Keilor facts that matter
Houses, few renters
At the 2021 Census, the suburb of Keilor was 86.8% separate houses and 12.8% townhouses or semis, with no flats or apartments. 48.2% of homes were owned outright, and the 9.1% rented compares with 28.5% across Victoria.
No enclosed structures over Council drains
Brimbank can't consent to an enclosed structure over an existing Council drain in an easement.
Owners carry easement costs
If access is needed, the owner removes and reinstates anything built over the easement, and pays to repair damage that landscaping or structures cause to it.
Two kinds of tree permit
Trees on Brimbank's Significant Tree Register need a Significant Tree permit; canopy trees need a planning permit under Clause 52.37.
Keilor's water company
Keilor isn't on the suburb lists of South East Water or Yarra Valley Water, and we haven't confirmed its retailer elsewhere. Check your water bill: Melbourne has three water retailers, and whichever one bills you decides who looks after which part of the sewer and the meter.
Our guide to who owns the sewer pipe explains how the three differ.
Easements in Keilor yards
An easement lets Council install, inspect, maintain or repair stormwater drains and sewers on your land, and lets utility companies do the same for water, gas and power. Brimbank assesses any plan to build over one against its Building Over Easements Policy.
Planning a shed, pergola or new paving? Check the title first. When a drain under an existing structure fails, a CCTV drain inspection shows where the fault is before anything is pulled up.
Trees and pipes
Brimbank's advice is to plant trees clear of fence lines and outside easements or service areas, and to check for services before digging a planting hole. Where an established tree's roots have reached a pipe, find out whether the tree is protected before anything is cut.
Our tree roots page covers the repair options. For other work, start with blocked drains in Melbourne or hot water in Melbourne.
What we would do
Get a copy of your title and look for easements before you build, pave or plant anything large. If a drain runs where you want the shed, move the shed: Brimbank won't approve an enclosed structure over a Council drain, and other structures may have to come up at your cost if access is ever needed. For a pipe already under paving, a camera inspection first saves lifting the wrong slabs.