Cockatoo Valley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cockatoo Valley
(The Barossa Council, SA) - 15.3 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
15.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cockatoo Valley'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 Cockatoo Valley
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
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.
Cockatoo Valley at a glance
How Cockatoo Valley is zoned
Selling in Cockatoo Valley? 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 15.3 km², Cockatoo Valley 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 Rural. The median lot measures about 11,490 m² across 317 parcels.
Who lives in Cockatoo Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cockatoo Valley 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 1053, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cockatoo Valley's 714 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lyndoch, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cockatoo Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cockatoo Valley itself.
4,719 in 2001 to 6,981 in 2025, up 48%.
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.
Cockatoo Valley 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 Cockatoo Valley address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Cockatoo Valley. 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 →Cockatoo Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Cockatoo Valley flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cockatoo Valley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Cockatoo Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cockatoo Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Barossa Council average of 100%.
Is Cockatoo Valley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Cockatoo Valley, and over about 36% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Cockatoo Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Cockatoo Valley is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Productive Rural Landscape.
Does Cockatoo Valley have heritage-listed places?
Cockatoo Valley has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cockatoo Valley?
Across 317 surveyed parcels in Cockatoo Valley, the median lot size is about 11,490 m².
What is the population of Cockatoo Valley?
At the 2021 Census Cockatoo Valley had 714 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Lyndoch statistical area, which contains Cockatoo Valley, went from 4,719 people in 2001 to 6,981 in 2025, up 48%.
Is Cockatoo Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cockatoo Valley scores 1053 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cockatoo Valley?
Median household income in Cockatoo Valley was $2,489 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,705 for the typical suburb in The Barossa Council. Median rent was $383 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,963 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Creek | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barossa Goldfields | 3.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kalbeeba | 4.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Lyndoch | 5.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yattalunga City of Playford |
5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Williamstown | 6.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bibaringa City of Playford |
6.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Concordia | 7.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Gawler East Town of Gawler |
7.6 km | 11% | 83% |
| Altona | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |