Leitchville vs Keely

Keely is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Leitchville. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leitchville, the large majority of households own their home. In Keely, about half of households rent. On these figures, Keely tends to suit renters and families with children.

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

Keely

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leitchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Keely

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 17%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leitchville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.3 km vs 267.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 192 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leitchville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • But Keely carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Leitchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leitchville Keely
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.

Leitchville Keely
Walkability 13 / 0
Leitchville — Walkability: 13/100 Keely — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 75
Leitchville — Safety: 53/100 Keely — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Leitchville — Low fire risk: 86/100 Keely — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 100
Leitchville — Low flood risk: 8/100 Keely — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leitchville has more residents (576 vs 57); Leitchville rents higher ($150/wk vs $110/wk).

Leitchville Keely
Population 576
+90% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -5.0%
Median age 50 44
Median household income $54,288/yr $60,632/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+27% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leitchville Keely
0-4 4.2% / —
Leitchville — 0-4: 4.2% Keely — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.8% / 22.8%
Leitchville — 5-14: 12.8% Keely — 5-14: 22.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.3%
Leitchville — 15-19: 5.4% Keely — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.3% / —
Leitchville — 20-24: 4.3% Keely — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.0% / 5.3%
Leitchville — 25-34: 8.0% Keely — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 7.3% / 15.8%
Leitchville — 35-44: 7.3% Keely — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 14.2% / 12.3%
Leitchville — 45-54: 14.2% Keely — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 15.6% / 15.8%
Leitchville — 55-64: 15.6% Keely — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 13.0% / 5.3%
Leitchville — 65-74: 13.0% Keely — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 10.9% / 12.3%
Leitchville — 75-84: 10.9% Keely — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 1.7% / —
Leitchville — 85+: 1.7% Keely — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leitchville 44.1% lone person
Leitchville — Lone Person: 44.1% Leitchville — Couple Families: 41.2% Leitchville — One Parent Families: 12.5% Leitchville — Group Household: 2.2%
Keely 42.1% lone person
Keely — Lone Person: 42.1% Keely — Couple Families: 36.8% Keely — One Parent Families: 21.1% Keely — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leitchville 17.0% renting
Leitchville — Owned Outright: 62.1% Leitchville — Mortgage: 20.9% Leitchville — Renting: 17.0%
Keely 47.1% renting
Keely — Owned Outright: 35.3% Keely — Mortgage: 17.6% Keely — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leitchville 96.5% houses
Leitchville — Houses: 96.5% Leitchville — Townhouses: 3.5%
Keely 100.0% houses
Keely — Houses: 100.0% Keely — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Leitchville Keely
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 29.8%
Leitchville — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Keely — Certificate III & IV: 29.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 10.5%
Leitchville — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Keely — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 7.0%
Leitchville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Keely — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Leitchville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Keely — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Leitchville — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Keely — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Property market

Leitchville Keely
Median house price $340,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Keely has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%).

Leitchville Keely
Rural and farming 83% 99%
Parks and recreation 16% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Leitchville Keely
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Leitchville Keely
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Leitchville is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Leitchville Keely
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Leitchville carries more flood risk (92 vs 0); Leitchville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Leitchville Keely
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
25/100
Flood High
92/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leitchville Keely
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Leitchville

  • Leitchville Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Keely

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leitchville Keely
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Keely sits further from the CBD (267.8 km vs 260.3 km).

Leitchville Keely
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 260.3 km 267.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 192 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3567
 0.0%
postcode 3568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3567
 53
postcode 3568

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.

Leitchville Keely
Car (driver) 69.2% / 78.4%
Leitchville — Car (driver): 69.2% Keely — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 8.1%
Leitchville — Worked from Home: 17.8% Keely — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 1.2% / 13.5%
Leitchville — Car (passenger): 1.2% Keely — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Walked Only 10.5% / —
Leitchville — Walked Only: 10.5% Keely — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Leitchville — Bicycle: 1.2% Keely — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Leitchville Keely
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Leitchville Keely
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
277 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Leitchville Keely
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Leitchville Keely
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Leitchville Keely
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leitchville Keely
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leitchville

Retirees Rural

Keely

Family Rural

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