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Kilsyth South VIC 3137

1,307 addresses · 52 streets

Deakin Electorate › Maroondah LGA › Kilsyth South · 30 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Kilsyth South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,862 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,328 a week, with median rent near $426 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,105,000.

2,862Population
42Median age
$2,328Median household income / wk
$426Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bayswater North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kilsyth South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bayswater, 3.8 km west · Bus interchange: Bayswater Station/Station St, 3.8 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 24.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs6/10

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

$1,105,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kilsyth South

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kilsyth South VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 73.2%

Population by age in Kilsyth South
Population by age, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4121
5-14331
15-19228
20-24265
25-34271
35-44296
45-54510
55-64503
65-74214
75-84100
85+22
Dwelling types in Kilsyth South
Dwelling types, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House896
Townhouse23
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kilsyth South
Households by weekly income, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65083
$650-1,499173
$1,500-2,999300
$3,000+291
Top ancestries in Kilsyth South
Top ancestries, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,203
English1,202
Scottish295
Irish294
Other175
German150
Housing tenure in Kilsyth South
Housing tenure, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned378
Mortgage485
Rented48
Other0
Cars per household in Kilsyth South
Cars per household, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
08
1149
2379
3207
4+174
Commute to work in Kilsyth South
Commute to work, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,041
Train11
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle7
Home340
Top countries of birth in Kilsyth South
Top countries of birth, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England124
India30
New Zealand19
China16
South Africa15
Ireland13
Languages used at home in Kilsyth South
Languages used at home, Kilsyth South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin25
Vietnamese18
Cantonese13
Hindi12
German11
Punjabi11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

67,309 bird observations recorded near Kilsyth South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kilsyth South

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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