Chandlers Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Chandlers Hill
(City of Onkaparinga, SA) - 10.57 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
10.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chandlers Hill'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 Chandlers Hill
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 3 a day
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.
Chandlers Hill at a glance
How Chandlers Hill is zoned
Selling in Chandlers Hill? 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 10.57 km², Chandlers Hill 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills Face. The median lot measures about 4,033 m² across 327 parcels.
Who lives in Chandlers Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chandlers Hill 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 1092, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Chandlers Hill's 792 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Aberfoyle Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chandlers Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chandlers Hill itself.
12,307 in 2001 to 11,778 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Chandlers Hill 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 Chandlers Hill address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 31% of Chandlers Hill. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Chandlers Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Chandlers Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Chandlers Hill and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Chandlers Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Chandlers Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Onkaparinga average of 69%.
Is Chandlers Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 31% of Chandlers Hill, 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 17 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 Chandlers Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Chandlers Hill is Hills Face, though the suburb also includes Productive Rural Landscape and Rural.
Does Chandlers Hill have heritage-listed places?
Chandlers Hill has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Chandlers Hill?
Across 327 surveyed parcels in Chandlers Hill, the median lot size is about 4,033 m².
Does Chandlers Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Chandlers Hill itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Chandlers Hill?
At the 2021 Census Chandlers Hill had 792 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Aberfoyle Park statistical area, which contains Chandlers Hill, went from 12,307 people in 2001 to 11,778 in 2025, down 4%.
Is Chandlers Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chandlers Hill scores 1092 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Chandlers Hill?
Median household income in Chandlers Hill was $2,654 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,512 for the typical suburb in City of Onkaparinga. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,946 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfoyle Park | 2.5 km | 1% | 76% |
| Cherry Gardens | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clarendon | 3.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Coromandel Valley | 4.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Coromandel East | 4.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Happy Valley | 4.6 km | 2% | 93% |
| Craigburn Farm City of Mitcham |
5.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Flagstaff Hill | 5.5 km | 2% | 100% |
| Reynella East | 6.4 km | 11% | 4% |
| Hawthorndene City of Mitcham |
6.5 km | 3% | 100% |