Keith suburb profile
Keith is a country service town in the Limestone Coast region, sitting on the Dukes Highway amid broadacre cropping and livestock country. It functions as a practical local centre, with a compact main street marked by grain silos, shops, a bakery and classic country pubs, while community life revolves around sporting clubs, local events and volunteer groups. Housing is a mix of weatherboard cottages and brick family homes on generous blocks, attracting farming families, people working in transport and retirees after a quieter pace. Outdoor options include the surrounding farmland and nearby Mount Monster Conservation Park, with strong road links to other regional centres.
Keith property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Keith sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values have risen sharply, up 21.0% over the last 12 months.
There were 5 house sales over the last 3 months, and houses sold in a median of 81 days over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 21.0% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 5 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 81 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Keith demographics
Keith is a community of about 1,405 people, with a median age of 43 and a median total household income of $1,294 a week, roughly $67,300 a year.
Among reported families, couple families without children are the largest group at 51.2%, while couple families with children make up 38.2%. Together those couple families represent 89.4% of families, and one-parent families account for 10.5%.
Homes in Keith are mostly owner-occupied, with 41.9% owned outright and 34.3% owned with a mortgage, giving an owner-occupied share of 76.2%; renters comprise 23.8% of dwellings.
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