Keyneton vs Mount Mckenzie
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Keyneton, about half of households are couple families. In Mount McKenzie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount McKenzie tends to suit 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 28/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Keyneton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Keyneton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mount McKenzie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 83 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (95.8 km vs 100.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount McKenzie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
- But Keyneton carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 28/100)
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 -10.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Keyneton and Mount Mckenzie 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 more residents (321 vs 58); Mount McKenzie has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $72,696).
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 321 +82% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.3% | -10.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $72,696/yr | $84,500/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $285/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $687,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray | 180 across Barossa |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% | -48% |
Ranking within SA
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of SA | Higher than 69% of SA |
Liveability
Mount McKenzie is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Keyneton carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Mount McKenzie carries more crime risk (28 vs 12).
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Keyneton
- Keyneton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Mount Mckenzie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Keyneton sits further from the CBD (100.2 km vs 95.8 km).
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 100.2 km +4% vs other | 95.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 74 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 394 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 149 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr | $2,247/yr |
| Council | Mid Murray | Barossa |
Federal electorate
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Keyneton | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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