$421 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $421
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Keysborough · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Keysborough
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 90% of homes in Keysborough are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. The neighbourhood is characterised by very large family homes and housing costs that sit above both the state and national figures.
$421
▲ +40.3%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Keysborough — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,167 and weekly rents of $421 are both much higher than most areas. These figures are a little above the typical costs seen across Victoria and Australia.
$2,167 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Keysborough, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $550–$749 is next at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Keysborough, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes are owned with a mortgage, while 31.8% are owned outright. The proportion of households renting is 18.7%, which is far below the national figure.
18.7% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Keysborough, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (32%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm here, with 92.9% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms—far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.5% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.0%
- 2016: 89.6%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 91.7%
- 2021: 92.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Keysborough, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Keysborough splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (42%) and 3 bedrooms (42%), with 5 or more at 11%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Keysborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21339/keysborough/topic/housing-dwellings