9.0% Taylors Lakes — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.5%
Keilor North — 85+: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keilor North 100.0% couple families
Keilor North — Couple Families: 100.0% Keilor North — Lone Person: 0.0% Keilor North — One Parent Families: 0.0% Keilor North — Group Household: 0.0% Keilor North — Other Families: 0.0%
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 North 11.5% renting
Keilor North — Owned Outright: 38.5% Keilor North — Mortgage: 50.0% Keilor North — Renting: 11.5%
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

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 North Taylors Lakes
Italy 11.9% / 2.9%
Keilor North — Italy: 11.9% Taylors Lakes — Italy: 2.9%
Greece 9.0% / 1.3%
Keilor North — Greece: 9.0% Taylors Lakes — Greece: 1.3%
India 6.0% / 3.2%
Keilor North — India: 6.0% Taylors Lakes — India: 3.2%
England 6.0% / 1.2%
Keilor North — England: 6.0% Taylors Lakes — England: 1.2%
Vietnam — / 2.0%
Keilor North — Vietnam: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Vietnam: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Qualifications

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

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 12.2%
Keilor North — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Taylors Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 14.0%
Keilor North — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Taylors Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.9% / 8.1%
Keilor North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9% Taylors Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 3.3%
Keilor North — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Taylors Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Keilor North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keilor North 100.0% houses
Keilor North — Houses: 100.0% Keilor North — Townhouses: 0.0% Keilor North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
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 North Taylors Lakes
Median house price — $991,500
Median unit price — $550,500
Median land price — $710,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 103 sales

Zoning mix

Keilor North has more rural and farming land (27% vs 0%); Keilor North has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Residential 0% 72%
Parks and recreation 49% 8%
Rural and farming 27% 0%
Environmental 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 10%
Other and special use 0% 9%
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 North 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 North Taylors Lakes
Houses — 3.2%
$600/wk on $972K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
House price — Higher than 68% of VIC
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 76% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 59% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Taylors Lakes is more walkable (77 vs 18).

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Taylors Lakes carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 21); Keilor North carries more crime risk (99 vs 80).

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
80/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Keilor North

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

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 North Taylors Lakes
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 30
Parks & reserves 1 28
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 5
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 24

Mobility

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Walkability score 18/100 77/100
Distance to Melbourne 25 km
+5% vs other
 23.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 27 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3036
 0.8%
postcode 3038
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3036
 36
postcode 3038

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 North Taylors Lakes
Car (driver) 82.6% / 66.7%
Keilor North — Car (driver): 82.6% Taylors Lakes — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 25.9%
Keilor North — Worked from Home: 17.4% Taylors Lakes — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Keilor North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train — / 2.4%
Keilor North — Train: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only — / 0.5%
Keilor North — Walked Only: not among its largest Taylors Lakes — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 19.0 km

NBN connectivity

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Connectivity score 70/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
31 premises
 45%
6,008 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Keilor North Taylors Lakes
Division Hawke Gorton
Member Sam Rae Alice Jordan-Baird
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Keilor North

Multicultural Outer Retirees

Taylors Lakes

Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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