Keysborough


Keysborough is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, southeast of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Greater Dandenong local government area. Keysborough recorded a population of 30,018 at the.

Geography

Keysborough is one of the largest suburbs in Melbourne by land area. Geographically, it is split into three sections, the southern portion of the suburb includes market gardens and semi-rural properties extending to its southern boundaries Pillars Road and the Mordialloc Creek; the middle portion of the suburb features large residential and industrial development which began in the 2000s; and the northern section of the suburb to its northern boundaries with Noble Park and Springvale South generally features housing predominantly built from the 1960s extending well into the 1990s. The suburb's western boundary is Springvale Road and eastern boundary is Dandenong Creek/EastLink.

History

Keysborough was named after the Keys family who founded the town sometime after 1878. The local post office opened as Noble Park South on 27 November 1973 until being renamed to Keysborough in 1978.
As of 2002, the southern corner of the suburb was under development and new housing estates have been established, including The Keys, Hidden Grove, and Crystal Waters.
In 2017, Elmswood and Somerfield housing estates were under development in southern Keysborough.

Religion

Keysborough has a gurudwara, a Turkish mosque, a Croatian Catholic Church and an Eastern Orthodox church

Demographics

At the 2021 Census, there were 30,018 people in Keysborough.

Country of birth

43.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam, Cambodia, India, China 5.1% and Sri Lanka 3.8%.

Language used at home

35.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other top languages spoken at home included Vietnamese, Khmer, Mandarin, Cantonese and Sinhalese.

Religious affiliation

The most common responses for religion were no religion, Catholic, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism.

Dwelling structure

Of occupied private dwellings in Keysborough, 89.5% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and 1.1% were flats or apartments.

Tenure type

31.8% of homes in the suburb were owned outright, 46.7% were owned with a mortgage, and 18.7% were rented.

Education

Keysborough is home to several schools.
Primary schools include:
Secondary schools include:
Colleges include:

Transport

Public transport in Keysborough is provided by buses operated by Ventura Bus Lines, under contract to Public Transport Victoria. A SmartBus service runs on Springvale Road.
Bus routes that go to or pass through Keysborough include:
No.Route
709Mordialloc – Noble Park station via Keysborough South
811-812Dandenong – Brighton via Southland SC
812Dandenong – Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre
813Dandenong – Waverley Gardens SC
816Keysborough South – Noble Park Station
824Moorabbin – Keysborough via Clayton & Westall
979Clayton Station – Dandenong Station via Keysborough
828Hampton - Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong

Leisure

[Image:Parkmore SC.JPG|thumbnail|right|Parkmore Shopping Centre in Keysborough, 2008]
There are several parks and shopping centres in the vicinity of Keysborough. The major shopping centre in Keysborough is Parkmore Shopping Centre, which is operated by GPT (General Property Trust).

Sport

Keysborough also has various sporting clubs: