Cape Jaffa flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Cape Jaffa (Kingston District Council, SA) - 27.95 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.

Planning schematicCape Jaffa

Constraint readout

27.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 14 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 98%

≈ council avg (97%) · #11 of 14 mapped council suburbs

Environmental100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #1 of 14 in council

Heritage sites 3 Mostly Rural Bushfire 11th most affected of 14 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cape Jaffa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cape Jaffa

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

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

Lowest measured

6,000 ft

averaging 6,000 ft

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.

Cape Jaffa at a glance

Parcels 248 Median lot 1,064 m²

How Cape Jaffa is zoned

Rural 70%

Conservation 15%

Rural Living 8%

Neighbourhood 4%

Infrastructure (Ferry and Marina Facilities) 2%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 1%

Selling in Cape Jaffa? 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 27.95 km², Cape Jaffa is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,064 m² across 248 parcels.

Who lives in Cape Jaffa

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cape Jaffa suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,125

per week, Kingston District Council suburb typical $1,227

Median rent

$280

per week, Kingston District Council suburb typical $197

Median mortgage

$1,300

per month

Household size

1.9

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1002, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Cape Jaffa's 66 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%

5-14 5.5%

15-19 0.0%

20-24 5.5%

25-34 9.1%

35-44 7.3%

45-54 0.0%

55-64 27.3%

65-74 38.2%

75-84 7.3%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Kingston - Robe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cape Jaffa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cape Jaffa itself.

3,718 in 2001 to 4,041 in 2025, up 9%.

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.

Cape Jaffa 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.

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Cape Jaffa planning - frequently asked

Is Cape Jaffa flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Cape Jaffa and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Cape Jaffa bushfire-prone?

Around 98% of Cape Jaffa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingston District Council average of 97%.

Is Cape Jaffa under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Cape Jaffa in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Cape Jaffa?

The dominant planning zone in Cape Jaffa is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Living.

Does Cape Jaffa have heritage-listed places?

Cape Jaffa has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Cape Jaffa?

Across 248 surveyed parcels in Cape Jaffa, the median lot size is about 1,064 m².

What is the population of Cape Jaffa?

At the 2021 Census Cape Jaffa had 66 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Kingston - Robe statistical area, which contains Cape Jaffa, went from 3,718 people in 2001 to 4,041 in 2025, up 9%.

Is Cape Jaffa an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cape Jaffa scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Cape Jaffa?

Median household income in Cape Jaffa was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,227 for the typical suburb in Kingston District Council. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Wangolina	10.5 km	0%	100%
Boatswain Point District Council of Robe	13.5 km	0%	92%
Pinks Beach	14.8 km	0%	92%
Wyomi	16.2 km	0%	89%
Sandy Grove	17.2 km	0%	100%
Rosetown	20.8 km	0%	86%
Kingston Se	22.8 km	0%	99%
Mount Benson District Council of Robe	24.7 km	0%	100%
Reedy Creek	27.2 km	0%	100%
West Range	30.8 km	0%	99%

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