Keith vs Laffer
Laffer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Keith. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Laffer tends to suit families with children and 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
Laffer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Laffer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 14%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Laffer
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $180/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Keith
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 177 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (225.7 km vs 251.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Keith
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
- But Laffer carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Laffer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs 3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Keith and Laffer 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
Keith has more residents (1,405 vs 53); Keith rents higher ($180/wk vs $90/wk).
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,405 +96% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.7% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 35 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr | $87,724/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +50% vs other | $90/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Property market
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 92% |
| Environmental | 0% | 8% |
| 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
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Tatiara same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.7% $360/wk on $395K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of SA | Higher than 35% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 94% of SA | — |
Liveability
Keith is more walkable (69 vs 0).
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Laffer carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 10); Keith carries more crime risk (72 vs 31).
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Keith
- Keith Area School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Laffer
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Laffer sits further from the CBD (251.1 km vs 225.7 km).
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 69/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 225.7 km | 251.1 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 150 min | 177 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).
Setting
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 694 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,656/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tatiara same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Keith | Laffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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