Marion Bay, SA 5575
Marion Bay property market
Marion Bay sees very little activity — the figures here cover a small handful of recent deals, with 16 sales at around $591k as of July 2026, taking about 35 days to sell.
House rentals are a much smaller second, with 2 leases at $425 a week, renting out in about 92 days.
Who lives hereA low-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb — very walkable, with a strong trades and blue-collar workforce.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Marion Bay demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Marion Bay?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Marion Bay
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Marion Bay
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Marion Bay
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Marion Bay median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Marion Bay — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Marion Bay property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Marion Bay
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Marion Bay against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Marion Bay in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Marion Bay — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Marion Bay median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Marion Bay rose from $154k (Jul 2021) to $443k (Jun 2026) — +186.7% growth over five years.
Suburbs near Marion Bay: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Marion Bay, ranked by distance — each lined up against Marion Bay on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Marion Bay
Suburbs anywhere in SA that behave like Marion Bay — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Marion Bay vs Monash: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $287k against Marion Bay's $499k — about 43% lower, with homes selling in 26 days versus 31 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Marion Bay: Monash average house price, Edithburgh median house price, Thompson Beach property market, Kingston Se average house price and Ardrossan median house price.
Frequently asked · Marion Bay
22 data-driven answers about Marion Bay's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Marion Bay?
#The median house price in Marion Bay, SA 5575 is $499k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much does it cost to rent in Marion Bay?
#The median weekly house rent in Marion Bay is $251 as of June 2026. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Marion Bay?
#A 3 bedroom house in Marion Bay rents for a median $251 per week as of June 2026. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Marion Bay?
#Gross rental yield in Marion Bay is 3.35% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the SA unit median of 3.09%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Marion Bay?
#As of June 2026, Marion Bay medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $499k | $499k | $499k | $499k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Marion Bay's property market trends?
#Marion Bay's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; homes now sell in a median 31 days — faster than a year ago by 49; sales supply sits at 7.1 months (saturated). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Marion Bay market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Marion Bay as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Marion Bay, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.35% against a SA median of 2.93%, houses take a median 31 days to sell, sales supply is 7.1 months (saturated). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Marion Bay?
#Houses in Marion Bay sell in a median 31 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 49 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Marion Bay a tight or loose property market right now?
#Marion Bay's sales market sits at 7.1 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Marion Bay gone up or down?
#House prices in Marion Bay moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Where is Marion Bay in its property market cycle?
#Marion Bay's house market is currently in the 'softer_firming' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Marion Bay compare to other SA suburbs?
#Marion Bay's median house price ($499k) is 30% below the SA median ($714k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 31 days vs 16 days state median. On gross yield, Marion Bay sits at 3.35% vs 2.93% state median.
How does Marion Bay compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Marion Bay's most-similar nearby market is Monash (181.2 km away) with a median house price of $287k — about 43% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Marion Bay?
#The most-transacted segment in Marion Bay over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 6 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 6 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Marion Bay last year?
#Marion Bay recorded 6 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 6 transactions. On the rental side, 2 houses and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Marion Bay in?
#Marion Bay is in postcode 5575, in the Barossa, Yorke & Mid North region of SA. Addresses there are written as Marion Bay, SA 5575.
What is the population of Marion Bay?
#Marion Bay, SA 5575 is home to 139 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 31, and the average household holds 2.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Marion Bay?
#The median household in Marion Bay earns $499 per week — roughly $26k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $412/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Marion Bay?
#The unemployment rate in Marion Bay is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Marion Bay?
#Marion Bay is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
Is Marion Bay a good place to live?
#Marion Bay, SA 5575 has a population of 139, a median age of 31, a median household income around $499/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Marion Bay market data last updated?
#This Marion Bay market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.