Kilsyth vs The Basin

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Basin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kilsyth tends to suit people living alone, while The Basin suits couples.

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

Kilsyth

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 13)
  • But The Basin has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

The Basin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kilsyth has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • The Basin leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilsyth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (37.1 km vs 39.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kilsyth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Kilsyth

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs 1.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kilsyth The Basin
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.

Kilsyth The Basin
Walkability 55 / 52
Kilsyth — Walkability: 55/100 The Basin — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 45 / 48
Kilsyth — Safety: 45/100 The Basin — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 19
Kilsyth — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Basin — Low fire risk: 19/100
Low flood risk 71 / 71
Kilsyth — Low flood risk: 71/100 The Basin — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Kilsyth has more residents (11,699 vs 4,497); The Basin has higher household incomes ($104,988 vs $85,748).

Kilsyth The Basin
Population 11,699
+62% vs other
 4,497
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +1.8%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $85,748/yr $104,988/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $391/wk
+7% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kilsyth The Basin
0-4 6.9% / 5.7%
Kilsyth — 0-4: 6.9% The Basin — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.7% / 13.6%
Kilsyth — 5-14: 11.7% The Basin — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.0% / 6.1%
Kilsyth — 15-19: 5.0% The Basin — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.2% / 4.9%
Kilsyth — 20-24: 5.2% The Basin — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 15.4% / 11.7%
Kilsyth — 25-34: 15.4% The Basin — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.3% / 13.3%
Kilsyth — 35-44: 14.3% The Basin — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.9% / 14.7%
Kilsyth — 45-54: 10.9% The Basin — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 11.1% / 12.7%
Kilsyth — 55-64: 11.1% The Basin — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 9.7% / 9.7%
Kilsyth — 65-74: 9.7% The Basin — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 7.0% / 4.9%
Kilsyth — 75-84: 7.0% The Basin — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.8% / 2.6%
Kilsyth — 85+: 2.8% The Basin — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kilsyth 40.0% couple families
Kilsyth — Couple Families: 40.0% Kilsyth — Lone Person: 37.1% Kilsyth — One Parent Families: 18.1% Kilsyth — Group Household: 3.3% Kilsyth — Other Families: 1.5%
The Basin 53.9% couple families
The Basin — Couple Families: 53.9% The Basin — Lone Person: 26.6% The Basin — One Parent Families: 15.8% The Basin — Group Household: 2.6% The Basin — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kilsyth 20.7% renting
Kilsyth — Owned Outright: 33.9% Kilsyth — Mortgage: 45.4% Kilsyth — Renting: 20.7%
The Basin 10.5% renting
The Basin — Owned Outright: 36.7% The Basin — Mortgage: 52.8% The Basin — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kilsyth The Basin
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.9%
Kilsyth — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% The Basin — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 11.7%
Kilsyth — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% The Basin — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.7%
Kilsyth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% The Basin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 3.2%
Kilsyth — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% The Basin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.2%
Kilsyth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% The Basin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Kilsyth The Basin
England 4.3% / 5.0%
Kilsyth — England: 4.3% The Basin — England: 5.0%
Myanmar 3.2% / —
Kilsyth — Myanmar: 3.2% The Basin — Myanmar: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / 2.0%
Kilsyth — Germany: 0.8% The Basin — Germany: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Kilsyth — New Zealand: 1.2% The Basin — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 1.1% / 0.8%
Kilsyth — Netherlands: 1.1% The Basin — Netherlands: 0.8%
India 1.1% / —
Kilsyth — India: 1.1% The Basin — India: not among its largest
China — / 0.8%
Kilsyth — China: not among its largest The Basin — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kilsyth 84.7% houses
Kilsyth — Houses: 84.7% Kilsyth — Townhouses: 14.1% Kilsyth — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
The Basin 94.6% houses
The Basin — Houses: 94.6% The Basin — Townhouses: 4.8% The Basin — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kilsyth The Basin
Median house price $850,000 $865,000
Median unit price $690,000 $718,000
Median land price $936,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 133 sales
 20 days
from 26 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.

Kilsyth The Basin
2 bed $718K / $850K
Kilsyth — 2 bed: $718K (20 sales) The Basin — 2 bed: $850K (7 sales)

20 vs 7 sales

3 bed $820K / $826K
Kilsyth — 3 bed: $820K (153 sales) The Basin — 3 bed: $826K (42 sales)

153 vs 42 sales

4 bed $935K / $945K
Kilsyth — 4 bed: $935K (58 sales) The Basin — 4 bed: $945K (31 sales)

58 vs 31 sales

5 bed $1.22M / $1.15M
Kilsyth — 5 bed: $1.22M (9 sales) The Basin — 5 bed: $1.15M (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

The Basin has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 0%); Kilsyth has more rural and farming land (25% vs 7%).

Kilsyth The Basin
Residential 45% 36%
Environmental 0% 33%
Rural and farming 25% 7%
Industrial 18% 0%
Other and special use 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 6%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
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

Kilsyth The Basin
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
 577
across Knox
Approvals change year on year -57% -14%

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.

Kilsyth The Basin
Houses 4.3%
$670/wk on $808K
 3.8%
$615/wk on $840K
Units 4.7%
$600/wk on $671K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Kilsyth The Basin
House price Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 56% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 46% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 43% of VIC —

Liveability

Kilsyth scores higher overall (61 vs 49).

Kilsyth The Basin
Grade B C
Score 61/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

The Basin carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0).

Kilsyth The Basin
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
81/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
29/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Kilsyth The Basin
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Kilsyth

  • Gladesville Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kilsyth Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Richard's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Ghilgai School Independent · Primary

Schools in The Basin

  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • The Basin Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kilsyth The Basin
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 4
Parks & reserves 22 13
Childcare 9 3
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

The Basin sits further from the CBD (39.4 km vs 37.1 km).

Kilsyth The Basin
Walkability score 55/100 52/100
Distance to Melbourne 37.1 km 39.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 43 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 133.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3137
 1.0%
postcode 3154
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3137
 36
postcode 3154

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.

Kilsyth The Basin
Car (driver) 69.3% / 66.7%
Kilsyth — Car (driver): 69.3% The Basin — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 26.5%
Kilsyth — Worked from Home: 23.2% The Basin — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.3%
Kilsyth — Car (passenger): 4.1% The Basin — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.6% / 1.2%
Kilsyth — Train: 1.6% The Basin — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.5%
Kilsyth — Walked Only: 0.9% The Basin — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Kilsyth The Basin
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.7 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kilsyth The Basin
Connectivity score 89/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
5,842 premises
 3%
1,733 premises

Climate

Kilsyth The Basin
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kilsyth The Basin
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kilsyth The Basin
Average residential rate $2,161/yr $1,732/yr
Council Yarra Ranges Knox

Federal electorate

Kilsyth The Basin
Division Casey Aston
Member Aaron Violi Mary Doyle
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Kilsyth The Basin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kilsyth

Outer Parks

The Basin

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

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