Alford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Alford
(Barunga West Council, SA) - 219.08 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
219.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alford'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 Alford
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
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.
Alford at a glance
How Alford is zoned
Selling in Alford? 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 219.08 km², Alford is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 30,487 m² across 499 parcels.
Who lives in Alford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alford 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 935, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Alford's 159 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alford itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Alford 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 Alford address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Alford. 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 Alford lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Alford planning - frequently asked
Is Alford flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Alford and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Alford bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Alford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.
Is Alford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Alford, and over about 25% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. 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 Alford?
The dominant planning zone in Alford is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Community Facilities.
Does Alford have heritage-listed places?
Alford has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Alford?
Across 499 surveyed parcels in Alford, the median lot size is about 30,487 m².
What is the population of Alford?
At the 2021 Census Alford had 159 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Alford, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Alford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alford scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Alford?
Median household income in Alford was $1,286 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,330 for the typical suburb in Barunga West Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $587 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willamulka Copper Coast Council |
10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tickera | 11.7 km | 0% | 80% |
| Bute | 14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Thomas Plain | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wallaroo Plain Copper Coast Council |
16.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Kadina Copper Coast Council |
16.9 km | 0% | 98% |
| Thrington Copper Coast Council |
18.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| New Town Copper Coast Council |
19.3 km | 0% | 52% |
| Ward Hill | 19.4 km | 0% | 77% |
| Matta Flat Copper Coast Council |
19.9 km | 0% | 42% |