What to know about Magill
Split between councils
ABS boundary files put 80 of Magill's mesh blocks in the City of Campbelltown and 32 in the City of Burnside. Your rates notice says which one is yours.
Houses, townhouses and flats
At the 2021 Census, 69.4% of occupied homes were separate houses, 19.8% semis or townhouses and 10.7% flats or apartments.
Close to the state average for renting
29.8% of Magill homes were rented, near the state's 27.6%. 32.6% were owned outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
On the Burnside side: the pipe to the kerb
City of Burnside gives each property a Legal Point of Discharge (LPOD), usually a Council underground drain or the kerb and channel. Everything draining your block up to that point is the owner's, including the pipe under the nature strip and any direct connection (tapping) into a Council drain.
Work in the road reserve needs Council approval under Section 221 of the Local Government Act 1999. Burnside also needs to authorise anyone installing, moving or removing pipes in, across or under a road, and it has an 'Application to Lay Underground Service' for that.
On the Campbelltown side
Campbelltown's website wouldn't load for us, so we can't quote its stormwater or tree rules. Ring Council before work that touches the kerb, verge or a large tree. Don't assume Burnside's rules apply just because you're in Magill.
Sorting out a stormwater problem
Find your council
Check the rates notice. Campbelltown or Burnside decides whose rules apply at the kerb.
Follow the water
Is it pooling at a downpipe, a yard pit or the kerb outlet? That points to which length of pipe is failing.
Book the right person
Private pipes go to a stormwater plumber; a blocked street pit goes to Council.
Get approval for road work
If the fix runs into the road reserve, the council's permit comes before the digging.
Sewer and other jobs
We weren't able to confirm SA Water's rule on where its sewer ends on a property, so ask SA Water if the fault is near the boundary. For the rest: blocked drains, pipe relining, hot water repairs and leak detection. The Burnside page covers that council's creek and tree rules.
What we would do
Start with the rates notice, because Magill's council boundary changes the answer. If you're on the Burnside side and the fault is in the pipe out to the kerb, budget for it as your own job and allow time for the road reserve approval. On the Campbelltown side, call Council before the plumber books in any digging near the verge. Either way, we'll match you with a plumber who specialises in stormwater drainage.