Kepa vs Tailem Bend

Kepa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Tailem Bend. 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, Kepa tends to suit families with children and couples, while Tailem Bend suits older residents.

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

  • Kepa carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 80/100)
  • Tailem Bend has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Kepa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kepa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $225/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tailem Bend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 81 min)
  • But Kepa sits closer to the CBD (93.1 km vs 96.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tailem Bend

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 10%)
  • But Kepa carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Tailem Bend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kepa Tailem Bend
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.

Kepa Tailem Bend
Walkability 10 / 56
Kepa — Walkability: 10/100 Tailem Bend — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 59 / 20
Kepa — Safety: 59/100 Tailem Bend — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 90
Kepa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tailem Bend — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Tailem Bend has more residents (1,705 vs 60); Kepa has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $47,060).

Kepa Tailem Bend
Population 60 1,705
+2742% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% +2.4%
Median age 40 49
Median household income $97,500/yr
+52% vs other
 $47,060/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $225/wk
+88% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kepa Tailem Bend
0-4 16.7% / 3.7%
Kepa — 0-4: 16.7% Tailem Bend — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 5.0% / 10.5%
Kepa — 5-14: 5.0% Tailem Bend — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.7% / 6.0%
Kepa — 15-19: 6.7% Tailem Bend — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 — / 6.0%
Kepa — 20-24: not among its largest Tailem Bend — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 15.0% / 9.7%
Kepa — 25-34: 15.0% Tailem Bend — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 18.3% / 9.0%
Kepa — 35-44: 18.3% Tailem Bend — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 16.7% / 12.5%
Kepa — 45-54: 16.7% Tailem Bend — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 15.0% / 15.5%
Kepa — 55-64: 15.0% Tailem Bend — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 10.0% / 14.3%
Kepa — 65-74: 10.0% Tailem Bend — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 — / 10.2%
Kepa — 75-84: not among its largest Tailem Bend — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 3.3%
Kepa — 85+: not among its largest Tailem Bend — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kepa 50.0% lone person
Kepa — Lone Person: 50.0% Kepa — Couple Families: 50.0% Kepa — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kepa — Group Household: 0.0% Kepa — Other Families: 0.0%
Tailem Bend 50.6% lone person
Tailem Bend — Lone Person: 50.6% Tailem Bend — Couple Families: 23.7% Tailem Bend — One Parent Families: 18.9% Tailem Bend — Group Household: 5.0% Tailem Bend — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kepa 36.8% renting
Kepa — Owned Outright: 31.6% Kepa — Mortgage: 31.6% Kepa — Renting: 36.8%
Tailem Bend 23.7% renting
Tailem Bend — Owned Outright: 42.7% Tailem Bend — Mortgage: 33.6% Tailem Bend — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kepa Tailem Bend
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 16.8%
Kepa — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Tailem Bend — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.7% / 0.3%
Kepa — Postgraduate Degree: 11.7% Tailem Bend — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 4.3%
Kepa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Tailem Bend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 2.7%
Kepa — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Tailem Bend — Bachelor Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Kepa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tailem Bend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Kepa Tailem Bend
Bangladesh 13.3% / —
Kepa — Bangladesh: 13.3% Tailem Bend — Bangladesh: not among its largest
South Africa 10.0% / —
Kepa — South Africa: 10.0% Tailem Bend — South Africa: not among its largest
England 6.7% / 2.5%
Kepa — England: 6.7% Tailem Bend — England: 2.5%
Germany — / 0.7%
Kepa — Germany: not among its largest Tailem Bend — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Kepa — Netherlands: not among its largest Tailem Bend — Netherlands: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Kepa — New Zealand: not among its largest Tailem Bend — New Zealand: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Kepa — India: not among its largest Tailem Bend — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kepa 84.0% houses
Kepa — Houses: 84.0% Kepa — Flats / Apartments: 16.0% Kepa — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tailem Bend 93.9% houses
Tailem Bend — Houses: 93.9% Tailem Bend — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Tailem Bend — Townhouses: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kepa Tailem Bend
Median house price — $415,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Kepa has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Kepa Tailem Bend
Rural and farming 100% 88%
Industrial 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Kepa Tailem Bend
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
 28
across Coorong
Approvals change year on year +51% -50%

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.

Kepa Tailem Bend
Houses — 3.3%
$412/wk on $640K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kepa Tailem Bend
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of SA

Liveability

Tailem Bend is more walkable (56 vs 10).

Kepa Tailem Bend
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Tailem Bend carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Tailem Bend carries more crime risk (80 vs 41).

Kepa Tailem Bend
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
80/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kepa Tailem Bend
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 Kepa

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

Schools in Tailem Bend

  • Tailem Bend Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kepa Tailem Bend
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Tailem Bend sits further from the CBD (96.7 km vs 93.1 km).

Kepa Tailem Bend
Walkability score 10/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 93.1 km 96.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5259
 0.4%
postcode 5260
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5259
 67
postcode 5260

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.

Kepa Tailem Bend
Car (driver) 67.9% / 82.5%
Kepa — Car (driver): 67.9% Tailem Bend — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 8.0%
Kepa — Worked from Home: 17.9% Tailem Bend — Worked from Home: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 14.3% / 4.6%
Kepa — Car (passenger): 14.3% Tailem Bend — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Kepa — Walked Only: not among its largest Tailem Bend — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Kepa — Bus: not among its largest Tailem Bend — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Kepa Tailem Bend
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kepa Tailem Bend
Connectivity score 30/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 2%
998 premises

Climate

Kepa Tailem Bend
Annual rainfall 345 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kepa Tailem Bend
Average residential rate $2,478/yr $1,465/yr
Council Murray Bridge Coorong

Federal electorate

Kepa Tailem Bend
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kepa Tailem Bend
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kepa

Rural Young Families

Tailem Bend

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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