Keith, South Australia
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Keith | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°05′57″S 140°21′15″E / 36.099108°S 140.354126°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 5 September 1669(town) 16 March 2000 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 1,140 (town) (2021 census) 1,405 (locality) (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5267 | ||||||||||||
| County | MacDonnell | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 9.1 °C (48.4 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 462.0 mm (18.19 in) | ||||||||||||
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Keith is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east about 225 kilometres (140 mi) from the state capital of Adelaide at the junction of the Dukes Highway and the Riddoch Highway. It is sometimes referred to as the "lucerne capital of Australia" due to the high number of lucerne growers in the region.
At the 2021 Australian census, Keith had a population of 1,405, of whom 1,140 lived in the town centre.