Keysborough vs Bangholme

Keysborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 71 in Bangholme. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keysborough, most households are couple families. In Bangholme, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Keysborough: a median of $1 million, against $560,000 in Bangholme, and rent is higher there too. Keysborough is closer to the city centre: 38.1 km, against 46.3 km. On these figures, Keysborough tends to suit families with children and couples, while Bangholme suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Keysborough

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (11 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (19 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Keysborough leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 103%)
  • Bangholme has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Keysborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)
  • But Bangholme has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $421/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Keysborough

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 62 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.1 km vs 46.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Keysborough

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Bangholme has more residents already 65 and over (66% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Keysborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Keysborough Bangholme
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.

Keysborough Bangholme
Walkability 66 / 0
Keysborough — Walkability: 66/100 Bangholme — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 17
Keysborough — Safety: 36/100 Bangholme — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Keysborough — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bangholme — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 47 / 39
Keysborough — Low flood risk: 47/100 Bangholme — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Keysborough has more residents (30,018 vs 749); Keysborough has higher household incomes ($103,532 vs $33,488).

Keysborough Bangholme
Population 30,018
+98% vs other
 749
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% -4.5%
Median age 36 71
Median household income $103,532/yr
+68% vs other
 $33,488/yr
Median weekly rent $421/wk
+58% vs other
 $176/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keysborough Bangholme
0-4 6.2% / 1.6%
Keysborough — 0-4: 6.2% Bangholme — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 13.4% / 2.3%
Keysborough — 5-14: 13.4% Bangholme — 5-14: 2.3%
15-19 6.3% / 1.5%
Keysborough — 15-19: 6.3% Bangholme — 15-19: 1.5%
20-24 6.6% / 2.8%
Keysborough — 20-24: 6.6% Bangholme — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 14.2% / 3.2%
Keysborough — 25-34: 14.2% Bangholme — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 15.7% / 4.1%
Keysborough — 35-44: 15.7% Bangholme — 35-44: 4.1%
45-54 12.8% / 7.3%
Keysborough — 45-54: 12.8% Bangholme — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 10.6% / 10.8%
Keysborough — 55-64: 10.6% Bangholme — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.4% / 27.6%
Keysborough — 65-74: 8.4% Bangholme — 65-74: 27.6%
75-84 4.3% / 28.6%
Keysborough — 75-84: 4.3% Bangholme — 75-84: 28.6%
85+ 1.5% / 9.5%
Keysborough — 85+: 1.5% Bangholme — 85+: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keysborough 16.0% lone person
Keysborough — Lone Person: 16.0% Keysborough — Couple Families: 61.8% Keysborough — One Parent Families: 17.5% Keysborough — Group Household: 2.9% Keysborough — Other Families: 1.7%
Bangholme 75.1% lone person
Bangholme — Lone Person: 75.1% Bangholme — Couple Families: 11.1% Bangholme — One Parent Families: 9.2% Bangholme — Group Household: 3.7% Bangholme — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keysborough 19.2% renting
Keysborough — Owned Outright: 32.7% Keysborough — Mortgage: 48.1% Keysborough — Renting: 19.2%
Bangholme 9.1% renting
Bangholme — Owned Outright: 83.0% Bangholme — Mortgage: 7.9% Bangholme — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keysborough Bangholme
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 14.8%
Keysborough — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Bangholme — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 4.4%
Keysborough — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Bangholme — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.1%
Keysborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Bangholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 1.3%
Keysborough — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Bangholme — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Keysborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Bangholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

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.

Keysborough Bangholme
England 1.1% / 10.4%
Keysborough — England: 1.1% Bangholme — England: 10.4%
Vietnam 8.6% / —
Keysborough — Vietnam: 8.6% Bangholme — Vietnam: not among its largest
India 6.6% / 1.5%
Keysborough — India: 6.6% Bangholme — India: 1.5%
China 5.1% / —
Keysborough — China: 5.1% Bangholme — China: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 3.8% / 1.1%
Keysborough — Sri Lanka: 3.8% Bangholme — Sri Lanka: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.2%
Keysborough — New Zealand: 1.5% Bangholme — New Zealand: 3.2%
Scotland — / 2.5%
Keysborough — Scotland: not among its largest Bangholme — Scotland: 2.5%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Keysborough — Netherlands: not among its largest Bangholme — Netherlands: 1.9%
Philippines 1.6% / —
Keysborough — Philippines: 1.6% Bangholme — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.6%
Keysborough — Italy: not among its largest Bangholme — Italy: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keysborough 89.5% houses
Keysborough — Houses: 89.5% Keysborough — Townhouses: 9.4% Keysborough — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Bangholme 98.4% houses
Bangholme — Houses: 98.4% Bangholme — Townhouses: 0.0% Bangholme — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keysborough Bangholme
Median house price $1,000,000 $560,000
Median unit price $664,000 —
Median land price $1,185,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 276 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bangholme has more rural and farming land (53% vs 26%); Keysborough has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 2%).

Keysborough Bangholme
Rural and farming 26% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 17% 44%
Residential 37% 0%
Industrial 12% 2%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Commercial 3% 0%
Other and special use 1% 2%
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

Keysborough Bangholme
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Keysborough Bangholme
Houses 4.4%
$750/wk on $885K
 —
Units 4.6%
$600/wk on $679K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Keysborough Bangholme
House price Higher than 66% of VIC —
Income — Higher than 1% of VIC
Schools Higher than 76% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 38% of VIC —

Liveability

Keysborough is more walkable (66 vs 0); Keysborough scores higher overall (63 vs 18).

Keysborough Bangholme
Grade B D
Score 63/100 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bangholme carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Bangholme carries more crime risk (83 vs 64).

Keysborough Bangholme
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 27
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Keysborough Bangholme
Inside the suburb 11 1
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Keysborough

  • Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys Independent · Combined above peers
  • Keysborough Gardens Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lighthouse Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mt Hira College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Chandler Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Resurrection School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Bangholme

  • Cornish College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Keysborough Bangholme
Supermarkets 8 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 2
Parks & reserves 16 2
Childcare 19 2
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 5 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Bangholme sits further from the CBD (46.3 km vs 38.1 km).

Keysborough Bangholme
Walkability score 66/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.1 km 46.3 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 62 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 312.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 3173
 1.0%
postcode 3175
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3173
 29
postcode 3175

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.

Keysborough Bangholme
Car (driver) 68.2% / 69.9%
Keysborough — Car (driver): 68.2% Bangholme — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 20.6%
Keysborough — Worked from Home: 21.6% Bangholme — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 2.2%
Keysborough — Car (passenger): 6.2% Bangholme — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only 0.6% / 7.4%
Keysborough — Walked Only: 0.6% Bangholme — Walked Only: 7.4%
Train 2.3% / —
Keysborough — Train: 2.3% Bangholme — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Keysborough — Bus: 0.9% Bangholme — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Keysborough Bangholme
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Keysborough Bangholme
Connectivity score 96/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
10,097 premises
 24%
589 premises

Climate

Keysborough Bangholme
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Keysborough Bangholme
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Keysborough Bangholme
Average residential rate $2,123/yr
same for both
Council Greater Dandenong
same for both

Federal electorate

Keysborough Bangholme
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Keysborough Bangholme
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Keysborough

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer River

Bangholme

Acreage Affordable Outer Retirees River

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