Kingsville vs West Footscray

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kingsville: a median of $1.06 million, against $972,000 in West Footscray.

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

West Footscray

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)
  • But Kingsville carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kingsville carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 74/100)
  • West Footscray has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

West Footscray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsville West Footscray
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.

Kingsville West Footscray
Walkability 88 / 90
Kingsville — Walkability: 88/100 West Footscray — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 39 / 26
Kingsville — Safety: 39/100 West Footscray — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingsville — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Footscray — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 63 / 59
Kingsville — Low flood risk: 63/100 West Footscray — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

West Footscray has more residents (11,729 vs 3,920); Kingsville has higher household incomes ($114,140 vs $103,428).

Kingsville West Footscray
Population 3,920 11,729
+199% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +2.4%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $114,140/yr
+9% vs other
 $103,428/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+1% vs other
 $351/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsville West Footscray
0-4 7.3% / 6.5%
Kingsville — 0-4: 7.3% West Footscray — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.6% / 10.7%
Kingsville — 5-14: 13.6% West Footscray — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 3.5% / 3.6%
Kingsville — 15-19: 3.5% West Footscray — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.7% / 5.3%
Kingsville — 20-24: 3.7% West Footscray — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 16.6% / 22.5%
Kingsville — 25-34: 16.6% West Footscray — 25-34: 22.5%
35-44 20.5% / 19.0%
Kingsville — 35-44: 20.5% West Footscray — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 15.5% / 13.1%
Kingsville — 45-54: 15.5% West Footscray — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 8.8% / 9.4%
Kingsville — 55-64: 8.8% West Footscray — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 4.9% / 5.5%
Kingsville — 65-74: 4.9% West Footscray — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 3.6% / 3.0%
Kingsville — 75-84: 3.6% West Footscray — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 2.1% / 1.4%
Kingsville — 85+: 2.1% West Footscray — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 42.1% couple families
Kingsville — Couple Families: 42.1% Kingsville — Lone Person: 40.5% Kingsville — One Parent Families: 10.3% Kingsville — Group Household: 5.7% Kingsville — Other Families: 1.4%
West Footscray 37.0% couple families
West Footscray — Couple Families: 37.0% West Footscray — Lone Person: 38.1% West Footscray — One Parent Families: 12.4% West Footscray — Group Household: 10.6% West Footscray — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 37.9% renting
Kingsville — Owned Outright: 20.8% Kingsville — Mortgage: 41.4% Kingsville — Renting: 37.9%
West Footscray 41.6% renting
West Footscray — Owned Outright: 22.4% West Footscray — Mortgage: 36.0% West Footscray — Renting: 41.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsville West Footscray
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 20.6%
Kingsville — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% West Footscray — Bachelor Degree: 20.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 9.8%
Kingsville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% West Footscray — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 8.2%
Kingsville — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% West Footscray — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.3%
Kingsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% West Footscray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.5%
Kingsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% West Footscray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Kingsville West Footscray
Vietnam 2.3% / 6.1%
Kingsville — Vietnam: 2.3% West Footscray — Vietnam: 6.1%
England 3.8% / 2.2%
Kingsville — England: 3.8% West Footscray — England: 2.2%
India 1.8% / 3.7%
Kingsville — India: 1.8% West Footscray — India: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.9%
Kingsville — New Zealand: 2.4% West Footscray — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.7%
Kingsville — Philippines: 0.8% West Footscray — Philippines: 1.7%
Greece 1.4% / —
Kingsville — Greece: 1.4% West Footscray — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 61.3% houses
Kingsville — Houses: 61.3% Kingsville — Flats / Apartments: 23.7% Kingsville — Townhouses: 15.0%
West Footscray 58.9% houses
West Footscray — Houses: 58.9% West Footscray — Flats / Apartments: 22.0% West Footscray — Townhouses: 19.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingsville West Footscray
Median house price $1,058,000 $972,500
Median unit price $373,500 $392,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 15 sales
 26 days
from 94 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingsville West Footscray
1 bed $282K / $290K
Kingsville — 1 bed: $282K (25 sales) West Footscray — 1 bed: $290K (39 sales)

25 vs 39 sales

2 bed $415K / $420K
Kingsville — 2 bed: $415K (33 sales) West Footscray — 2 bed: $420K (87 sales)

33 vs 87 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.

Kingsville West Footscray
2 bed $885K / $805K
Kingsville — 2 bed: $885K (19 sales) West Footscray — 2 bed: $805K (48 sales)

19 vs 48 sales

3 bed $1.15M / $985K
Kingsville — 3 bed: $1.15M (41 sales) West Footscray — 3 bed: $985K (91 sales)

41 vs 91 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.36M
Kingsville — 4 bed: $1.32M (13 sales) West Footscray — 4 bed: $1.36M (23 sales)

13 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

West Footscray has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 0%).

Kingsville West Footscray
Residential 87% 56%
Industrial 0% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 13%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
Commercial 0% 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

Kingsville West Footscray
New dwellings approved 774
across Maribyrnong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +198%
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.

Kingsville West Footscray
Houses 3.3%
$675/wk on $1.05M
 4.2%
$690/wk on $852K
Units — 5.4%
$482/wk on $462K

Ranking within VIC

Kingsville West Footscray
House price Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 64% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 79% of VIC

Liveability

Kingsville scores higher overall (85 vs 73).

Kingsville West Footscray
Grade A+ A
Score 85/100 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

West Footscray carries more crime risk (74 vs 61).

Kingsville West Footscray
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
37/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 41
within 5 km
 40
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsville West Footscray
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.0 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 2.1%

Schools in Kingsville

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

Schools in West Footscray

  • Footscray West Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Corpus Christi School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • OakTree College Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsville West Footscray
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 9
Parks & reserves 2 11
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Kingsville West Footscray
Walkability score 88/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 8.9 km 9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 17 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 251.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
same for both

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.

Kingsville West Footscray
Worked from Home 51.0% / 44.0%
Kingsville — Worked from Home: 51.0% West Footscray — Worked from Home: 44.0%
Car (driver) 36.0% / 40.7%
Kingsville — Car (driver): 36.0% West Footscray — Car (driver): 40.7%
Train 6.2% / 6.2%
Kingsville — Train: 6.2% West Footscray — Train: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 3.0%
Kingsville — Car (passenger): 1.9% West Footscray — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.1%
Kingsville — Walked Only: 2.5% West Footscray — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 2.0% / 2.1%
Kingsville — Bicycle: 2.0% West Footscray — Bicycle: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.0%).

Setting

Kingsville West Footscray
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kingsville West Footscray
Connectivity score 99/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,963 premises
 60%
6,134 premises

Climate

Kingsville West Footscray
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)

Kingsville West Footscray
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kingsville West Footscray
Average residential rate $2,450/yr
same for both
Council Maribyrnong
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsville West Footscray
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsville West Footscray
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsville

Inner Parks Professionals Urban

West Footscray

Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Urban

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