Median price trend for houses
Based on 74 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,220,000
Up 10.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.06m
- 4 bed
- $1.25m
- 5+ bed
- $1.15m
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The quick read on
Keilor
VIC 3036 · Brimbank
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,220,000
- Median unit
- $825,000
- Population
- 5,906
- Postcode
- 3036
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ABS 2021
Keilor, Victoria
Property market insights for Keilor
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Keilor VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 32 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Down 3.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Keilor, VIC is currently $1,220,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Keilor has a 12-month growth rate of 10.5% for houses and 37.5% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000 in Keilor.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Keilor is $650 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Keilor is $825,000, which has increased 37.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $540,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $840,000 in Keilor. The median rent for units and apartments in Keilor is $538 per week and has decreased 17.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Keilor safe?
The overall rate for Keilor is 1,818 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Keilor.
Overall crime rate
1,818
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowGreater Melbourne
KeilorGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Keilor?
Keilor VIC 3036 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
5,906 people call Keilor home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,046 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,906
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.9%Below
15–3421.6%Below
35–5424.4%Below
55–7426.3%Above
75 and over11.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.8%Above
Townhouses12.8%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright51.7%Above
Paying a mortgage38.6%In line
Renting9.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.6%Below
One car24.7%Below
Two cars44.3%Above
Three or more26.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home26.1%Below
Drove to work54.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Keilor
26.1% of workers in Keilor worked from home on Census day.
22.9% of people in Keilor described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Keilor
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Keilor VIC 3036.
Is Keilor family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.9% of Keilor's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,706 family households lived in Keilor; 49.6% were couple families and 13.4% were one-parent families.
31.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Keilor?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Keilor had 5,906 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Keilor?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.8% of occupied private dwellings in Keilor.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Keilor?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
51.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
38.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Keilor?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Keilor had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 20.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.1%, while 30.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Keilor?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
26.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
54.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Keilor?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 24.7% of the total.
70.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Keilor, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
76.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.0% reported a different address.
21.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Keilor?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
74.8% of residents used only English at home.
22.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Keilor residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.8% of Keilor's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.2% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Keilor?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.5% of ancestry responses in Keilor.
Australian ancestry made up 24.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Keilor?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 17.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Keilor?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
35.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Keilor show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Keilor?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Keilor?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,046 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Keilor compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 26.1% in Keilor, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 51.7% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 9.7% in Keilor, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Keilor
Is Keilor expensive?
The median house price is $1,220,000, while units and apartments sit at $825,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Keilor good for families?
The Census counted 1,706 local families, and 15.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Keilor?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,250,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Keilor
102 streets in Keilor
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ailsa St
- Albatross Ct
- Annandale Rd
- Arabin St
- Ardent Ct
- Arundel Rd
- Augustines
- Avon Ct
- Banks Pl
- Barcelona Ave
- Barwon Ave
- Blair Ct
- Bonfield St
- Borrell St
- Brimbank Rd
- Browns Rd
- Buchan Ct
- Buckland Cr
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- Burrowye Cr
- Campaspe Cr
- Church St
- Culgoa Ct
- Delaney Ct
- Denbigh Ct
- Dryden Ct
- Eagling St
- Evan Ct
- Falconer Ct
- Faye Cr
- Feathertop Dr
- Flemming Ct
- Flora St
- Garden Ave
- Gerona Ct
- Gerona Street
- Green Gully Rd
- Hakea Rd
- Hermes Ct
- Hill Ct
- Hillview Ct
- Hislop St
- Hopkins Ave
- Horseshoe Bend Rd
- Hunter St
- Huon Ct
- Jackman Cr
- Jennifer Ct
- Kangaroo Paw Ct
- Karina Ct
- Keilor Park Dr
- Kennedy St
- Kiewa Cr
- Koorali St
- Koronis Rd
- Lindsay Pl
- Loddon Ave
- Macalister Ct
- Maple Ct
- Mccallum Rd
- Mcnabs Rd
- Mcshane Dr
- Meehan Ct
- Melville Cl
- Mercedes St
- Metropolitan Ct
- Milburn Rd
- Milburn St
- Mitta Ct
- Old Calder Hwy
- Otway Pl
- Ovens Ct
- Overnewton Cl
- Overnewton Rd
- Oxley Pl
- Parramatta Road
- Patterson Ave
- Petrik Dr
- Raymond Ct
- Reeve Dr
- Riverside Ave
- Robbins St
- Rowan Dr
- Rowan Drive
- Samari Cl
- Scott St
- Skyline Dr
- Solomon Dr
- Stuart Ct
- Sunshine Ave
- Taggerty Ct
- Tamar Ct
- Tambo Ct
- Tan Ct
- Tanjil Ct
- Tarwin Ct
- Tiffany Ct
- Tintaldra Dr
- Tumut Ct
- Tyrell Ct
- Vert St
- Watson
- Yarra Ct
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