Colonel Light Gardens flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Colonel Light Gardens
(City of Mitcham, SA) - 1.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.55 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Colonel Light Gardens'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 Colonel Light Gardens
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: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Colonel Light Gardens at a glance
How Colonel Light Gardens is zoned
Selling in Colonel Light Gardens? 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 1.55 km², Colonel Light Gardens is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Established Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 721 m² across 1,338 parcels.
Who lives in Colonel Light Gardens
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Colonel Light Gardens 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 1096, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Colonel Light Gardens's 3,311 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Colonel Light Gardens, the wider ABS statistical area containing Colonel Light Gardens. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Colonel Light Gardens itself.
14,997 in 2001 to 16,212 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Colonel Light Gardens 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 Colonel Light Gardens address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Colonel Light Gardens. 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 →Colonel Light Gardens planning - frequently asked
Is Colonel Light Gardens flood-prone?
About 18% of Colonel Light Gardens falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Colonel Light Gardens bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Colonel Light Gardens and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Mitcham average is 53%).
Is Colonel Light Gardens under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Colonel Light Gardens, and over about 52% 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 3,500 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 Colonel Light Gardens?
The dominant planning zone in Colonel Light Gardens is Established Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Local Activity Centre.
Does Colonel Light Gardens have heritage-listed places?
Colonel Light Gardens has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Colonel Light Gardens?
Across 1,338 surveyed parcels in Colonel Light Gardens, the median lot size is about 721 m².
Does Colonel Light Gardens have a train station?
There is no train station inside Colonel Light Gardens itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Colonel Light Gardens?
At the 2021 Census Colonel Light Gardens had 3,311 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Colonel Light Gardens statistical area, which contains Colonel Light Gardens, went from 14,997 people in 2001 to 16,212 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Colonel Light Gardens an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Colonel Light Gardens scores 1096 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 Colonel Light Gardens?
Median household income in Colonel Light Gardens was $2,491 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,139 for the typical suburb in City of Mitcham. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,173 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daw Park | 0.6 km | 33% | 0% |
| Melrose Park | 1.2 km | 30% | 0% |
| Lower Mitcham | 1.3 km | 10% | <1% |
| Clapham | 1.4 km | 28% | 12% |
| Cumberland Park | 1.4 km | 21% | 0% |
| Westbourne Park | 1.5 km | 18% | 0% |
| Hawthorn | 1.8 km | 24% | 0% |
| Clarence Gardens | 1.8 km | 22% | 0% |
| Panorama | 2.0 km | 16% | 60% |
| Lynton | 2.0 km | 17% | 100% |