Monteith vs Kepa

Kepa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Monteith. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kepa, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kepa tends to suit people living alone, 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

Monteith

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kepa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Monteith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 81 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.8 km vs 93.1 km)
  • But Kepa is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Monteith has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
  • Kepa is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kepa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.8% vs -21.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Monteith Kepa
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.

Monteith Kepa
Walkability 0 / 10
Monteith — Walkability: 0/100 Kepa — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 66 / 59
Monteith — Safety: 66/100 Kepa — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Monteith — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kepa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Monteith rents higher ($250/wk vs $120/wk); Monteith has more residents (104 vs 60).

Monteith Kepa
Population 104
+42% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.8% -4.8%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $68,224/yr $97,500/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+52% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monteith Kepa
0-4 3.8% / 16.7%
Monteith — 0-4: 3.8% Kepa — 0-4: 16.7%
5-14 12.5% / 5.0%
Monteith — 5-14: 12.5% Kepa — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 7.7% / 6.7%
Monteith — 15-19: 7.7% Kepa — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.8% / —
Monteith — 20-24: 4.8% Kepa — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.6% / 15.0%
Monteith — 25-34: 10.6% Kepa — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 5.8% / 18.3%
Monteith — 35-44: 5.8% Kepa — 35-44: 18.3%
45-54 16.3% / 16.7%
Monteith — 45-54: 16.3% Kepa — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 8.7% / 15.0%
Monteith — 55-64: 8.7% Kepa — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.5% / 10.0%
Monteith — 65-74: 11.5% Kepa — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.7% / —
Monteith — 75-84: 7.7% Kepa — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Monteith — 85+: not among its largest Kepa — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Monteith 35.3% lone person
Monteith — Lone Person: 35.3% Monteith — Couple Families: 35.3% Monteith — One Parent Families: 29.4%
Kepa 50.0% lone person
Kepa — Lone Person: 50.0% Kepa — Couple Families: 50.0% Kepa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Monteith 9.1% renting
Monteith — Owned Outright: 63.6% Monteith — Mortgage: 27.3% Monteith — Renting: 9.1%
Kepa 36.8% renting
Kepa — Owned Outright: 31.6% Kepa — Mortgage: 31.6% Kepa — Renting: 36.8%
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.

Monteith Kepa
Bangladesh — / 13.3%
Monteith — Bangladesh: not among its largest Kepa — Bangladesh: 13.3%
South Africa — / 10.0%
Monteith — South Africa: not among its largest Kepa — South Africa: 10.0%
England — / 6.7%
Monteith — England: not among its largest Kepa — England: 6.7%
China 3.8% / —
Monteith — China: 3.8% Kepa — China: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Monteith Kepa
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 18.3%
Monteith — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Kepa — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 11.7%
Monteith — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kepa — Postgraduate Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.0%
Monteith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Kepa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.0%
Monteith — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Kepa — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Monteith 100.0% houses
Monteith — Houses: 100.0% Monteith — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kepa 84.0% houses
Kepa — Houses: 84.0% Kepa — Flats / Apartments: 16.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Kepa has more rural and farming land (100% vs 66%); Monteith has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 0%).

Monteith Kepa
Rural and farming 66% 100%
Environmental 34% 0%
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

Monteith Kepa
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Monteith Kepa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 59% of SA

Liveability

Kepa is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Monteith Kepa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Monteith Kepa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Monteith Kepa
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Monteith Kepa
Parks & reserves 0 2

Mobility

Kepa sits further from the CBD (93.1 km vs 85.8 km).

Monteith Kepa
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 85.8 km 93.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5253
 0.4%
postcode 5259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5253
 82
postcode 5259

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.

Monteith Kepa
Car (driver) 63.3% / 67.9%
Monteith — Car (driver): 63.3% Kepa — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 17.9%
Monteith — Worked from Home: 28.6% Kepa — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) — / 14.3%
Monteith — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kepa — Car (passenger): 14.3%
Walked Only 8.2% / —
Monteith — Walked Only: 8.2% Kepa — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Monteith Kepa
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Monteith Kepa
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Monteith Kepa
Annual rainfall 337 mm 345 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Monteith Kepa
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Murray Bridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Monteith Kepa
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Monteith

Rural

Kepa

Rural Young Families

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