Keilor Park vs Tullamarine

Tullamarine 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 Keilor Park: a median of $920,000, against $795,000 in Tullamarine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Keilor Park tends to suit couples, while Tullamarine suits 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 59%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 88/100)
  • But Tullamarine has more childcare (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Tullamarine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($540,000 vs $655,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $920,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tullamarine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $392/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tullamarine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 47/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Tullamarine

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 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

Keilor Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Keilor Park and Tullamarine 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 Park Tullamarine
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 Park Tullamarine
Walkability 47 / 61
Keilor Park — Walkability: 47/100 Tullamarine — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 25 / 12
Keilor Park — Safety: 25/100 Tullamarine — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 61 / 66
Keilor Park — Low fire risk: 61/100 Tullamarine — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 51 / 80
Keilor Park — Low flood risk: 51/100 Tullamarine — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Tullamarine has more residents (6,733 vs 2,684); Keilor Park skews older (44 vs 39).

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Population 2,684 6,733
+151% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +1.9%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $76,336/yr
+4% vs other
 $73,008/yr
Median weekly rent $392/wk
+9% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keilor Park Tullamarine
0-4 5.8% / 5.9%
Keilor Park — 0-4: 5.8% Tullamarine — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 12.1% / 9.2%
Keilor Park — 5-14: 12.1% Tullamarine — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 3.8%
Keilor Park — 15-19: 4.6% Tullamarine — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.1% / 5.5%
Keilor Park — 20-24: 4.1% Tullamarine — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.1% / 17.9%
Keilor Park — 25-34: 11.1% Tullamarine — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 13.0% / 14.6%
Keilor Park — 35-44: 13.0% Tullamarine — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.1% / 11.8%
Keilor Park — 45-54: 13.1% Tullamarine — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.0% / 11.3%
Keilor Park — 55-64: 10.0% Tullamarine — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.9% / 11.4%
Keilor Park — 65-74: 12.9% Tullamarine — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 10.5% / 7.0%
Keilor Park — 75-84: 10.5% Tullamarine — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.5% / 1.8%
Keilor Park — 85+: 2.5% Tullamarine — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Tullamarine 33.4% couple families
Tullamarine — Couple Families: 33.4% Tullamarine — Lone Person: 44.0% Tullamarine — One Parent Families: 16.8% Tullamarine — Group Household: 3.7% Tullamarine — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keilor Park 17.1% renting
Keilor Park — Owned Outright: 50.4% Keilor Park — Mortgage: 32.5% Keilor Park — Renting: 17.1%
Tullamarine 35.4% renting
Tullamarine — Owned Outright: 32.9% Tullamarine — Mortgage: 31.7% Tullamarine — Renting: 35.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 13.9%
Keilor Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Tullamarine — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 10.8%
Keilor Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Tullamarine — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.8%
Keilor Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Tullamarine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.9%
Keilor Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Tullamarine — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.5%
Keilor Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Tullamarine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

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 Park Tullamarine
Italy 11.0% / 3.3%
Keilor Park — Italy: 11.0% Tullamarine — Italy: 3.3%
India 1.4% / 3.2%
Keilor Park — India: 1.4% Tullamarine — India: 3.2%
Greece 2.2% / 1.7%
Keilor Park — Greece: 2.2% Tullamarine — Greece: 1.7%
England 1.4% / 1.5%
Keilor Park — England: 1.4% Tullamarine — England: 1.5%
Lebanon — / 1.8%
Keilor Park — Lebanon: not among its largest Tullamarine — Lebanon: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Keilor Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Tullamarine — New Zealand: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.2% / —
Keilor Park — Vietnam: 1.2% Tullamarine — Vietnam: 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.

Keilor Park 88.6% houses
Keilor Park — Houses: 88.6% Keilor Park — Townhouses: 11.7% Keilor Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tullamarine 59.2% houses
Tullamarine — Houses: 59.2% Tullamarine — Townhouses: 39.6% Tullamarine — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Median house price $920,000 $795,000
Median unit price $655,000 $540,000
Median land price $915,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 12 sales
 24 days
from 66 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 Park Tullamarine
3 bed $841K / $792K
Keilor Park — 3 bed: $841K (35 sales) Tullamarine — 3 bed: $792K (86 sales)

35 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $914K
Keilor Park — 4 bed: $1.02M (36 sales) Tullamarine — 4 bed: $914K (21 sales)

36 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Tullamarine has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 15%); Tullamarine has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 8%).

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Industrial 15% 32%
Residential 27% 25%
Commercial 8% 23%
Parks and recreation 19% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 16%
Environmental 13% 0%
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 Park Tullamarine
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
 3,063
across Hume
Approvals change year on year +40% +0%

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 Park Tullamarine
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $852K
 4.1%
$585/wk on $750K
Units — 4.5%
$500/wk on $584K

Ranking within VIC

Keilor Park Tullamarine
House price Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Tullamarine is more walkable (61 vs 47).

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Keilor Park carries more flood risk (49 vs 20); Tullamarine carries more crime risk (88 vs 75).

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
88/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.6 km
 None

Schools in Keilor Park

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

Schools in Tullamarine

  • Tullamarine Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Cafes & restaurants 2 9
Parks & reserves 5 14
Childcare 1 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3
same for both
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Walkability score 47/100 61/100
Distance to Melbourne 17.9 km
+1% vs other
 17.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 24 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 103.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 160.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3042
 1.3%
postcode 3043
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3042
 27
postcode 3043

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 Park Tullamarine
Car (driver) 64.3% / 68.6%
Keilor Park — Car (driver): 64.3% Tullamarine — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 21.7%
Keilor Park — Worked from Home: 26.3% Tullamarine — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.5%
Keilor Park — Car (passenger): 4.9% Tullamarine — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 1.8% / 1.2%
Keilor Park — Train: 1.8% Tullamarine — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.6%
Keilor Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Tullamarine — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 1.0% / 1.4%
Keilor Park — Bus: 1.0% Tullamarine — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,609 premises
 99%
5,165 premises

Climate

Keilor Park Tullamarine
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)

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

Council rates

Keilor Park Tullamarine
Average residential rate $1,847/yr $1,715/yr
Council Brimbank Hume

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Keilor Park

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Retirees

Tullamarine

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Townhouses

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