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Keswick SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Keswick, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Keswick SA is 754 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Keswick is $867 per week ($45,084 per year). Median rent in Keswick is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Keswick has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Keswick has a population density of 1292.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Keswick is India. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Nepali. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Keswick is $1,517.

There were 46 recorded offences in Keswick in 2025-26, a rate of 61 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (25 offences).

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Keswick Population

residents (Census 2021)

Keswick Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$867/wk

$45,084 per year

#2535 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$300/wk

$1,300 per month

#4529 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

33years

5 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,517/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Keswick Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.7% (388) Female 48.3% (362)

Population Density

1292.6

people per km²

754 people · 0.6 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$1,828

Family income/wk

Keswick Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Keswick Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

37.3% 53 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

62.7% 89 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Keswick Country of Birth

Australia

68.6%

India

13.5%

England

4.0%

China

3.3%

Bangladesh

2.6%

Greece

2.6%

France

2.0%

Canada

1.3%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1.0%

Cambodia

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Keswick Religion

No Religion

48.7%

Catholic

12.7%

Hinduism

12.4%

Eastern Orthodox

7.1%

Buddhism

5.7%

Islam

4.7%

Othr Rel Sikhism

4.4%

Other Religions Tot

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Keswick Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

82.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.9%

Year 10 or equivalent

7.3%

Year 9 or equivalent

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Keswick Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Nepali

22.3%

IAL Punjabi

16.1%

Other

14.3%

Greek

13.4%

Hindi

10.7%

Mandarin

9.8%

Bengali

8.0%

Serbian

5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Keswick Employment

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Employed full-time

42.7% 248 people

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Employed part-time

28.2% 164 people

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Unemployed

4.6% 27 people

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Not in labour force

24.4% 142 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Keswick Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

38.3%

Certificate III/IV

21.9%

Postgraduate Degree

18.8%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

15.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Keswick Occupation

Professionals

33.1%

Community & Personal Service

15.7%

Technicians & Trade Workers

13.6%

Clerical & Administrative

11.8%

Managers

9.5%

Sales Workers

5.9%

Labourers

5.6%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Keswick Field of Study

Management & Commerce

22.1%

Health

17.5%

Engineering

12.9%

Society & Culture

10.7%

Information Technology

8.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.7%

Education

6.1%

Creative Arts

5.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.6%

Architecture & Building

3.1%

Agriculture & Environment

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Keswick Dwelling Types

Separate house

71.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

15.7%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

12.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Keswick Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.7%

$150-$299/wk

2.4%

$300-$399/wk

3.0%

$400-$499/wk

6.1%

$500-$649/wk

5.7%

$650-$799/wk

3.0%

$800-$999/wk

7.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

13.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.8%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

10.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

6.1%

$4,000+/wk

6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Keswick Marital Status

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Married

37.9% 237

↔️

Separated

3.7% 23

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Divorced

9.6% 60

🕊️

Widowed

2.4% 15

👤

Never married

46.5% 291

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Keswick Ancestry

Other

22.0%

Australian

21.0%

English

18.9%

Indian

6.7%

Chinese

6.0%

Scottish

5.6%

Greek

4.8%

German

4.5%

Irish

4.1%

Italian

3.4%

Polish

1.5%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Keswick School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

38.2%

Secondary — Government

20.4%

Vocational Education

14.6%

Pre-school

10.8%

Secondary — Catholic

6.4%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

5.7%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.9%

Primary — Catholic

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Keswick Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.0% 60

✅

No need for assistance

96.0% 1,436

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Keswick Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.0% 91

—

Not a volunteer

85.0% 515

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Keswick Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$300-$449/mo

5.8%

$600-$799/mo

4.7%

$800-$999/mo

14.0%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

12.8%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

22.1%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

19.8%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

12.8%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Keswick How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

57.0%

Did not go to work

12.4%

Bus

8.8%

Car (passenger)

5.9%

Walked only

4.6%

Bicycle

4.1%

Train

2.3%

Taxi/Rideshare

2.1%

Other

1.5%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Keswick Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.8%

1 vehicle

47.2%

2 vehicles

30.9%

3 vehicles

8.8%

4+ vehicles

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Keswick Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.2%

2 bedrooms

46.0%

3 bedrooms

43.5%

4 bedrooms

7.0%

6+ bedrooms

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Keswick Population Mobility

25.1%

moved in the last year

53.5%

moved in the last 5 years

6.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

74.3%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Keswick Indigenous Population

1.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

1,463

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Keswick Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

Asthma

Diabetes

Arthritis

Heart disease

Lung condition

Stroke

Cancer

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Keswick Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.9%

$1-$149/wk

3.1%

$150-$299/wk

9.0%

$300-$399/wk

2.1%

$400-$499/wk

2.5%

$500-$649/wk

5.2%

$650-$799/wk

8.0%

$800-$999/wk

12.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

15.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

11.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.3%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

5.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.7%

$3,500+/wk

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Keswick Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

45.6%

Couple — no children

27.6%

One parent — children under 15

11.3%

Couple — no children under 15

9.3%

One parent — no children under 15

6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Keswick Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

1.6% 10

🏅

Previously served

1.2% 7

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Never served

97.2% 591

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Keswick Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

9.7% 58

—

Did not provide

90.3% 541

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Keswick Children Ever Born

No children

52.9%

1 child

15.7%

2 children

24.6%

3 children

5.8%

4 children

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Keswick When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Keswick Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

23.4%

5–14 hours

29.0%

15–29 hours

10.2%

30+ hours

6.8%

Did not do domestic work

30.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Keswick Household Size

1 person

30.6%

2 persons

30.6%

3 persons

20.6%

4 persons

15.8%

5 persons

1.3%

6+ persons

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Keswick Where Residents Moved From

Same address

552

Moved from SA

107

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Keswick Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

94.7%

Step family — no other children

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Keswick Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 46 total

Theft

Break & Enter

Assault

Property Damage

Fraud

Offence trend by year:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Keswick Schools

schools nearby

government

1084

avg ICSEA score

17,323

total students

Pulteney Grammar School Independent

Combined · R-12 · 839 students

1170

ICSEA

Annesley College Independent

Primary · R-6 · 292 students

1164

ICSEA

Goodwood Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 408 students

1147

ICSEA

Emmaus Christian College Independent

Combined · R-12 · 1,084 students

1137

ICSEA

Westbourne Park Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 480 students

1126

ICSEA

Richmond Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 362 students

1122

ICSEA

St Thomas' School Catholic

Primary · R-6 · 297 students

1116

ICSEA

Sturt Street Community School Government

Primary · R-6 · 162 students

1114

ICSEA

Black Forest Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 410 students

1108

ICSEA

Gilles Street Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 275 students

1107

ICSEA

Adelaide Botanic High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,258 students

1103

ICSEA

Torrensville Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 380 students

1099

ICSEA

Adelaide High School Government

Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,821 students

1094

ICSEA

University Senior College at Adelaide University Independent

Secondary · 10-12 · 523 students

1092

ICSEA

St Anthony's School Catholic

Primary · R-6 · 116 students

1090

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 39 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Keswick Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,432/wk

Median Rent $300/wk

Rent-to-Income 20.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Keswick

Your weekly income

≈ $6,205/month

Median rent $300/wk

Left after rent $1,132/wk

Rent share 20.9%

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Devon Park (SA)

Income: $851/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $15/wk

Mallala

Income: $704/wk Rent: $278/wk Save: $22/wk

Paringa

Income: $800/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk

Renmark West

Income: $788/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk

Moorak

Income: $817/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk

Everard Park

Income: $744/wk Rent: $286/wk Save: $14/wk

Keith

Income: $746/wk Rent: $180/wk Save: $120/wk

Port Adelaide

Income: $754/wk Rent: $293/wk Save: $7/wk

Keswick vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Blakiston

Pop: 377 Income: $810/wk Rent: $550/wk

Inglewood (SA)

Pop: 378 Income: $850/wk Rent: $300/wk

Mil-Lel

Pop: 382 Income: $988/wk Rent: $195/wk

Highland Valley

Pop: 384 Income: $846/wk Rent: $250/wk

Bute

Pop: 389 Income: $488/wk Rent: $150/wk

Eden Valley

Pop: 390 Income: $606/wk Rent: $260/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Keswick

What is the population of Keswick SA?

The population of Keswick SA is 754 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1292.6 people per km².Keswick is ranked #4,384 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Keswick?

The median personal income in Keswick SA is $867 per week, or $45,084 per year.The median household income is $1,432 per week.Family income is $1,828 per week.Keswick is ranked #2,535 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Keswick?

Median rent in Keswick SA is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 20.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Keswick ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Keswick?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Keswick SA is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Keswick?

The median age in Keswick SA is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Keswick a good suburb to live in?

Keswick is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 754.The median income is $867/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40685. All dollar figures in AUD.