Marino flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Marino
(City of Marion, SA) - 3.25 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.25 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marino's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Marino
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Marino at a glance
How Marino is zoned
Selling in Marino? 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 3.25 km², Marino is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 852 m² across 1,060 parcels.
Who lives in Marino
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Marino 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 1073, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Marino's 2,277 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Marino - Seaview Downs, the wider ABS statistical area containing Marino. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Marino itself.
8,997 in 2001 to 10,209 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Marino 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 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 Marino address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 65% of Marino. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Marino planning - frequently asked
Is Marino flood-prone?
About 14% of Marino falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Marino bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Marino and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Marion average is 9%).
Is Marino under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 65% of Marino, and over about 66% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Marino?
The dominant planning zone in Marino is Hills Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Hills Face and Conservation.
Does Marino have heritage-listed places?
Marino has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Marino?
Across 1,060 surveyed parcels in Marino, the median lot size is about 852 m².
Does Marino have a train station?
There is no train station inside Marino itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Marino?
At the 2021 Census Marino had 2,277 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Marino - Seaview Downs statistical area, which contains Marino, went from 8,997 people in 2001 to 10,209 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Marino an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marino scores 1073 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Marino?
Median household income in Marino was $2,091 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,579 for the typical suburb in City of Marion. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,997 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Park City of Holdfast Bay |
1.3 km | 54% | 0% |
| Seacliff Park | 1.5 km | 16% | 0% |
| Seacliff City of Holdfast Bay |
1.7 km | 43% | 0% |
| Seaview Downs | 2.3 km | 11% | 0% |
| South Brighton City of Holdfast Bay |
2.7 km | 57% | 0% |
| Hallett Cove | 2.8 km | 0% | 0% |
| Sheidow Park | 3.1 km | 0% | 0% |
| Seacombe Heights | 3.3 km | 15% | 2% |
| Trott Park | 3.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Dover Gardens | 3.4 km | 58% | 0% |