Suburbs Taylors Lakes

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Taylors Lakes VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Taylors Lakes VIC is 15,174 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Taylors Lakes is $759 per week ($39,468 per year). Median rent in Taylors Lakes is $411 per week ($1,781 per month). Taylors Lakes has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Taylors Lakes has a population density of 2029.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Taylors Lakes is India. The most common religion is Catholic (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Taylors Lakes is $1,800.

There were 1,361 recorded offences in Taylors Lakes in 2025-25, a rate of 90 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (743 offences).

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📍 Taylors Lakes, Victoria — 37.6966°S, 144.7890°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (15)

Taylors Lakes Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Taylors Lakes Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$759/wk
$39,468 per year
#4333 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$411/wk
$1,781 per month
#1706 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
45years
7 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,800/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Taylors Lakes Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (7,521) Female 50.4% (7,654)

Population Density

2029.8
people per km²
15,174 people · 7.5 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,360
Family income/wk

Taylors Lakes 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)

Taylors Lakes Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
58.4% 2,513 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
41.6% 1,789 dwellings

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

Taylors Lakes Country of Birth

Australia
85.9%
India
4.3%
Croatia
2.5%
England
1.7%
Greece
1.7%
Egypt
1.5%
China
1.0%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.7%
Fiji
0.4%
Germany
0.3%

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

Taylors Lakes Religion

Catholic
47.0%
No Religion
18.2%
Eastern Orthodox
13.3%
Islam
5.7%
Not stated
4.6%
Anglican
4.3%
Christian (other)
4.1%
Buddhism
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Taylors Lakes Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
70.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
13.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
12.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.3%

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

Taylors Lakes Languages Spoken at Home

Other
15.8%
Greek
15.7%
Italian
15.5%
Macedon
14.3%
Arabic
13.7%
Croatian
10.5%
Vietnamese
9.0%
IAL Punjabi
5.6%

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

Taylors Lakes Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.1% 4,726 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.4% 2,714 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 398 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.2% 4,264 people

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

Taylors Lakes Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
34.9%
Certificate III/IV
30.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.1%
Postgraduate Degree
8.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.2%
Certificate I/II
2.1%

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

Taylors Lakes Occupation

Professionals
29.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.1%
Managers
15.3%
Clerical & Administrative
15.1%
Community & Personal Service
9.6%
Sales Workers
5.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.4%
Labourers
4.3%

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

Taylors Lakes Field of Study

Management & Commerce
25.7%
Engineering
19.2%
Society & Culture
11.2%
Education
10.2%
Health
9.5%
Architecture & Building
6.9%
Information Technology
5.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Creative Arts
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
0.7%

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

Taylors Lakes Dwelling Types

Separate house
90.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
7.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Taylors Lakes Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.6%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
1.5%
$400-$499/wk
4.9%
$500-$649/wk
2.5%
$650-$799/wk
6.1%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.8%
$4,000+/wk
17.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Taylors Lakes Marital Status

💍
Married
56.1% 7,318
↔️
Separated
2.7% 347
📋
Divorced
5.6% 727
🕊️
Widowed
4.0% 525
👤
Never married
31.7% 4,131

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Taylors Lakes Ancestry

Australian
16.7%
Italian
16.1%
Other
15.0%
English
14.0%
Maltese
7.5%
Greek
6.8%
Croatian
5.0%
Macedonian
4.9%
Irish
3.7%
Indian
3.7%
Chinese
3.5%
Scottish
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Taylors Lakes School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
22.6%
Primary — Government
18.9%
Secondary — Catholic
13.1%
Primary — Catholic
11.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
10.5%
Vocational Education
10.0%
Pre-school
7.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.0%

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

Taylors Lakes Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.6% 1,931
✅
No need for assistance
93.4% 27,369

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

Taylors Lakes Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.2% 1,028
—
Not a volunteer
91.8% 11,582

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Taylors Lakes Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.6%
$300-$449/mo
3.1%
$450-$599/mo
2.8%
$600-$799/mo
3.7%
$800-$999/mo
5.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
12.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
12.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Taylors Lakes How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.5%
Did not go to work
15.5%
Car (passenger)
4.9%
Train
1.9%
Truck
0.7%
Walked only
0.5%
Other
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Bus
0.1%

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

Taylors Lakes Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.0%
1 vehicle
21.4%
2 vehicles
39.5%
3 vehicles
21.3%
4+ vehicles
14.8%

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

Taylors Lakes Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.5%
2 bedrooms
3.9%
3 bedrooms
38.2%
4 bedrooms
47.8%
5 bedrooms
8.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.2%

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

Taylors Lakes Population Mobility

6.1%
moved in the last year
18.1%
moved in the last 5 years
4.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Taylors Lakes Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
117
Indigenous residents
29,455
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Taylors Lakes Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
890
Diabetes
560
Asthma
511
Arthritis
443
Heart disease
392
Cancer
187
Lung condition
179
Kidney disease
144
Stroke
133
Dementia
35

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

Taylors Lakes Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.2%
$1-$149/wk
5.2%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.7%
$800-$999/wk
9.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.1%
$3,500+/wk
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Taylors Lakes Family Structure

Couple — no children under 15
36.3%
Couple — children under 15
32.0%
Couple — no children
21.1%
One parent — no children under 15
6.6%
One parent — children under 15
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Taylors Lakes Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 4
🏅
Previously served
1.0% 127
👤
Never served
98.9% 12,518

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Taylors Lakes Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
17.4% 2,185
—
Did not provide
82.6% 10,398

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Taylors Lakes Children Ever Born

No children
30.8%
1 child
9.0%
2 children
36.5%
3 children
17.6%
4 children
5.0%
5+ children
1.2%

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

Taylors Lakes When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
29
1951–1960
310
1961–1970
1,047
1971–1980
966
1981–1990
938
1991–2000
490
2001–2010
550
2011–2015
286
2016
63
2017
69
2018
72
2019
61
2020
20
2021
4

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

Taylors Lakes Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.8%
5–14 hours
24.5%
15–29 hours
12.2%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
32.8%

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

Taylors Lakes Household Size

1 person
13.6%
2 persons
30.3%
3 persons
20.3%
4 persons
23.3%
5 persons
9.1%
6+ persons
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Taylors Lakes Where Residents Moved From

Same address
13,739
Moved from VIC
690
Moved — same area (SA2)
111
Moved from overseas
53
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from NSW
10
Moved from TAS
7
Moved from WA
6

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

Taylors Lakes Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.1%
Step family — no other children
4.6%
Blended family — no other children
1.7%
Intact family — other children present
0.4%
Other couple — children only
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Taylors Lakes Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,361 total

Theft
743
Fraud
136
Assault
118
Property Damage
96
Justice Procedures
87
Weapons
45
Break & Enter
44
Drug Offences
37
Public Order
28
Robbery
23
Traffic
4

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Taylors Lakes Schools

15
schools nearby
9
government
1022
avg ICSEA score
11,167
total students
Gilson College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,102 students
1073
ICSEA
Emmaus Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 476 students
1067
ICSEA
St Mary MacKillop Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 502 students
1059
ICSEA
Catholic Regional College North Keilor Catholic
Secondary · 7-10 · 642 students
1045
ICSEA
Taylors Lakes Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 678 students
1029
ICSEA
Catholic Regional College Sydenham Catholic
Secondary · 11-12 · 974 students
1028
ICSEA
Taylors Hill Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 575 students
1027
ICSEA
Keilor Views Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 396 students
1019
ICSEA
Sydenham Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 993 students
1012
ICSEA
Taylors Lakes Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,280 students
1007
ICSEA
Keilor Downs Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,223 students
1004
ICSEA
Mackellar Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 300 students
993
ICSEA
Monmia Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 180 students
985
ICSEA
Copperfield College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,846 students
962
ICSEA
Overnewton Anglican Community College - Canowindra 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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Taylors Lakes Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,164/wk
Median Rent $411/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.0%

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

If you earn X in Taylors Lakes

≈ $9,377/month
Median rent $411/wk
Left after rent $1,753/wk
Rent share 19.0%

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Income: $620/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $161/wk
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Income: $641/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $141/wk
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Income: $710/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $126/wk

Taylors Lakes vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Healesville
Pop: 7,589 Income: $707/wk Rent: $350/wk
Blackburn North
Pop: 7,627 Income: $822/wk Rent: $431/wk
Knoxfield
Pop: 7,645 Income: $764/wk Rent: $421/wk
Clifton Springs
Pop: 7,646 Income: $683/wk Rent: $350/wk
Patterson Lakes
Pop: 7,793 Income: $871/wk Rent: $430/wk
Canterbury (Vic.)
Pop: 7,800 Income: $1,102/wk Rent: $515/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Taylors Lakes

What is the population of Taylors Lakes VIC?

The population of Taylors Lakes VIC is 15,174 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2029.8 people per km².Taylors Lakes is ranked #269 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Taylors Lakes?

The median personal income in Taylors Lakes VIC is $759 per week, or $39,468 per year.The median household income is $2,164 per week.Family income is $2,360 per week.Taylors Lakes is ranked #4,333 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Taylors Lakes?

Median rent in Taylors Lakes VIC is $411 per week ($1,781 per month).Rent represents 19.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Taylors Lakes ranks #1,706 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Taylors Lakes?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Taylors Lakes VIC is $1,800. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Taylors Lakes?

The median age in Taylors Lakes VIC is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Taylors Lakes a good suburb to live in?

Taylors Lakes is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 15,174.The median income is $759/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.0% 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: 22474. All dollar figures in AUD.