Marama flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Marama
(The District Council of Karoonda East Murray, SA) - 385.0 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
385.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marama's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Marama at a glance
How Marama is zoned
Selling in Marama? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.
Across its 385.0 km², Marama is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 44,594 m² across 181 parcels.
Who lives in Marama
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Marama suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1000, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karoonda - Lameroo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Marama. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Marama itself.
3,511 in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Marama data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 8 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Marama address
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See what's in the $9 report →Marama planning - frequently asked
Is Marama flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Marama and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Marama bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Marama is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Karoonda East Murray average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Marama?
The dominant planning zone in Marama is Rural.
Does Marama have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Marama.
What is the typical lot size in Marama?
Across 181 surveyed parcels in Marama, the median lot size is about 44,594 m².
Does Marama have a train station?
There is no train station inside Marama itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Marama?
At the 2021 Census Marama had 51 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Karoonda - Lameroo statistical area, which contains Marama, went from 3,511 people in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
Is Marama an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marama scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Marama?
Median household income in Marama was $1,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,062 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Karoonda East Murray.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoonda | 20.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sandalwood | 23.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Borrika | 26.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jabuk Coorong District Council |
26.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Peake Coorong District Council |
28.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lameroo Southern Mallee District Council |
28.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Geranium Southern Mallee District Council |
31.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Parrakie Southern Mallee District Council |
32.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Halidon | 34.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sherlock Coorong District Council |
36.1 km | 0% | 100% |
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