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Keysborough VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Keysborough, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Keysborough VIC is 30,018 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Keysborough is $728 per week ($37,856 per year). Median rent in Keysborough is $421 per week ($1,824 per month). Keysborough has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Keysborough has a population density of 1382.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Keysborough is Cambodia. The most common religion is No Religion (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Vietnamese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Keysborough is $2,167.

There were 1,961 recorded offences in Keysborough in 2025-25, a rate of 65 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (864 offences).

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Keysborough Population

residents (Census 2021)

Keysborough Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$728/wk

$37,856 per year

#4952 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$421/wk

$1,824 per month

#1501 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

36years

2 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$2,167/mo

Avg household size: 3.2 · 0.9 per bedroom

Keysborough Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.7% (14,925) Female 50.3% (15,094)

Population Density

1382.4

people per km²

30,018 people · 21.7 km²

Households

3.2

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$2,015

Family income/wk

Keysborough Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Keysborough Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

40.5% 2,893 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

59.5% 4,252 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Keysborough Country of Birth

Australia

65.3%

Cambodia

11.7%

India

10.2%

China

6.7%

England

1.8%

Afghanistan

1.1%

Greece

1.0%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1.0%

Hong Kong

0.7%

Fiji

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Keysborough Religion

No Religion

28.4%

Catholic

23.8%

Buddhism

21.9%

Islam

8.1%

Hinduism

5.5%

Not stated

5.3%

Eastern Orthodox

3.8%

Anglican

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Keysborough Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

77.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

10.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.2%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Keysborough Languages Spoken at Home

Vietnamese

25.8%

Khmer

21.8%

Mandarin

15.1%

Other

12.8%

Cantonese

8.5%

IAL Punjabi

5.4%

IAL Sinhal

5.3%

Turkish

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Keysborough Employment

💼

Employed full-time

40.4% 9,110 people

⏰

Employed part-time

20.0% 4,499 people

🔍

Unemployed

3.6% 821 people

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Not in labour force

36.0% 8,104 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Keysborough Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

38.7%

Certificate III/IV

22.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.8%

Postgraduate Degree

13.3%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.0%

Certificate I/II

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Keysborough Occupation

Professionals

30.0%

Clerical & Administrative

14.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

13.8%

Managers

13.1%

Community & Personal Service

9.8%

Labourers

6.7%

Sales Workers

6.5%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Keysborough Field of Study

Management & Commerce

29.8%

Engineering

16.3%

Health

11.5%

Society & Culture

9.7%

Information Technology

8.6%

Education

6.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

5.7%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.3%

Architecture & Building

4.2%

Creative Arts

3.3%

Agriculture & Environment

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Keysborough Dwelling Types

Separate house

90.4%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

5.4%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Keysborough Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.7%

$150-$299/wk

1.1%

$300-$399/wk

1.5%

$400-$499/wk

4.2%

$500-$649/wk

2.8%

$650-$799/wk

5.7%

$800-$999/wk

5.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.9%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.4%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.5%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

5.4%

$4,000+/wk

12.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Keysborough Marital Status

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Married

54.3% 13,108

↔️

Separated

2.5% 606

📋

Divorced

6.9% 1,665

🕊️

Widowed

4.4% 1,050

👤

Never married

31.9% 7,697

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Keysborough Ancestry

Other

29.4%

Chinese

17.5%

Vietnamese

10.7%

English

10.5%

Australian

10.4%

Indian

6.8%

Italian

2.9%

Sri Lankan

2.8%

Irish

2.5%

Greek

2.2%

Scottish

2.2%

Filipino

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Keysborough School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

23.8%

Secondary — Government

19.3%

Pre-school

11.4%

Primary — Catholic

10.9%

Vocational Education

10.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

8.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

7.8%

Secondary — Catholic

7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Keysborough Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.5% 3,164

✅

No need for assistance

94.5% 54,756

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Keysborough Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

8.1% 1,889

—

Not a volunteer

91.9% 21,338

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Keysborough Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

6.1%

$300-$449/mo

1.6%

$450-$599/mo

1.5%

$600-$799/mo

2.6%

$800-$999/mo

3.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

9.8%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

12.8%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

24.9%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

18.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

18.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Keysborough How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

78.1%

Did not go to work

9.8%

Car (passenger)

7.1%

Train

1.4%

Truck

0.8%

Bus

0.8%

Walked only

0.6%

Other

0.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.4%

Bicycle

0.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.1%

Ferry

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Keysborough Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.8%

1 vehicle

24.8%

2 vehicles

44.8%

3 vehicles

17.1%

4+ vehicles

9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Keysborough Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.6%

2 bedrooms

5.3%

3 bedrooms

41.7%

4 bedrooms

41.8%

5 bedrooms

9.4%

6+ bedrooms

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Keysborough Population Mobility

9.9%

moved in the last year

35.6%

moved in the last 5 years

5.4%

unemployment rate (Census)

63.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Keysborough Indigenous Population

0.2%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

128

Indigenous residents

58,442

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Keysborough Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,428

Asthma

971

Diabetes

963

Arthritis

507

Heart disease

504

Stroke

254

Kidney disease

233

Lung condition

233

Cancer

233

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Keysborough Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

17.2%

$1-$149/wk

4.2%

$150-$299/wk

6.6%

$300-$399/wk

4.2%

$400-$499/wk

2.9%

$500-$649/wk

3.0%

$650-$799/wk

8.8%

$800-$999/wk

12.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.5%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

6.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.3%

$3,500+/wk

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Keysborough Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

45.8%

Couple — no children under 15

22.9%

Couple — no children

17.7%

One parent — no children under 15

7.2%

One parent — children under 15

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Keysborough Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 13

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 7

🏅

Previously served

0.7% 167

👤

Never served

99.2% 23,161

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Keysborough Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.6% 2,676

—

Did not provide

88.4% 20,433

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Keysborough Children Ever Born

No children

32.1%

1 child

16.3%

2 children

32.2%

3 children

13.6%

4 children

4.5%

5+ children

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Keysborough When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

211

1961–1970

725

1971–1980

1,094

1981–1990

2,990

1991–2000

2,712

2001–2010

4,047

2011–2015

1,949

2016

485

2017

401

2018

523

2019

517

2020

181

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Keysborough Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.5%

5–14 hours

22.3%

15–29 hours

10.4%

30+ hours

7.6%

Did not do domestic work

40.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Keysborough Household Size

1 person

13.0%

2 persons

25.6%

3 persons

20.4%

4 persons

23.4%

5 persons

10.3%

6+ persons

7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Keysborough Where Residents Moved From

Same address

25,980

Moved from VIC

2,006

Moved — same area (SA2)

514

Moved from overseas

192

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from SA

Moved from WA

Moved from ACT

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Keysborough Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

90.8%

Step family — no other children

4.3%

Blended family — no other children

2.4%

Intact family — other children present

1.8%

Other couple — children only

0.4%

Blended family — other children present

0.3%

Step family — other children present

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Keysborough Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,961 total

Theft

864

Assault

279

Justice Procedures

199

Break & Enter

153

Property Damage

132

Fraud

130

Drug Offences

103

Weapons

Public Order

Robbery

Other

Offence trend by year:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Keysborough Schools

schools nearby

government

1039

avg ICSEA score

8,869

total students

Haileybury College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 4,880 students

1191

ICSEA

Lighthouse Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 827 students

1082

ICSEA

Keysborough Gardens Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 477 students

1065

ICSEA

Resurrection School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 415 students

1065

ICSEA

Mt Hira College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 863 students

1008

ICSEA

Chandler Park Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 419 students

974

ICSEA

Keysborough Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 382 students

964

ICSEA

Wallarano Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 606 students

962

ICSEA

SEDA College (Victoria) - Netball - Keysborough Independent

Secondary

Haileybury College - Pangea Independent

Combined

Keysborough Secondary College-Acacia Campus Government

Secondary

Haileybury College - Keysborough Girls Independent

Combined

Sirius College - Keysborough Campus Independent

Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Keysborough Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,991/wk

Median Rent $421/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Keysborough

Your weekly income

≈ $8,628/month

Median rent $421/wk

Left after rent $1,570/wk

Rent share 21.1%

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Keysborough vs State & National Average

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Echuca

Pop: 15,056 Income: $710/wk Rent: $285/wk

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Pop: 15,066 Income: $802/wk Rent: $350/wk

Keilor East

Pop: 15,078 Income: $759/wk Rent: $406/wk

Horsham

Pop: 15,134 Income: $748/wk Rent: $245/wk

Burwood (Vic.)

Pop: 15,147 Income: $681/wk Rent: $411/wk

Elwood

Pop: 15,153 Income: $1,364/wk Rent: $415/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Keysborough

What is the population of Keysborough VIC?

The population of Keysborough VIC is 30,018 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1382.4 people per km².Keysborough is ranked #46 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Keysborough?

The median personal income in Keysborough VIC is $728 per week, or $37,856 per year.The median household income is $1,991 per week.Family income is $2,015 per week.Keysborough is ranked #4,952 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Keysborough?

Median rent in Keysborough VIC is $421 per week ($1,824 per month).Rent represents 21.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Keysborough ranks #1,501 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Keysborough?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Keysborough VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Keysborough?

The median age in Keysborough VIC is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Keysborough a good suburb to live in?

Keysborough is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 30,018.The median income is $728/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 21339. All dollar figures in AUD.