Aldinga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Aldinga
(City of Onkaparinga, SA) - 13.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aldinga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Aldinga
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Aldinga at a glance
How Aldinga is zoned
Selling in Aldinga? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.
Across its 13.33 km², Aldinga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 29 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 610 m² across 524 parcels.
Who lives in Aldinga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aldinga suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Aldinga's 764 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Aldinga, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aldinga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aldinga itself.
8,373 in 2001 to 17,041 in 2025, up 104%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Aldinga data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Aldinga address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Aldinga. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Aldinga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Aldinga planning - frequently asked
Is Aldinga flood-prone?
About 1% of Aldinga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Aldinga bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Aldinga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Onkaparinga average of 69%.
Is Aldinga under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Aldinga, and over about 92% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 30 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Aldinga?
The dominant planning zone in Aldinga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Master Planned Neighbourhood and Open Space.
Does Aldinga have heritage-listed places?
Aldinga has 29 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Aldinga?
Across 524 surveyed parcels in Aldinga, the median lot size is about 610 m².
Does Aldinga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Aldinga itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Aldinga?
At the 2021 Census Aldinga had 764 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Aldinga statistical area, which contains Aldinga, went from 8,373 people in 2001 to 17,041 in 2025, up 104%.
Is Aldinga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Aldinga scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Aldinga?
Median household income in Aldinga was $1,102 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,512 for the typical suburb in City of Onkaparinga. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Willunga | 2.2 km | 7% | 90% |
| Whites Valley | 3.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Aldinga Beach | 3.3 km | 10% | 78% |
| Tatachilla | 4.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Maslin Beach | 4.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Willunga South | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sellicks Hill | 6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moana | 7.2 km | 11% | 92% |
| Sellicks Beach | 7.2 km | 4% | 97% |
| Seaford Rise | 7.5 km | 3% | 51% |