Kealba VIC 3021
1,398 addresses · 55 streets
Fraser Electorate › Brimbank LGA › Kealba · 15 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Kealba is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,226 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,542 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $700,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Keilor Downs statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kealba itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
49 schools
1 physiotherapist
17 childcare & kindergartens
- Goodstart Early Learning Kealba
- Kealba Kindergarten
- Cradles to Crayons Childcare Center
- St Albans East Preschool
- Keilor Downs Kindergarten
- Keilor Village Preschool
- Story House Early Learning Keilor Downs
- Southwold Street Kindergarten
- St Albans Main Road East Early Learning Centre
- Thornhill Drive Kindergarten and Childrens Centre
1 playground
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: St Albans, 2.5 km south-west · Bus interchange: St Albans Station/St Albans Road, 2.4 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 6.7 km east.
Sport & Recreation
4 facilities recorded in Kealba.
- Driscolls Road Reserve Basketball
- Gymnastics Unlimited Australia Gymnastics
- Harefield Crescent Reserve Basketball
- Urban Force Studio Dancing
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 57.9%
Population by age in Kealba
| 0-4 | 181 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 374 |
| 15-19 | 170 |
| 20-24 | 197 |
| 25-34 | 509 |
| 35-44 | 432 |
| 45-54 | 416 |
| 55-64 | 397 |
| 65-74 | 383 |
| 75-84 | 134 |
| 85+ | 38 |
Dwelling types in Kealba
| House | 1,053 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 58 |
| Apartment | 23 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kealba
| <$650 | 158 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 348 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 338 |
| $3,000+ | 204 |
Top ancestries in Kealba
| Australian | 606 |
|---|---|
| Other | 521 |
| English | 498 |
| Vietnamese | 437 |
| Italian | 347 |
| Ancestry NS | 223 |
Housing tenure in Kealba
| Owned | 449 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 438 |
| Rented | 206 |
| Other | 12 |
Cars per household in Kealba
| 0 | 38 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 369 |
| 2 | 456 |
| 3 | 166 |
| 4+ | 88 |
Commute to work in Kealba
| Car | 888 |
|---|---|
| Train | 22 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 298 |
Top countries of birth in Kealba
| Vietnam | 308 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 63 |
| Malta | 47 |
| India | 46 |
| Iraq | 46 |
| New Zealand | 45 |
Languages used at home in Kealba
| Vietnamese | 456 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 120 |
| Greek | 93 |
| Cantonese | 74 |
| Macedonian | 73 |
| Italian | 72 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
36,167 bird observations recorded near Kealba — most often seen:
- Little Raven (2,107)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,799)
- Common Myna (1,716)
- Red Wattlebird (1,699)
- Australian Magpie (1,694)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,620)
- House Sparrow (1,578)
- Magpie-lark (1,572)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,536)
- Common Starling (1,528)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,522)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,330)
- Welcome Swallow (1,304)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kealba
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,297)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,293)
- Willie Wagtail (1,272)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,193)
- Noisy Miner (1,132)
- Crested Pigeon (1,079)
- Eurasian Coot (967)
- Rock Dove (956)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (898)
- Australian Wood Duck (877)
- Red-rumped Parrot (746)
- White-faced Heron (632)
- Little Pied Cormorant (609)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (587)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (552)
- Red-browed Finch (538)
- Chestnut Teal (534)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kealba:
- St Albans (2.1 km)
- Keilor (2.1 km)
- Keilor Downs (2.5 km)
- Keilor Park (3 km)
- Sunshine North (3.6 km)
- Keilor East (3.8 km)
- Cairnlea (4.3 km)
- Keilor Lodge (4.5 km)
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Streets
- Ashleigh Court (21)
- Bellara Crescent (42)
- Betson Court (10)
- Bletchley Place (15)
- Boyd Court (14)
- Bradwell Street (31)
- Brazilia Avenue (25)
- Bundeena Avenue (52)
- Bushby Court (9)
- Calverton Road (37)
- Chilterns Court (13)
- Cook Avenue (21)
- Davies Avenue (1)
- Denham Court (9)
- Donnelly Court (11)
- Dowling Street (19)
- Driscolls Road (133)
- Edgeware Close (13)
- Elstree Court (14)
- Embank Court (11)
- Finchley Place (10)
- Fiona Court (5)
- Georgia Place (37)
- Glenbar Court (14)
- Green Gully Road (53)
- Hadley Close (9)
- Harefield Crescent (35)
- Hedgeley Road (46)
- Henley Court (5)
- Jenkins Court (13)
- Kenton Place (11)
- Leavesdon Avenue (16)
- Locharn Court (6)
- Longford Court (18)
- Luton Court (11)
- Main Road E (2)
- Malcolm Court (42)
- Mcgrath Close (14)
- Mcintyre Road (1)
- Mcshane Drive (26)
- Meteor Rise (7)
- Monarma Walk (24)
- Monaro Close (12)
- Nebula Court (12)
- Nerida Court (8)
- Orbital Drive (37)
- Pulsar Place (9)
- Rowan Drive (131)
- Scenic Place (8)
- Stenson Road (103)
- Stewart Close (15)
- Sunshine Avenue (95)
- Valewood Drive (35)
- Woburn Close (15)
- Woolstone Close (12)
