Marino vs Seacliff Park

Seacliff Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Marino. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marino, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marino: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.18 million in Seacliff Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marino tends to suit couples, while Seacliff Park suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Marino and Seacliff Park are neighbouring suburbs with notably different profiles. Marino has a higher median household income at $108,732 versus $88,036, sits in the top socio-economic decile, and offers better rental yield on houses at 3.7% compared to 3.2%. Seacliff Park, however, is significantly more walkable with a score of 70 against Marino's 36, and carries no bushfire risk compared to Marino's 41. Crime risk is lower in Marino at 25 versus 48 in Seacliff Park. Marino suits buyers prioritising affluence and safety, while Seacliff Park appeals to those valuing walkability and proximity to local amenities.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Marino has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $948,000)
  • Seacliff Park has cheaper houses ($1,175,000 vs $1,422,182)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seacliff Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Seacliff Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 36/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Seacliff Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 36/100)
  • But Marino carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Marino

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marino Seacliff Park
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.

Marino Seacliff Park
Walkability 36 / 70
Marino — Walkability: 36/100 Seacliff Park — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 75 / 52
Marino — Safety: 75/100 Seacliff Park — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Marino — Low fire risk: 59/100 Seacliff Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 47 / 36
Marino — Low flood risk: 47/100 Seacliff Park — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Marino has higher household incomes ($108,732 vs $88,036); Marino skews older (47 vs 41).

Marino Seacliff Park
Population 2,277 2,644
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +8.4%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $108,732/yr
+19% vs other
 $88,036/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+8% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marino Seacliff Park
0-4 4.7% / 6.0%
Marino — 0-4: 4.7% Seacliff Park — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.9% / 11.2%
Marino — 5-14: 11.9% Seacliff Park — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.3% / 5.7%
Marino — 15-19: 5.3% Seacliff Park — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.4% / 5.2%
Marino — 20-24: 5.4% Seacliff Park — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.1% / 12.3%
Marino — 25-34: 7.1% Seacliff Park — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 12.3% / 13.7%
Marino — 35-44: 12.3% Seacliff Park — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.2% / 13.5%
Marino — 45-54: 14.2% Seacliff Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 16.1% / 11.8%
Marino — 55-64: 16.1% Seacliff Park — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 14.0% / 12.1%
Marino — 65-74: 14.0% Seacliff Park — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 7.2% / 5.7%
Marino — 75-84: 7.2% Seacliff Park — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.9% / 2.8%
Marino — 85+: 1.9% Seacliff Park — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Seacliff Park 42.2% couple families
Seacliff Park — Couple Families: 42.2% Seacliff Park — Lone Person: 36.2% Seacliff Park — One Parent Families: 16.0% Seacliff Park — Group Household: 5.1% Seacliff Park — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marino 10.8% renting
Marino — Owned Outright: 46.4% Marino — Mortgage: 42.8% Marino — Renting: 10.8%
Seacliff Park 21.1% renting
Seacliff Park — Owned Outright: 37.6% Seacliff Park — Mortgage: 41.3% Seacliff Park — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marino Seacliff Park
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 15.7%
Marino — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Seacliff Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 15.9%
Marino — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Seacliff Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.2%
Marino — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Seacliff Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 5.6%
Marino — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Seacliff Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.3%
Marino — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Seacliff Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Marino Seacliff Park
England 12.4% / 8.9%
Marino — England: 12.4% Seacliff Park — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.4%
Marino — New Zealand: 1.2% Seacliff Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.1%
Marino — Scotland: 1.0% Seacliff Park — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany 0.9% / 1.0%
Marino — Germany: 0.9% Seacliff Park — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Marino — South Africa: 0.9% Seacliff Park — South Africa: 1.0%
Iran — / 1.6%
Marino — Iran: not among its largest Seacliff Park — Iran: 1.6%
India — / 1.0%
Marino — India: not among its largest Seacliff Park — India: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marino 96.9% houses
Marino — Houses: 96.9% Marino — Townhouses: 1.5% Marino — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Seacliff Park 83.9% houses
Seacliff Park — Houses: 83.9% Seacliff Park — Townhouses: 13.0% Seacliff Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marino Seacliff Park
Median house price $1,422,182 $1,175,000
Median unit price $680,000 $665,000
Median land price $650,000 $948,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 14 sales
 26 days
from 27 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Marino Seacliff Park
3 bed $1.27M / $1.09M
Marino — 3 bed: $1.27M (18 sales) Seacliff Park — 3 bed: $1.09M (47 sales)

18 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.47M / $1.31M
Marino — 4 bed: $1.47M (16 sales) Seacliff Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (28 sales)

16 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Marino Seacliff Park
Residential 44% 53%
Environmental 49% 39%
Industrial 7% 5%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Marino Seacliff Park
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

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.

Marino Seacliff Park
Houses 3.7%
$980/wk on $1.4M
 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Marino Seacliff Park
House price Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 84% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 23% of SA

Liveability

Seacliff Park is more walkable (70 vs 36); Seacliff Park scores higher overall (65 vs 60).

Marino Seacliff Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Marino carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Seacliff Park carries more crime risk (48 vs 25).

Marino Seacliff Park
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Marino Seacliff Park
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, 5.8 km
 2
Bedford Park, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.0%

Amenities in the suburb

Marino Seacliff Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Marino Seacliff Park
Walkability score 36/100 70/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.6 km
+1% vs other
 19.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 25 min
Public transport score 81/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 86.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Marino Seacliff Park
Car (driver) 69.4% / 76.6%
Marino — Car (driver): 69.4% Seacliff Park — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 11.7%
Marino — Worked from Home: 18.8% Seacliff Park — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Train 8.0% / 5.7%
Marino — Train: 8.0% Seacliff Park — Train: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.4%
Marino — Car (passenger): 2.5% Seacliff Park — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.0%
Marino — Walked Only: 0.5% Seacliff Park — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle 0.7% / 0.6%
Marino — Bicycle: 0.7% Seacliff Park — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Marino Seacliff Park
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 806 m 1.4 km

NBN connectivity

Marino Seacliff Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
949 premises
 2%
1,195 premises

Climate

Marino Seacliff Park
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)

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

Council rates

Marino Seacliff Park
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Marino

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

Seacliff Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks

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