Keilor vs Keilor Lodge

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keilor, about half of households are couple families. In Keilor Lodge, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Keilor: a median of $1.17 million, against $1.03 million in Keilor Lodge.

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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)
  • But Keilor Lodge carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Keilor Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,035,000 vs $1,166,250)

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

Keilor Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 53/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Keilor has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Keilor Lodge carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Keilor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.9% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Keilor and Keilor Lodge 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 Keilor Lodge
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 Keilor Lodge
Walkability 53 / 69
Keilor — Walkability: 53/100 Keilor Lodge — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 58 / 76
Keilor — Safety: 58/100 Keilor Lodge — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 68 / 100
Keilor — Low fire risk: 68/100 Keilor Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 75
Keilor — Low flood risk: 32/100 Keilor Lodge — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Keilor has more residents (5,906 vs 1,668); Keilor skews older (46 vs 44).

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Population 5,906
+72% vs other
 1,668
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% -4.8%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $106,392/yr $114,296/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $421/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keilor Keilor Lodge
0-4 4.5% / 4.8%
Keilor — 0-4: 4.5% Keilor Lodge — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.4% / 9.5%
Keilor — 5-14: 11.4% Keilor Lodge — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 6.5% / 5.9%
Keilor — 15-19: 6.5% Keilor Lodge — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.6% / 8.1%
Keilor — 20-24: 5.6% Keilor Lodge — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 9.5% / 12.4%
Keilor — 25-34: 9.5% Keilor Lodge — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 10.8% / 10.2%
Keilor — 35-44: 10.8% Keilor Lodge — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.6% / 14.5%
Keilor — 45-54: 13.6% Keilor Lodge — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 14.0% / 17.4%
Keilor — 55-64: 14.0% Keilor Lodge — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 12.3% / 11.2%
Keilor — 65-74: 12.3% Keilor Lodge — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 7.9% / 5.5%
Keilor — 75-84: 7.9% Keilor Lodge — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 3.8% / 1.0%
Keilor — 85+: 3.8% Keilor Lodge — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keilor 54.8% couple families
Keilor — Couple Families: 54.8% Keilor — Lone Person: 28.4% Keilor — One Parent Families: 14.8% Keilor — Group Household: 1.6% Keilor — Other Families: 0.5%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keilor 9.7% renting
Keilor — Owned Outright: 51.7% Keilor — Mortgage: 38.6% Keilor — Renting: 9.7%
Keilor Lodge 13.2% renting
Keilor Lodge — Owned Outright: 50.0% Keilor Lodge — Mortgage: 36.8% Keilor Lodge — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 14.5%
Keilor — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Keilor Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 14.1%
Keilor — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Keilor Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.9%
Keilor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Keilor Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 3.0%
Keilor — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Keilor Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.0%
Keilor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Keilor Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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 Keilor Lodge
Italy 3.1% / 3.8%
Keilor — Italy: 3.1% Keilor Lodge — Italy: 3.8%
England 1.9% / 1.3%
Keilor — England: 1.9% Keilor Lodge — England: 1.3%
India 1.0% / 2.2%
Keilor — India: 1.0% Keilor Lodge — India: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.0% / 1.2%
Keilor — Vietnam: 1.0% Keilor Lodge — Vietnam: 1.2%
Sri Lanka — / 1.1%
Keilor — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Keilor Lodge — Sri Lanka: 1.1%
Germany 0.8% / —
Keilor — Germany: 0.8% Keilor Lodge — Germany: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keilor 86.8% houses
Keilor — Houses: 86.8% Keilor — Townhouses: 12.8% Keilor — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Keilor Lodge 95.7% houses
Keilor Lodge — Houses: 95.7% Keilor Lodge — Townhouses: 4.1% Keilor Lodge — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Median house price $1,166,250 $1,035,000
Median unit price $645,500 —
Median land price $792,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 53 sales
 26 days
from 3 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 Keilor Lodge
3 bed $960K / $902K
Keilor — 3 bed: $960K (35 sales) Keilor Lodge — 3 bed: $902K (9 sales)

35 vs 9 sales

4 bed $1.25M / $1.07M
Keilor — 4 bed: $1.25M (56 sales) Keilor Lodge — 4 bed: $1.07M (14 sales)

56 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Keilor has more rural and farming land (49% vs 0%).

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Residential 20% 79%
Rural and farming 49% 0%
Parks and recreation 17% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 16%
Environmental 2% 0%
Other and special use 2% 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 Keilor Lodge
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 Keilor Lodge
Houses 2.9%
$735/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Keilor Keilor Lodge
House price Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools Higher than 6% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of VIC —

Liveability

Keilor Lodge scores higher overall (78 vs 49); Keilor Lodge is more walkable (69 vs 53).

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Grade C A
Score 49/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Keilor carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Keilor carries more flood risk (68 vs 25).

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Bushfire Low
32/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Keilor

  • Keilor Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Augustine's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Keilor Lodge

  • Catholic Regional College North Keilor Catholic · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 10 5
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 16 0

Mobility

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Walkability score 53/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 21.9 km 23.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 27 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 89.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Keilor Lodge
Car (driver) 63.6% / 63.2%
Keilor — Car (driver): 63.6% Keilor Lodge — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 29.7%
Keilor — Worked from Home: 30.6% Keilor Lodge — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 4.5%
Keilor — Car (passenger): 3.0% Keilor Lodge — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 1.2% / 2.6%
Keilor — Train: 1.2% Keilor Lodge — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 0.6% / —
Keilor — Walked Only: 0.6% Keilor Lodge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.6 km 18.5 km

NBN connectivity

Keilor Keilor Lodge
Connectivity score 80/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
2,524 premises
 56%
617 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Keilor

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

Keilor Lodge

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet River

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