Callington flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Callington
(Mount Barker District Council, SA) - 44.73 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
44.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Callington'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 Callington
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 5 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,500 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.
Callington at a glance
How Callington is zoned
Selling in Callington? 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 44.73 km², Callington 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 31 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,197 m² across 494 parcels.
Who lives in Callington
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Callington 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 909, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Callington's 625 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Murray Bridge Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Callington. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Callington itself.
3,472 in 2001 to 3,993 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Callington 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 Callington 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 Callington lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Callington planning - frequently asked
Is Callington flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Callington and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Callington bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Callington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Barker District Council average of 100%.
Is Callington under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 28% of Callington in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Callington?
The dominant planning zone in Callington is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Neighbourhood.
Does Callington have heritage-listed places?
Callington has 31 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Callington?
Across 494 surveyed parcels in Callington, the median lot size is about 1,197 m².
Does Callington have a train station?
There is no train station inside Callington itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Callington?
At the 2021 Census Callington had 625 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Murray Bridge Surrounds statistical area, which contains Callington, went from 3,472 people in 2001 to 3,993 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Callington an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Callington scores 909 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Callington?
Median household income in Callington was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,812 for the typical suburb in Mount Barker District Council. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Alexandrina Council |
4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| St Ives | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kanmantoo | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Red Creek Alexandrina Council |
6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Petwood | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Monarto The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
8.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hartley Alexandrina Council |
9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wistow | 10.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mount Barker Springs | 10.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dawesley | 10.9 km | 0% | 100% |