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Keith, South Australia
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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.[1] It is sometimes referred to as the 'lucerne capital of Australia' due to the high number of lucerne growers in the region.
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Keith South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°05′57″S 140°21′15″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Established | 5 September 1669(town) 16 March 2000 (locality)[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5267 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft)[6] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tatiara District Council[7] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Limestone Coast[8] | ||||||||||||||
County | MacDonnell[7] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | MacKillop[9] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker[10] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[7] |
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The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Keith had a population of 1355 people of which 1076 lived in the town centre.[2][3]