Bedford Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bedford Park
(City of Mitcham, SA) - 2.67 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
2.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bedford Park'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 Bedford Park
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Bedford Park at a glance
How Bedford Park is zoned
Selling in Bedford Park? 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 2.67 km², Bedford Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Strategic Innovation. The median lot measures about 716 m² across 680 parcels.
Who lives in Bedford Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bedford Park 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 989, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bedford Park's 1,882 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bellevue Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bedford Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bedford Park itself.
7,424 in 2001 to 8,661 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Bedford Park 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 Bedford Park 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 55% of Bedford Park. 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 Bedford Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bedford Park planning - frequently asked
Is Bedford Park flood-prone?
About 11% of Bedford Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Bedford Park bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Bedford Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Mitcham average of 53%.
Is Bedford Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Bedford Park, and over about 90% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Bedford Park?
The dominant planning zone in Bedford Park is Strategic Innovation, though the suburb also includes Hills Neighbourhood and Urban Renewal Neighbourhood.
Does Bedford Park have heritage-listed places?
Bedford Park has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bedford Park?
Across 680 surveyed parcels in Bedford Park, the median lot size is about 716 m².
Does Bedford Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bedford Park itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.
What is the population of Bedford Park?
At the 2021 Census Bedford Park had 1,882 usual residents, with a median age of 28 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Bellevue Heights statistical area, which contains Bedford Park, went from 7,424 people in 2001 to 8,661 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Bedford Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bedford Park scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bedford Park?
Median household income in Bedford Park was $1,448 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,139 for the typical suburb in City of Mitcham. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturt City of Marion |
1.2 km | 32% | 38% |
| Tonsley City of Marion |
1.4 km | 0% | 56% |
| Bellevue Heights | 1.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Darlington City of Marion |
1.6 km | 14% | 84% |
| Mitchell Park City of Marion |
1.9 km | 2% | 4% |
| Seacombe Gardens City of Marion |
2.0 km | 50% | 0% |
| Marion City of Marion |
2.2 km | 16% | 0% |
| St Marys | 2.3 km | 29% | 41% |
| Seacombe Heights City of Marion |
2.4 km | 15% | 2% |
| Eden Hills | 2.5 km | 6% | 100% |