Is Keilor Downs a nice place to live?

Keilor Downs has tree-lined streets, single-storey brick homes, the nearby Maribyrnong River and local shopping centres. The community is older, with many households owning their homes outright, and couples with children make up the largest family group at 43.5% of families. Everyday amenities include sporting grounds, neighbourhood parks, schools, childcare and community facilities clustered around the main shopping strip and reserves, while Keilor Plains station on the Sunbury line and nearby freeway links provide wider connections. Copernicus Way Reserve is being upgraded to a suburban park, with council consultation and draft design work that includes a constructed wetland to capture, filter and re-use stormwater for the park.

Is it expensive to live in Keilor Downs?

A typical local household earned about $1,558 a week at the most recent Census, and that figure reflects incomes at that time rather than today. In Keilor Downs, the median house price of $820,000 works out to about 10.1 times a typical local annual household income, so buying sits well above local incomes on these figures. Rent tells a different story. A house renting for $550 a week would take roughly 35% of a typical local household's weekly income, and a unit at $480 a week would take about 31%, so renting is noticeably less stretched against local incomes than buying here, on the figures. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Keilor Downs a good place to invest?

In Keilor Downs, house values rose a solid 5.5% over the past 12 months, while unit values increased a more modest 3.0%. Unit rents edged up 4.3%, outpacing unit value growth, so rental income for units grew slightly more than their capital value. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Keilor Downs suburb profile

Keilor Downs is a middle-ring Melbourne suburb in the City of Brimbank, characterised by tree-lined streets, single-storey brick homes and pockets of newer infill. The area sits near the Maribyrnong River and is dotted with small reserves and established gardens, giving a leafy suburban feel.

Local shopping centres, sporting grounds and neighbourhood parks supply everyday amenities, while Keilor Plains railway station on the Sunbury line and nearby freeway links provide connections to the wider metropolitan area. Schools, childcare and community facilities are clustered around the main shopping strip and reserves.

Keilor Downs property market performance

Property growth+4.3%Past 12 months

Keilor Downs' median house price is $820,000 and house values rose 5.5% over the last 12 months, a notable rise. There is no reliable median for units because too few units have sold here recently for a median to be published. Houses and units sold in much the same time, with median days on market of 29 and 23 respectively.

In Keilor Downs, unit rents rose 4.3% over the last 12 months, a modest rise, while the average house rent is $550 a week.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$820K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	5.5%	3.0%
Sold Past 3 months	23	7
Median days on market Past 12 months	29	23
Average rent Past 12 months	$550	$480
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	4.3%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Keilor Downs demographics

Keilor Downs is an older community with many households owning their homes outright.

The largest family group is couples with children, at 43.5% of families. At the 2021 Census, 9,857 people lived in Keilor Downs.

Keilor Downs and Victoria

	Suburb	VIC
Median age years	43	38
Median household income weekly	$1,558	$1,759
Couples with children share of families	43.5%	45.5%
Couples without children share of families	36.7%	37.6%
One-parent families share of families	18.6%	15.2%
Homes owned outright share of homes	49.7%	33.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	31.6%	37.3%
Homes rented share of homes	18.6%	29.5%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Keilor Downs infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Keilor Downs has the Keilor Downs Urban Design Framework, a council urban-design plan for the Keilor Downs Activity Centre adopted in 2018 that sets an integrated vision for the centre. Keilor Downs Secondary College received Minor Capital Works funding to replace roof sheeting and guttering on its gym, with the project recorded as completing in 2025.

Copernicus Way Reserve in Keilor Downs is being upgraded to a suburban park and, as of 2026, council consultation and draft design work show the plan includes a constructed wetland to capture, filter and re-use stormwater for the park.

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How does Keilor Downs compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Keilor Downs’s median house price is 1.9% higher than Kealba’s.
House price growth: Property prices in nearby Kealba have risen 3.7% more than in Keilor Downs over the past year.
Unit price growth: Property prices in nearby St Albans have risen 1.4% more than in Keilor Downs over the past year.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Keilor Downs are selling 17.1% faster than in Kealba.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Keilor Downs are selling 36.1% faster than in St Albans.
Investment considerations: In Keilor Downs, the rental yield for house is 13.5% lower than the Melbourne average, while the rental yield for units is 19.3% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Keilor Downs have grown 17.0% lower than the average rate of growth across Melbourne.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Keilor Downs have grown 9.9% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Melbourne.

Common questions about Keilor Downs

Is Keilor Downs a nice place to live?
Keilor Downs has tree-lined streets, single-storey brick homes, the nearby Maribyrnong River and local shopping centres.
The community is older, with many households owning their homes outright, and couples with children make up the largest family group at 43.5% of families. Everyday amenities include sporting grounds, neighbourhood parks, schools, childcare and community facilities clustered around the main shopping strip and reserves, while Keilor Plains station on the Sunbury line and nearby freeway links provide wider connections. Copernicus Way Reserve is being upgraded to a suburban park, with council consultation and draft design work that includes a constructed wetland to capture, filter and re-use stormwater for the park.
Is it expensive to live in Keilor Downs?
A typical local household earned about $1,558 a week at the most recent Census, and that figure reflects incomes at that time rather than today. In Keilor Downs, the median house price of $820,000 works out to about 10.1 times a typical local annual household income, so buying sits well above local incomes on these figures.

Rent tells a different story. A house renting for $550 a week would take roughly 35% of a typical local household's weekly income, and a unit at $480 a week would take about 31%, so renting is noticeably less stretched against local incomes than buying here, on the figures.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Keilor Downs a good place to invest?
In Keilor Downs, house values rose a solid 5.5% over the past 12 months, while unit values increased a more modest 3.0%. Unit rents edged up 4.3%, outpacing unit value growth, so rental income for units grew slightly more than their capital value.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Keilor Downs

There are 43 real estate agents in Keilor Downs, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 47.4% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Keilor Downs typically range from 1.99% to 2.62%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.