Median price trend for houses
Based on 175 sales in the preceding 12 months
$875,000
Up 6.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $715k
- 3 bed
- $851k
- 4 bed
- $965k
- 5+ bed
- $1.46m
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The quick read on
Kilsyth
VIC 3137 · Maroondah
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $875,000
- Median unit
- $730,000
- Population
- 11,699
- Postcode
- 3137
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ABS 2021
Kilsyth, Victoria
Property market insights for Kilsyth
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kilsyth VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 70 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kilsyth, VIC is currently $875,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kilsyth has a 12-month growth rate of 6.1% for houses and 2.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $715,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $851,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $965,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,460,000 in Kilsyth.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kilsyth is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kilsyth is $730,000, which has increased 2.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $533,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $685,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $790,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $900,000 in Kilsyth. The median rent for units and apartments in Kilsyth is $625 per week and has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kilsyth safe?
The overall rate for Kilsyth is 2,674 offences per 100,000 residents — 33% 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 Kilsyth.
Overall crime rate
2,674
offences per 100,000 residents
33% belowGreater Melbourne
KilsythGreater 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 Kilsyth?
Kilsyth VIC 3137 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
11,699 people call Kilsyth home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,649 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 11,699
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,972 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $391 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.7%Above
15–3425.6%Below
35–5425.2%Below
55–7420.7%Above
75 and over9.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.7%Above
Townhouses14.1%Below
Apartments1.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.9%Above
Paying a mortgage45.4%Above
Renting20.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.5%Below
One car35.7%Below
Two cars40.8%Above
Three or more18.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.9%Below
Drove to work59.4%Above
Train, tram or bus1.2%Below
Walked or cycled1.1%Below
What stands out in Kilsyth
19.9% of workers in Kilsyth worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.3% of Kilsyth residents were born in England.
49.0% of people in Kilsyth described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kilsyth
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kilsyth VIC 3137.
Is Kilsyth family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.7% of Kilsyth's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
3,266 family households lived in Kilsyth; 42.1% were couple families and 19.0% were one-parent families.
38.7% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kilsyth?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kilsyth had 11,699 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kilsyth?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.7% of occupied private dwellings in Kilsyth.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kilsyth?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
45.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.7% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kilsyth?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kilsyth had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 27.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.1%, while 22.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kilsyth?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
59.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kilsyth?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 35.7% of the total.
59.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kilsyth, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.4% reported a different address.
20.7% 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 Kilsyth?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.8% of residents used only English at home.
12.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kilsyth residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.7% of Kilsyth's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.3% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kilsyth?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.0% of ancestry responses in Kilsyth.
Australian ancestry made up 38.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kilsyth?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 11.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kilsyth?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
37.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kilsyth show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kilsyth?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kilsyth?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,649 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,972.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $391 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kilsyth compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.9% in Kilsyth, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 33.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 20.7% in Kilsyth, 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 Kilsyth
Is Kilsyth expensive?
The median house price is $875,000, while units and apartments sit at $730,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kilsyth good for families?
The Census counted 3,266 local families, and 18.7% 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 Kilsyth?
Larger houses have a median around $1,460,000, 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 Kilsyth
214 streets in Kilsyth
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aaron Pl
- Acacia Ave
- Alamein Ave
- Alastair Ct
- Alpine
- Amber Ct
- Amelia Ct
- Anita St
- Argyle Cl
- Arnold St
- Ashby
- Astor Ct
- Atherton Ct
- Autumn
- Bainbridge Ct
- Ballantyne Cr
- Balmoral St
- Bandicoot Pl
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- Beatrice St
- Beech St
- Belinda Cl
- Belvoir Ct
- Birkenhead Dr
- Bluemetal Dr
- Brad Cl
- Bristol Ct
- Brompton Ct
- Browning St
- Buttler St
- Byron Rd
- Calvin Cl
- Camaro Pl
- Cambridge Rd
- Cameron Ct
- Canterbury Rd
- Carina Ct
- Caroline St
- Catherine Ct
- Chamomile Cl
- Charles St
- Cherylnne Cr
- Churchill
- Church St
- Clayton Pl
- Coffee Cl
- Colchester Rd
- Colebrook Rd
- Collins Pl
- Colver Cl
- Cornelia Cl
- Corvette Pl
- Cosmo Ct
- Cradley Ct
- Crinan St
- Dallas Ct
- Danjul Cl
- Dante Cl
- David Cl
- Deborah St
- Denman St
- Derby Rd
- Donald Cl
- Duggie
- Dunrossil Dr
- Durham Rd
- Dyffryn Ct
- Eden
- Edenhope St
- Emerald Cl
- Eothen Ln
- Erica Cr
- Ervin Rd
- Eva Ct
- Evelyn Pl
- Eversen Ln
- Fairmont Dr
- Fergerson Rd
- Ferguson Rd
- Fernbank Ct
- Finsbury Ct
- Fir Ct
- Flinders Ct
- Florence St
- Forest
- Fussell Rd
- Garden St
- Geoffrey Dr
- Gladesville Dr
- Glasgow Rd
- Glendale Ct
- Glen Dhu Rd
- Graham Ave
- Greeves Dr
- Grierson Dr
- Hamilton Cl
- Hammersley Ct
- Hansen Rd
- Hansford Cl
- Harold Cl
- Hawthory Rd
- Hayes Ct
- Hildegard Ct
- Hillview Dr
- Hi-Tech Ct
- Idinia Street
- Indy Cl
- Innisfree
- Isabella Pl
- Jacaranda Ave
- Jeanette Maree Ct
- Jemma Cl
- Kalina Ct
- Kevin Ct
- Kiel Cl
- Kilborn Ct
- Kiloran Ave
- Kilsyth Ave
- Lade Ave
- Landstrom
- Landy Ct
- Lena Gr
- Leonard Rd
- Lexi Pl
- Lightwood Cl
- Linley Ct
- Liverpool Rd
- Lobosco Ct
- Loch St
- Lockhart Ct
- Lomond Avenue
- Louisa St
- Lucas Ave
- Lucinley Cl
- Luscombe Ct
- Macdonnell Ct
- Maple Ct
- Margaret St
- Marion Ave
- Merrindale Dr
- Mersey Rd
- Milford St
- Mimosa Ave
- Moira Rd
- Molly Cl
- Montgomery Ct
- Montrose Rd
- Monty Cl
- Morrison Cr
- Mountain View Rd
- Mountfield Rd
- Mt Dandenong Rd
- Natanya
- Niko Cl
- North Rd
- Orchard St
- Oscar Pl
- Oswin Ct
- Pacific Pl
- Palm Gr
- Paperbark Cl
- Paramount Ave
- Pascoe Ave
- Pavitt Ln
- Pendle Pl
- Piccadilly Ct
- Pitt Rd
- Platinum
- Pleasant St
- Regina St
- Russo Pl
- Sage Cl
- Scarlett Cl
- Scenic
- Senar St
- Serenity Cl
- Shamsi Cl
- Sheffield Rd
- Shelley Ave
- Shelley Ct
- Shield Ct
- Silverado Pl
- Skye Cl
- Solander Cl
- Sophie St
- Steel Cl
- Stirling Ct
- Strathbogie Ct
- Strzelecki Ct
- Tamworth Rd
- Tennyson Ave
- Terrigal Cr
- Theodore Cl
- Timms Ave
- Timms Ct
- Tinarra Ct
- Ti-Tree Ct
- Tools Cl
- Tower St
- Treetop Dr
- Urana St
- Urban Cl
- Van Cl
- Venus Cl
- View Hill Cl
- Walnut Dr
- Wannan Ct
- Wavell Ave
- Wendels Cl
- West Ct
- Wildflower Pl
- Willow Ct
- Wisteria Cl
- Yolanda Ct
- Zoe Cl
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