Cambrai vs Keyneton
Keyneton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Cambrai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cambrai, about half of households are people living alone. In Keyneton, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Keyneton: a median of $688,000, against $550,000 in Cambrai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cambrai tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Keyneton suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Keyneton
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 64/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 45%)
- But Cambrai has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Cambrai has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $687,750)
- Keyneton leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cambrai has cheaper rent ($223/wk vs $250/wk)
- Keyneton leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Keyneton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 105 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (100.2 km vs 106 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Keyneton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Keyneton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.3% vs -8.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cambrai and Keyneton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Keyneton has higher household incomes ($72,696 vs $48,308); Keyneton rents higher ($250/wk vs $223/wk).
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 266 | 321 +21% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.0% | +6.3% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $48,308/yr | $72,696/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $223/wk | $250/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | $687,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 42 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 46% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
Liveability
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Cambrai carries more crime risk (64 vs 12).
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Cambrai
- Cambrai Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Keyneton
- Keyneton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Cambrai sits further from the CBD (106 km vs 100.2 km).
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 106 km +5% vs other | 100.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 83 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5353 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5353 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).
Setting
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 102 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 154 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Climate
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm | 460 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C | — |
Council rates
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cambrai | Keyneton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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