20 Highland Road

7 nearby schools

Catchment: Keilor North Primary School

10 stops within 1.5km

Nearest: Catholic Regional College/Santa Monica Drive (0.3km)

Moderate congestion

Morning and evening peak hours (7-9am and 4-6pm) typically see increased traffic on the Calder Freeway and Mountain Highway as commuters travel to/from Melbourne CBD. Local roads experience moderate congestion during these periods, though residential streets remain relatively clear.

High noise

Nearest: road (0.1km)

Medium

Keilor North is located within the Maribyrnong River catchment and portions of the suburb are subject to the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay (LSIO) due to historical and modelled flood risk from the Maribyrnong River. Properties outside the overlay typically face low risk, but those within mapped flood zones require mitigation measures and planning approval considerations. Melbourne Water maintains flood mapping and planning controls for this area.

Low

BAL: BAL-LOW

average

Trend: stable

GRZ1 — General Residential Zone Schedule 1

Brimbank Planning Scheme

5 projects nearby

Keilor North is experiencing steady incremental infill residential development via dual occupancies, subdivisions and small-scale townhouse projects rather than large-scale precincts. The area benefits from proximity to the Calder Freeway and local retail strips, with modest apartment development emerging. Activity is primarily characterised by council-approved small DAs and neighbourhood-scale mixed-use rather than major urban renewal.

Not heritage listed

Keilor North is a post-war outer suburban area with minimal individual heritage listings. The suburb itself lacks a formal heritage conservation area or overlay, though it sits near the historically significant Keilor township precinct. Development is largely unencumbered by heritage restrictions, typical of mid-20th century suburban sprawl areas.