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Suburb profile ·Tatiara LGA · SA ·5267

Keith SA 5267

Keith is in Tatiara LGA, SA, postcode 5267, with population 1,405.

The read

Affordability-first

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$320/wk
Rising
+23.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$320
$248
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$320/wk
Rent context available
23.1%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,405
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
2h 46m
224.9 km to Adelaide CBD · free-flow
Solar
518
17 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$773
Median rent · wk$180
Investor profile

Who invests in Keith

Owner-occupied 76%Rented 24%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
61 of 163 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,725/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains146
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $773/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — renting runs $614/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$773

Household income

$67K household · yr-10.6% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$91K
Household
$67K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
14
$300-649
94
$650-999
87
$1,000-1,499
97
$1,500-1,999
78
$2,000-2,999
96
$3,000-3,999
18
$4,000+
19

At the median asking rent, about 42% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,067/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (557 households)3.4% social housing
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
33%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure9.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA968
Students295
Government1
  • Keith Area SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 968

Livability

26/ 100 livability index

Top 74% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 26% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access46
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
40
2,847 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,847
Total incidents40· 2024-25
  • Assault975%
  • Break And Enter217%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud18%

Population outlook

7,038 people · 20227,133 by 2032 (+1.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Tatiara SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Keith SA — Property Data and Demographics

Keith (postcode 5267) is a small locality in South Australia within the Tatiara local government area. It is home to about 1,405 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $320. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $773.

Keith is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 968, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Tatiara LGA is below average at 2,847 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$773
Rent · wk(Census)$180
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$320
Population growth · Tatiara LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,088
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Tatiara LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)10
Houses10
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tatiara LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.5%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5267ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
61 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,725/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains146
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,405
Median age43
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,294
Personal income · wk$746
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,131 → $1,294
Change+14.4%
vs SA median-4.4 pp
Median rent+28.6%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining2
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Tatiara LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Bordertown Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Tatiara LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places71
Charla Lodge43 places
Keith and District Healthcare28 places · in suburb
Childcare · Tatiara LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places149
Exceeding NQS1
Carol Murray Children's Centre72 places
Keith War Memorial Community Centre Kindergarten62 places · in suburb
Padthaway Child Parent Centre15 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Keith has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Keith FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Keith in?

    Keith is in the Tatiara Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5267. Council-level context for Tatiara LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Keith?

    The median weekly rent in Keith is $320/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Keith?

    Rent context available: Keith has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Keith a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Keith show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Keith?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Keith data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.