Demographics

Keith is approximately 394.2 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Keith was 1355. The population is 51% male and 49% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Keith are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $1000 to $1249 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $150 to $199.

Description

Keith is a small farming town in the south-east of South Australia. It is approximately 225 km from Adelaide at the junction of the Dukes Highway and the Riddoch Highway. Keith is sometimes referred to as the 'lucerne capital of Australia' due to the high number of lucerne growers in the region. In the 2011 census, Keith had a population of 1,320. The area around Keith has been transformed from infertile pasture to productive farmland with the addition to the soil of missing trace elements and water piped from the Murray.