Keith vs Mount Charles
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keith, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Charles, most households are couple families. On these figures, Keith tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Charles 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Keith has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- Mount Charles carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Charles
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 14%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Charles
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Keith
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 166 min)
- But Mount Charles sits closer to the CBD (223.3 km vs 225.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Keith is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
- Mount Charles has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Charles
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (45.0% vs 3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Keith and Mount Charles 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 rents higher ($180/wk vs $0/wk); Keith has more residents (1,405 vs 58).
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,405 +96% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.7% | +45.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $67,288/yr | $94,224/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (10.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Tatiara same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.7% $360/wk on $395K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of SA | Higher than 14% 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 7% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 94% of SA | — |
Liveability
Keith is more walkable (69 vs 0).
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Keith carries more crime risk (72 vs 28); Mount Charles carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 10).
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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 | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Charles
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| 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
Keith sits further from the CBD (225.7 km vs 223.3 km).
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 69/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 225.7 km +1% vs other | 223.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 150 min | 166 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 | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 694 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Climate
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,656/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tatiara same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Keith | Mount Charles | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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