Burnsfield flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burnsfield
(Wakefield Regional Council, SA) - 30.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
30.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burnsfield'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 Burnsfield
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 26 Sep 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.
Burnsfield at a glance
How Burnsfield is zoned
Selling in Burnsfield? 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 30.32 km², Burnsfield 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 263,842 m² across 40 parcels.
Who lives in Burnsfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burnsfield 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 990, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burnsfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burnsfield 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.
Burnsfield 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 26 September 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 Burnsfield 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.
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 Burnsfield lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Burnsfield planning - frequently asked
Is Burnsfield flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Burnsfield and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Burnsfield bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Burnsfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wakefield Regional Council average of 98%.
Is Burnsfield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 25% of Burnsfield in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 Burnsfield?
The dominant planning zone in Burnsfield is Rural.
Does Burnsfield have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Burnsfield.
What is the typical lot size in Burnsfield?
Across 40 surveyed parcels in Burnsfield, the median lot size is about 263,842 m².
Is Burnsfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burnsfield scores 990 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hope Gap | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Collinsfield Port Pirie Regional Council |
9.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Snowtown | 12.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Brinkworth | 12.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Condowie | 13.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mundoora | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koolunga Port Pirie Regional Council |
15.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Redhill Port Pirie Regional Council |
16.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wokurna Barunga West Council |
18.8 km | 0% | 100% |