Marks Landing vs Swan Reach
Swan Reach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 59 against 67 in Marks Landing. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Marks Landing tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Marks Landing carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 75/100)
- Swan Reach has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Marks Landing
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Swan Reach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 121 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (167.5 km vs 170.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Marks Landing
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 35%)
- carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marks Landing
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (600.0% vs -4.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marks Landing and Swan Reach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Swan Reach rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Swan Reach has more residents (271 vs 63).
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 271 +330% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +600.0% | -4.2% |
| Median age | 67 | 59 |
| Median household income | $54,132/yr +20% vs other | $43,056/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).
Property market
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $410,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 52 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Swan Reach has more rural and farming land (90% vs 0%); Marks Landing has more land zoned for conservation (52% vs 10%).
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 0% | 90% |
| Environmental | 52% | 10% |
| Residential | 48% | 0% |
| 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
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of SA | Higher than 8% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 69% of SA |
Liveability
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Swan Reach carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Swan Reach carries more crime risk (75 vs 58).
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | High 75/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Marks Landing
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Swan Reach
- Swan Reach Area School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Marks Landing sits further from the CBD (170.8 km vs 167.5 km).
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 170.8 km +2% vs other | 167.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 116 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5354 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 5354 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 61 premises | 0% 185 premises |
Council rates
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marks Landing | Swan Reach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Marks Landing
Swan Reach
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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