Keilor Park
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| Coordinates: 37°43′08″S 144°51′04″E / 37.719°S 144.851°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,684 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 813/km2 (2,110/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3042 | ||||||||||||
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Keilor Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km (9.3 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Park recorded a population of 2,684 at the 2021 census.[2]
Keilor Park is bounded in the west by the Maribyrnong River, Tullamarine and Melbourne Airport in the north, in the east by Steele Creek and in the south by the Calder Highway.
According to the 2001 ABS Census, 39% of the population is of Italian or Greek descent. The median age of the area is 37, though more of the population is below 35 or in their 50s. The most common sector of employment for men is manufacturing (25% of men) and for women retail (21% of women).
The suburb contains the Keilor Botanic Gardens.
History
[edit]Keilor Park was historically part of the larger Keilor district, which was settled by Europeans in the 1830s. The name 'Keilor' itself is believed to derive from a farm in Scotland named Keillor, owned by the father of early settler James Watson.[3]
The suburb of Keilor Park was officially named and bounded much later, during the rapid residential expansion of the Keilor municipality that began in the 1960s.[4] Its location, adjacent to the Maribyrnong River and Steele Creek, eventually transitioned the area from being predominantly agricultural land to a mixed residential and industrial zone.
Demographics
[edit]According to data from the 2016 census:[5]
- The most common ancestries in Keilor Park were Italian 24.8%, Australian 16.1%, English 15.3%, Irish 5.6% and Greek 4.7%.
- In Keilor Park, 62.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 11.9%, Greece 1.9%, England 1.6%, Malta 1.5% and India 1.3%.
- The most common responses for religion in Keilor Park were Catholic 49.6%, No Religion, so described 17.6%, Eastern Orthodox 7.5%, Not stated 7.5% and Anglican 5.7%. In Keilor Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).
- In Keilor Park, 60.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 17.2%, Greek 4.1%, Arabic 1.4%, Maltese 1.2% and Spanish 1.0%.
Sport
[edit]Keilor Park has a number of ovals and sports located in its area. Sports include cricket, football, softball, athletics, tennis, soccer, basketball.
Keilor Park Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[6]
Transport
[edit]- 465 Essendon – Keilor Park via Buckley Street, Milleara SC, Keilor East (every day). Operated by Ryan Brothers Bus Service.
- 476 Moonee Ponds – Hillside via Essendon RS, Keilor, Watergardens SC, Watergardens RS (every day). Operated by Kastoria Bus Lines.
See also
[edit]- City of Keilor – Keilor Park was previously within this former local government area.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Keilor Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Keilor Park (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Keilor". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Keilor". eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Keilor Park". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Keilor Park, archived from the original on 7 July 2007, retrieved 15 April 2009
