Ashford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ashford
(City of West Torrens, SA) - 0.31 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
0.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ashford'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 Ashford
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Ashford at a glance
How Ashford is zoned
Selling in Ashford? 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 0.31 km², Ashford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 169 m² across 659 parcels.
Who lives in Ashford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ashford 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 1024, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ashford's 1,157 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Plympton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ashford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ashford itself.
21,279 in 2001 to 28,617 in 2025, up 34%.
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.
Ashford 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 Ashford 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 66% of Ashford. 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 Ashford lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ashford planning - frequently asked
Is Ashford flood-prone?
About 81% of Ashford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 32%.
Is Ashford bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Ashford and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Ashford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 66% of Ashford, 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 0 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 Ashford?
The dominant planning zone in Ashford is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Urban Corridor (Boulevard) and Established Neighbourhood.
Does Ashford have heritage-listed places?
Ashford has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Ashford?
Across 659 surveyed parcels in Ashford, the median lot size is about 169 m².
Does Ashford have a train station?
There is no train station inside Ashford itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Ashford?
At the 2021 Census Ashford had 1,157 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Plympton statistical area, which contains Ashford, went from 21,279 people in 2001 to 28,617 in 2025, up 34%.
Is Ashford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ashford scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ashford?
Median household income in Ashford was $1,605 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,539 for the typical suburb in City of West Torrens. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,712 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everard Park City of Unley |
0.5 km | 30% | 0% |
| Keswick | 0.6 km | 72% | 0% |
| Forestville City of Unley |
0.7 km | 50% | 0% |
| Kurralta Park | 0.7 km | 52% | 0% |
| Marleston | 1.2 km | 47% | 0% |
| Glandore City of Marion |
1.4 km | 2% | 0% |
| Black Forest City of Unley |
1.5 km | 1% | 0% |
| Mile End South | 1.5 km | 80% | 0% |
| Wayville City of Unley |
1.6 km | 39% | 0% |
| Goodwood City of Unley |
1.7 km | 37% | 0% |