Coombe vs Keith

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coombe, most households are couple families. In Keith, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coombe tends to suit couples, while Keith suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Coombe carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 72/100)
  • Keith has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Keith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 84%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coombe has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 24%)
  • Keith has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Coombe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (212.4 km vs 225.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 150 min)
  • But Keith is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coombe has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • Keith is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Keith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.7% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coombe and Keith drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Coombe Keith
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Coombe Keith
Walkability 0 / 69
Coombe — Walkability: 0/100 Keith — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 74 / 28
Coombe — Safety: 74/100 Keith — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 19 / 90
Coombe — Low fire risk: 19/100 Keith — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Keith has more residents (1,405 vs 63); Coombe rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk).

Coombe Keith
Population 63 1,405
+2130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +3.7%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $71,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $67,288/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coombe Keith
0-4 4.8% / 4.9%
Coombe — 0-4: 4.8% Keith — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.5% / 13.6%
Coombe — 5-14: 9.5% Keith — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 — / 5.7%
Coombe — 15-19: not among its largest Keith — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 14.3% / 5.1%
Coombe — 20-24: 14.3% Keith — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 4.8% / 10.7%
Coombe — 25-34: 4.8% Keith — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 17.5% / 11.2%
Coombe — 35-44: 17.5% Keith — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 36.5% / 11.8%
Coombe — 45-54: 36.5% Keith — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 6.3% / 14.9%
Coombe — 55-64: 6.3% Keith — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 14.3% / 12.3%
Coombe — 65-74: 14.3% Keith — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 9.5% / 6.5%
Coombe — 75-84: 9.5% Keith — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 3.1%
Coombe — 85+: not among its largest Keith — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coombe 57.1% couple families
Coombe — Couple Families: 57.1% Coombe — Lone Person: 42.9% Coombe — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coombe — Group Household: 0.0%
Keith 37.1% couple families
Keith — Couple Families: 37.1% Keith — Lone Person: 48.7% Keith — One Parent Families: 10.2% Keith — Group Household: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coombe 41.2% renting
Coombe — Owned Outright: 58.8% Coombe — Mortgage: 0.0% Coombe — Renting: 41.2%
Keith 23.8% renting
Keith — Owned Outright: 41.9% Keith — Mortgage: 34.3% Keith — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Coombe Keith
New Zealand 9.5% / 0.8%
Coombe — New Zealand: 9.5% Keith — New Zealand: 0.8%
England — / 1.9%
Coombe — England: not among its largest Keith — England: 1.9%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Coombe — South Africa: not among its largest Keith — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Coombe — Scotland: not among its largest Keith — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Coombe — Philippines: not among its largest Keith — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Coombe Keith
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 18.6%
Coombe — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Keith — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.3% / 4.2%
Coombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3% Keith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.8%
Coombe — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Keith — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Coombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Keith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Coombe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Keith — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coombe 86.4% houses
Coombe — Houses: 86.4% Coombe — Flats / Apartments: 13.6% Coombe — Townhouses: 0.0%
Keith 98.2% houses
Keith — Houses: 98.2% Keith — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Keith — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coombe Keith
Median house price — $302,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Coombe Keith
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Coombe Keith
New dwellings approved 28
across Coorong
 12
across Tatiara
Approvals change year on year -50% -33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coombe Keith
Houses — 4.7%
$360/wk on $395K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coombe Keith
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Keith is more walkable (69 vs 0).

Coombe Keith
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Coombe carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 10); Keith carries more crime risk (72 vs 26).

Coombe Keith
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Low
26/100
 High
72/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coombe Keith
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coombe

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Keith

  • Keith Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coombe Keith
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Keith sits further from the CBD (225.7 km vs 212.4 km).

Coombe Keith
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Adelaide 212.4 km 225.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 150 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5267
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5267
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.

Coombe Keith
Car (driver) 66.7% / 76.0%
Coombe — Car (driver): 66.7% Keith — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 8.9%
Coombe — Worked from Home: 24.2% Keith — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only 9.1% / 8.0%
Coombe — Walked Only: 9.1% Keith — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Coombe — Car (passenger): not among its largest Keith — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Coombe — Bicycle: not among its largest Keith — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Coombe Keith
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coombe Keith
Connectivity score 15/100 43/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
694 premises

Climate

Coombe Keith
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Coombe Keith
Average residential rate $1,465/yr $1,656/yr
Council Coorong Tatiara

Federal electorate

Coombe Keith
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coombe Keith
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coombe

Rural

Keith

Affordable Quiet Rural

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