Kinglake West VIC 3757
658 addresses · 41 streets
Indi Electorate › Murrindindi LGA › Kinglake West · 45 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Kinglake West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,305 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,950 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kinglake statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kinglake West itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 service station
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 41.5 km south-west.
Sport & Recreation
3 facilities recorded in Kinglake West.
- Kinglake West Recreation Reserve Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Melbourne Indoor Equestrian Centre Equestrian
- Pheasant Creek Fitness Centre Aerobics, Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 83.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 58.5%
Population by age in Kinglake West
| 0-4 | 80 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 192 |
| 15-19 | 72 |
| 20-24 | 56 |
| 25-34 | 154 |
| 35-44 | 174 |
| 45-54 | 212 |
| 55-64 | 171 |
| 65-74 | 132 |
| 75-84 | 49 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Kinglake West
| House | 400 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kinglake West
| <$650 | 38 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 83 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 121 |
| $3,000+ | 105 |
Top ancestries in Kinglake West
| Australian | 505 |
|---|---|
| English | 477 |
| Ancestry NS | 163 |
| Scottish | 156 |
| Irish | 152 |
| Italian | 80 |
Housing tenure in Kinglake West
| Owned | 148 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 216 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Kinglake West
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 66 |
| 2 | 145 |
| 3 | 97 |
| 4+ | 83 |
Commute to work in Kinglake West
| Car | 378 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 91 |
Top countries of birth in Kinglake West
| England | 37 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 9 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Italy | 8 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| North Macedonia | 7 |
Languages used at home in Kinglake West
| Greek | 13 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 11 |
| Spanish | 9 |
| Croatian | 8 |
| Macedonian | 7 |
| Persian | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,681 bird observations recorded near Kinglake West — most often seen:
- Crimson Rosella (370)
- Australian Magpie (333)
- Brown Thornbill (329)
- Superb Lyrebird (304)
- Grey Fantail (282)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (267)
- White-throated Treecreeper (267)
- Pied Currawong (259)
- White-browed Scrubwren (254)
- Superb Fairy-wren (215)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (210)
- Laughing Kookaburra (206)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (197)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kinglake West
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (174)
- Striated Thornbill (173)
- Silvereye (153)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (153)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (146)
- Eastern Spinebill (145)
- Spotted Pardalote (136)
- Common Myna (133)
- Red Wattlebird (125)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (124)
- Australian King-parrot (115)
- Little Raven (111)
- Eurasian Blackbird (110)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (110)
- Australian Wood Duck (103)
- Magpie-lark (90)
- House Sparrow (87)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kinglake West:
- Pheasant Creek (2.7 km)
- Kinglake Central (6.3 km)
- Strathewen (6.6 km)
- Humevale (6.9 km)
- Kinglake (9.8 km)
- Arthurs Creek (10.8 km)
- Whittlesea (12.3 km)
- St Andrews (12.8 km)
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Streets
- Alexander Court (3)
- Amlyn Court (16)
- Birch Court (4)
- Bowden Spur Road (1)
- Burtons Road (10)
- Cedar Court (6)
- Coombs Road (44)
- Edenvale Crescent (48)
- Forest Street (2)
- Jorgensen Parade (14)
- Jouvelet Street (18)
- Kelly Court (10)
- Kestrel Lane (19)
- Kings Road (43)
- Macedon Court (3)
- Macs Road (2)
- Margaret Street (7)
- Marks Road (13)
- Monarch Close (9)
- Nagle Way (6)
- National Park Road (68)
- Nichols Road (13)
- Oldfield Road (3)
- Parkers Road (1)
- Peregrine Drive (17)
- Pine Ridge Road (42)
- Plover Way (9)
- Pratts Road (14)
- Rae Street (5)
- Rawsthorne Court (1)
- Recreation Road (1)
- Rowland Road (8)
- Ryan Road (8)
- Scott Avenue (8)
- Stone Street (1)
- Tommy Hut Road (7)
- Watsons Road (32)
- Whittlesea-kinglake Road (73)
- Whittlesea-yea Road (59)
- Windana Court (7)
- Yea Road (3)
