Kingston Park vs Marino

Marino is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Kingston Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Marino

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 62%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingston Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Kingston Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingston Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 36/100)
  • But Marino carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Kingston Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.5% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kingston Park and Marino drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kingston Park Marino
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kingston Park Marino
Walkability 64 / 36
Kingston Park — Walkability: 64/100 Marino — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 37 / 75
Kingston Park — Safety: 37/100 Marino — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Kingston Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marino — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 7 / 47
Kingston Park — Low flood risk: 7/100 Marino — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Marino has more residents (2,277 vs 623); Marino rents higher ($400/wk vs $340/wk).

Kingston Park Marino
Population 623 2,277
+265% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.5% +4.6%
Median age 51 47
Median household income $99,320/yr $108,732/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $400/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingston Park Marino
0-4 2.1% / 4.7%
Kingston Park — 0-4: 2.1% Marino — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.6% / 11.9%
Kingston Park — 5-14: 9.6% Marino — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.1% / 5.3%
Kingston Park — 15-19: 5.1% Marino — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.4% / 5.4%
Kingston Park — 20-24: 6.4% Marino — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 6.4% / 7.1%
Kingston Park — 25-34: 6.4% Marino — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 10.0% / 12.3%
Kingston Park — 35-44: 10.0% Marino — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.6% / 14.2%
Kingston Park — 45-54: 14.6% Marino — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 18.8% / 16.1%
Kingston Park — 55-64: 18.8% Marino — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 17.3% / 14.0%
Kingston Park — 65-74: 17.3% Marino — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 7.5% / 7.2%
Kingston Park — 75-84: 7.5% Marino — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.9% / 1.9%
Kingston Park — 85+: 1.9% Marino — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingston Park 48.3% couple families
Kingston Park — Couple Families: 48.3% Kingston Park — Lone Person: 33.3% Kingston Park — One Parent Families: 11.6% Kingston Park — Group Household: 4.1% Kingston Park — Other Families: 2.7%
Marino 54.3% couple families
Marino — Couple Families: 54.3% Marino — Lone Person: 27.2% Marino — One Parent Families: 13.2% Marino — Group Household: 3.9% Marino — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingston Park 22.3% renting
Kingston Park — Owned Outright: 47.5% Kingston Park — Mortgage: 30.2% Kingston Park — Renting: 22.3%
Marino 10.8% renting
Marino — Owned Outright: 46.4% Marino — Mortgage: 42.8% Marino — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Kingston Park Marino
England 12.7% / 12.4%
Kingston Park — England: 12.7% Marino — England: 12.4%
Scotland 1.6% / 1.0%
Kingston Park — Scotland: 1.6% Marino — Scotland: 1.0%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.9%
Kingston Park — South Africa: 1.4% Marino — South Africa: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.2%
Kingston Park — New Zealand: 1.1% Marino — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.3% / 0.9%
Kingston Park — Germany: 1.3% Marino — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kingston Park Marino
Bachelor Degree 21.3% / 16.2%
Kingston Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.3% Marino — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.5%
Kingston Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Marino — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 10.0%
Kingston Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Marino — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 8.1%
Kingston Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Marino — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.9%
Kingston Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Marino — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingston Park 61.9% houses
Kingston Park — Houses: 61.9% Kingston Park — Flats / Apartments: 21.3% Kingston Park — Townhouses: 16.8%
Marino 96.9% houses
Marino — Houses: 96.9% Marino — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Marino — Townhouses: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingston Park Marino
Median house price $1,510,000 $1,422,182
Median unit price $625,000 $680,000
Median land price — $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 4 sales
 28 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Marino has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 0%); Kingston Park has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 0%).

Kingston Park Marino
Residential 62% 44%
Environmental 0% 49%
Commercial 24% 0%
Parks and recreation 13% 0%
Industrial 0% 7%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kingston Park Marino
New dwellings approved 287
across Holdfast Bay
 809
across Marion
Approvals change year on year +188% -31%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kingston Park Marino
Houses — 3.7%
$980/wk on $1.4M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kingston Park Marino
House price Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 84% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of SA

Liveability

Kingston Park is more walkable (64 vs 36); Marino scores higher overall (60 vs 53).

Kingston Park Marino
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Marino carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Kingston Park carries more crime risk (63 vs 25).

Kingston Park Marino
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
25/100
Flood High
93/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kingston Park Marino
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Bedford Park, 5.0 km
 2
Bedford Park, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 3.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Kingston Park Marino
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Kingston Park Marino
Walkability score 64/100 36/100
Distance to Adelaide 18.2 km 19.6 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5049
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5049
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kingston Park Marino
Car (driver) 62.5% / 69.4%
Kingston Park — Car (driver): 62.5% Marino — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 18.8%
Kingston Park — Worked from Home: 19.8% Marino — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Train 10.8% / 8.0%
Kingston Park — Train: 10.8% Marino — Train: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 2.5%
Kingston Park — Car (passenger): 3.5% Marino — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bicycle 1.4% / 0.7%
Kingston Park — Bicycle: 1.4% Marino — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Kingston Park Marino
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 249 m 806 m

NBN connectivity

Kingston Park Marino
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
278 premises
 0%
949 premises

Climate

Kingston Park Marino
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingston Park Marino
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingston Park Marino
Average residential rate $2,095/yr $1,782/yr
Council Holdfast Bay Marion

Federal electorate

Kingston Park Marino
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingston Park Marino
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingston Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Quiet Retirees

Marino

Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Trains Transport Hub

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