Keilor, Victoria
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Keilor Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°42′43″S 144°49′52″E / 37.712°S 144.831°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,906 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 360.1/km2 (932.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3036 | ||||||||||||
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Keilor (/kiːlər/) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km (9.9 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Hume local government areas. Keilor recorded a population of 5,906 at the 2021 census.
Whilst most of the suburb is contained within the City of Brimbank, the northern section of Keilor, north of the Calder Freeway, is within the City of Hume. This section of the suburb is located on the flood plain of the Maribyrnong River, and is home to many market gardens.
The suburb is mainly residential with large industrial developments in adjacent suburbs. There are several shopping centres in the area including Keilor Shopping Centre and Watergardens Town Centre approximately 5 km away.