Daw Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Daw Park
(City of Mitcham, SA) - 1.03 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
1.03 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Daw 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 Daw 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
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.
Daw Park at a glance
How Daw Park is zoned
Selling in Daw 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 1.03 km², Daw Park is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 638 m² across 1,321 parcels.
Who lives in Daw Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Daw 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 1020, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Daw Park's 2,705 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Colonel Light Gardens, the wider ABS statistical area containing Daw Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Daw 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.
Daw 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 Daw 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 20% of Daw 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 Daw Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Daw Park planning - frequently asked
Is Daw Park flood-prone?
About 33% of Daw Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Daw Park bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Daw Park and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Mitcham average is 53%).
Is Daw Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Daw Park, 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 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 Daw Park?
The dominant planning zone in Daw Park is Suburban Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Strategic Innovation.
Does Daw Park have heritage-listed places?
Daw Park has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Daw Park?
Across 1,321 surveyed parcels in Daw Park, the median lot size is about 638 m².
Does Daw Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Daw Park itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Daw Park?
At the 2021 Census Daw Park had 2,705 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Colonel Light Gardens statistical area, which contains Daw Park, went from 14,997 people in 2001 to 16,212 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Daw Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Daw Park scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Daw Park?
Median household income in Daw Park was $1,639 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,139 for the typical suburb in City of Mitcham. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Light Gardens | 0.6 km | 18% | 0% |
| Cumberland Park | 0.9 km | 21% | 0% |
| Melrose Park | 1.0 km | 30% | 0% |
| Clarence Gardens | 1.2 km | 22% | 0% |
| Westbourne Park | 1.2 km | 18% | 0% |
| Edwardstown City of Marion |
1.6 km | 0% | 0% |
| Lower Mitcham | 1.7 km | 10% | <1% |
| Clarence Park City of Unley |
1.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Hawthorn | 1.8 km | 24% | 0% |
| Kings Park City of Unley |
2.0 km | <1% | 0% |