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Keysborough, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Keysborough (VIC 3173): population 30,018, median age 36, median household income $1,991/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 3. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Keysborough is a suburb in Greater Dandenong, Victoria (postcode 3173), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 30,018 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
30,018
Median age
36
Household income
$1,991/wk
Weekly rent
$421
Unemployment
5.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile
3 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.2%
5-14
13.4%
15-19
6.3%
20-24
6.6%
25-34
14.2%
35-44
15.7%
45-54
12.8%
55-64
10.6%
65-74
8.4%
75-84
4.3%
85+
1.5%

Housing tenure

Owned
31.8%
Mortgage
46.7%
Rented
18.7%
Other
1.4%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3173
Population (2021)30,018
Males14,925 (49.7%)
Females15,094 (50.3%)
Median age36 years
Average household size3.2
Median weekly household income$1,991
Median weekly family income$2,015
Median weekly rent$421
Median monthly mortgage$2,167
Labour force15,215
Unemployment rate5.4%
Participation rate65.2%
Born overseas54.1%
Separate houses85.6%
Worked at home19.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile3 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher54.4%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent69.1%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.2%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.3%
Households with 2+ vehicles71.4%
Distance from Melbourne CBD27.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 36 years. Residents under 15: 19.6%. Residents aged 65 and over: 14.1%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,8686.2%
5-144,03013.4%
15-191,8866.3%
20-241,9756.6%
25-344,26014.2%
35-444,72315.7%
45-543,84312.8%
55-643,18810.6%
65-742,5078.4%
75-841,2764.3%
85 and over4561.5%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households9,102
Average household size3.2
One person1,18213.0%
Two persons2,33125.6%
Three persons1,85920.4%
Four persons2,13123.4%
Five persons93710.3%
Six or more persons6697.4%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families8,230
Couples with children4865.9%
Couples without children2,25427.4%
One-parent families1,28815.7%
Other families1261.5%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.56
Women with no children31.1%
Women with three or more children21.5%

Of the 4,559 couple families with children in Keysborough, 7.0% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Keysborough.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)52.4%
Married (de facto)6.0%
Not married41.6%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings9,510
Occupied9,10295.7%
Unoccupied4004.2%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house8,14485.6%
Semi-detached or townhouse8589.0%
Flat or apartment971.0%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,89331.8%
Owned with a mortgage4,25246.7%
Rented1,70118.7%
Other tenure1261.4%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week19.4%
$350 to $549 per week62.7%
$550 or more per week18.0%

6.1% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00014.2%
$1,000 to $1,79920.7%
$1,800 to $2,99939.9%
$3,000 or more25.2%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.7%
Two bedrooms5.3%
Three bedrooms41.7%
Four or more bedrooms52.4%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force15,215
Employed14,40094.6%
Unemployed8205.4%
Not in the labour force8,107
Unemployment rate5.4%
Participation rate65.2%

33.0% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Keysborough are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65012.5%
$650 to $1,49925.0%
$1,500 to $2,99936.0%
$3,000 or more26.5%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50039.5%
$500 to $99924.8%
$1,000 to $1,99927.4%
$2,000 or more8.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver8,79461.1%
Car passenger7995.5%
Train1551.1%
Bus880.6%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle290.2%
Walked only730.5%
Worked at home2,78819.4%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity10,68635.6%
No religion7,60625.3%
Islam2,1767.2%
Hinduism1,4814.9%
Buddhism5,87619.6%
Judaism500.2%
Other or not stated2,1437.1%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)977330
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9996
IER (economic resources)10487
IEO (education and occupation)9886

Where residents were born

44.4% of residents were born in Australia and 55.6% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Keysborough are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Vietnam2,5758.8%
Cambodia2,5568.8%
India1,9816.8%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,5445.3%
Sri Lanka1,1343.9%
Philippines4781.6%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202113.6%
2011 to 201513.0%
2001 to 201027.5%
Before 200145.9%

Languages spoken at home

36.5% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Keysborough are listed below. Across all households, 13.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Vietnamese3,44911.9%
Khmer2,91910.1%
Chinese: Mandarin2,0317.0%
Chinese: Cantonese1,1403.9%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese6672.3%
Turkish6652.3%

Ancestry

Residents of Keysborough most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Chinese5,70416.1%
Vietnamese3,4779.8%
English3,4079.6%
Australian3,3849.6%
Indian2,1956.2%
Italian9452.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Keysborough residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Manufacturing2,11015.8%
Health Care and Social Assistance1,69712.7%
Retail Trade1,48911.2%
Construction1,0918.2%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9417.1%
Accommodation and Food Services8996.7%

The most common occupations among Keysborough residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals2,89320.6%
Labourers1,97514.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,83713.1%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,78012.7%
Managers1,65511.8%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,43110.2%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Keysborough, 19.7% are at university or higher education, 8.2% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 67.7% are at school.

69.1% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Keysborough residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce3,28228.7%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,94217.0%
Health1,19510.5%
Society and Culture1,17610.3%
Information Technology8987.9%
Education7446.5%

Long-term health conditions

65.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Keysborough are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma2,0056.3%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,7285.4%
Arthritis1,5224.8%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,4244.5%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)8162.6%
Cancer (including remission)5261.7%
Stroke2590.8%
Kidney disease2350.7%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2350.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1770.6%

16.5% of residents report one condition, 4.0% report two, and 2.0% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Keysborough contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition11.1%
Provides unpaid child care55.2%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work17.4%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago90.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago64.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years22.8%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.1%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years6.9%

Photo: Keysborough, Victoria. Credit: Liamdstuff / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,841 offences in Keysborough in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person253
B Property and deception offences1,252
C Drug offences81
D Public order and security offences65
E Justice procedures offences184
F Other offences6

That is a calculated rate of 61.3 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Greater Dandenong local government area recorded 13,153 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,317
2023
1,410
2024
1,751
2025
1,919
2026
1,841

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 30018
Median Age 36
Average Household Size 3.2
Median Weekly Household Income $1991
Median Weekly Rent $421
Median Monthly Mortgage $2167
Unemployment Rate 5.4%
Participation Rate 65.2%
Born Overseas 54.1%
Separate House 85.6%
Worked at Home 19.4%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 3
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 30
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6
Median Weekly Family Income $2015
Postcode 3173

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