South Australia council

Marion

101,229 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 56 km², 23 suburbs. Council website: marion.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

101,229

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.2% in a year

Density

1,821/km²

56 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$850k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$40

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.7 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

23

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,557/week
Median rent
$330/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,699/month
Households renting
29.6%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

23 suburbs where Marion holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Hallett Cove12,512All$1.0MJune 2026 / 0%8
Sheidow Park6,731All$940kJune 2026 / 0%7
Warradale5,801All$1.4MJune 202649% / 0%8
Glengowrie5,767All$1.6MJune 202635% / 0%9
Mitchell Park (SA)5,754All$970kJune 2026 / 4%2
South Plympton4,721All$1.3MJune 2026 / 0%6
Edwardstown4,514All$955kJune 2026 / 0%4
Marion4,101All$1.4MJune 202614% / 0%6
Oaklands Park3,948All$955kJune 202630% / 0%3
Plympton Park3,881All$1.3MJune 2026 / 0%6
Morphettville3,686All$1.1MJune 2026 / 0%4
Ascot Park3,588All$1.0MJune 2026 / 0%4
Seacombe Gardens3,373All$1.1MJune 202641% / 0%4
Park Holme3,199All$1.1MJune 2026 / 0%4
Clovelly Park3,126All$1.1MJune 2026 / 0%6
Trott Park3,124All$885kJune 2026 / 0%6
Dover Gardens3,062All$1.1MJune 202651% / 0%5
Glandore3,04157%$1.3MJune 2026 / 0%7
Sturt (SA)2,787All$1.0MJune 202628% / 41%3
O'Halloran Hill2,72213%$880kJune 20260% / 47%6
Seaview Downs2,718All$1.0MJune 20267% / 0%8
Seacliff Park2,64439%$1.3MJune 202612% / 0%8
Marino2,277All$1.5MJune 20266% / 0%10
Seacombe Heights1,549All$1.1MJune 202610% / 1%8
Darlington (SA)1,27549%$1.0MJune 20269% / 81%6
Tonsley743All$725kJune 2026 / 54%4

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

29%

Over 13 of 26 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

3%

Over 26 of 26 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 26 of 26 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 23 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$725k
Median of suburb medians
$1.1M
Highest suburb median
$1.6M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Boothby · Louise MILLER-FROST (ALP)76%
  • Kingston · Amanda RISHWORTH (ALP)24%

State districts

  • Black · David Speirs (LIB)30%
  • Gibson · Sarah Andrews (ALP)24%
  • Elder · Nadia Clancy (ALP)15%
  • Badcoe · Jayne Stinson (ALP)15%
  • Morphett · Stephen Patterson (LIB)13%
  • Davenport · Erin Thompson (ALP)3%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.