Cumberland Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cumberland Park
(City of Mitcham, SA) - 1.0 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
1.0 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cumberland Park'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 Cumberland Park
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 1 a day
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.
Cumberland Park at a glance
How Cumberland Park is zoned
Selling in Cumberland Park? 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 1.0 km², Cumberland Park is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Established Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 669 m² across 1,202 parcels.
Who lives in Cumberland Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cumberland Park 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 1070, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cumberland Park's 2,571 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Colonel Light Gardens, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cumberland Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cumberland Park 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.
Cumberland Park 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 Cumberland Park 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 69% of Cumberland Park. 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 Cumberland Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cumberland Park planning - frequently asked
Is Cumberland Park flood-prone?
About 21% of Cumberland Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Cumberland Park bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Cumberland Park and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Mitcham average is 53%).
Is Cumberland Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 69% of Cumberland Park, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Cumberland Park?
The dominant planning zone in Cumberland Park is Established Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Suburban Neighbourhood and General Neighbourhood.
Does Cumberland Park have heritage-listed places?
Cumberland Park has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cumberland Park?
Across 1,202 surveyed parcels in Cumberland Park, the median lot size is about 669 m².
Does Cumberland Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cumberland Park itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of Cumberland Park?
At the 2021 Census Cumberland Park had 2,571 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Colonel Light Gardens statistical area, which contains Cumberland Park, went from 14,997 people in 2001 to 16,212 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Cumberland Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cumberland Park scores 1070 and sits in decile 9 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 Cumberland Park?
Median household income in Cumberland Park was $1,901 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,139 for the typical suburb in City of Mitcham. Median rent was $343 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbourne Park | 0.8 km | 18% | 0% |
| Clarence Gardens | 0.8 km | 22% | 0% |
| Clarence Park City of Unley |
0.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Daw Park | 0.9 km | 33% | 0% |
| Kings Park City of Unley |
1.2 km | <1% | 0% |
| Black Forest City of Unley |
1.4 km | 1% | 0% |
| Colonel Light Gardens | 1.4 km | 18% | 0% |
| Hawthorn | 1.6 km | 24% | 0% |
| Millswood City of Unley |
1.6 km | 32% | 0% |
| Melrose Park | 1.7 km | 30% | 0% |