Edinburgh flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Edinburgh
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 18.72 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
18.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Edinburgh's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Edinburgh
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.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
23% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
- SA Planning and Design Code aircraft noise
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
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.
Edinburgh at a glance
How Edinburgh is zoned
Selling in Edinburgh? 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 18.72 km², Edinburgh is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Commonwealth Facilities. The median lot measures about 5,447 m² across 265 parcels.
Who lives in Edinburgh
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Edinburgh suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Edinburgh's 376 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Salisbury North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Edinburgh. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Edinburgh itself.
13,080 in 2001 to 18,931 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Edinburgh 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) | Inside a held contour | 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.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Edinburgh. 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 →Edinburgh planning - frequently asked
Is Edinburgh flood-prone?
About 27% of Edinburgh falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Edinburgh bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Edinburgh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Salisbury average of 8%.
Is Edinburgh affected by aircraft noise?
About 23% of Edinburgh sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 40 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Edinburgh under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Edinburgh, and over about 86% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 22 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 Edinburgh?
The dominant planning zone in Edinburgh is Commonwealth Facilities, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and Established Neighbourhood.
Does Edinburgh have heritage-listed places?
Edinburgh has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Edinburgh?
Across 265 surveyed parcels in Edinburgh, the median lot size is about 5,447 m². There are also 42 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Edinburgh have a train station?
There is no train station inside Edinburgh itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Edinburgh?
At the 2021 Census Edinburgh had 376 usual residents, with a median age of 23 and an average household size of 1.0 people. The wider Salisbury North statistical area, which contains Edinburgh, went from 13,080 people in 2001 to 18,931 in 2025, up 45%.
What is the median household income in Edinburgh?
Median household income in Edinburgh was $1,350 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,276 for the typical suburb in City of Salisbury. Median rent was $104 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh North City of Playford |
2.6 km | 30% | 22% |
| Direk | 2.7 km | 24% | 28% |
| Elizabeth South City of Playford |
2.7 km | 22% | 0% |
| Elizabeth City of Playford |
2.8 km | 51% | 0% |
| Salisbury North | 2.9 km | 38% | 0% |
| Penfield City of Playford |
3.0 km | 26% | 100% |
| Elizabeth Grove City of Playford |
3.3 km | 26% | 0% |
| Burton | 3.8 km | 43% | 9% |
| Eyre City of Playford |
3.9 km | 28% | 48% |
| Elizabeth East City of Playford |
4.0 km | 40% | 23% |