Firle flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Firle
(The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, SA) - 0.61 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
0.61 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Firle'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 Firle
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.
Firle at a glance
How Firle is zoned
Selling in Firle? 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 0.61 km², Firle is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 432 m² across 876 parcels.
Who lives in Firle
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Firle 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 1009, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Firle's 1,508 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Payneham - Felixstow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Firle. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Firle itself.
11,579 in 2001 to 14,111 in 2025, up 22%.
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.
Firle 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 Firle 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 6% of Firle. 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 Firle lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Firle planning - frequently asked
Is Firle flood-prone?
About 17% of Firle falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Firle bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Firle and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Firle under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Firle, and over about 35% 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 4,500 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 Firle?
The dominant planning zone in Firle is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Suburban Activity Centre.
Does Firle have heritage-listed places?
Firle has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Firle?
Across 876 surveyed parcels in Firle, the median lot size is about 432 m².
Does Firle have a train station?
There is no train station inside Firle itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Firle?
At the 2021 Census Firle had 1,508 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Payneham - Felixstow statistical area, which contains Firle, went from 11,579 people in 2001 to 14,111 in 2025, up 22%.
Is Firle an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Firle scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Firle?
Median household income in Firle was $1,488 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,752 for the typical suburb in The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Morris | 0.7 km | 23% | 0% |
| Payneham South | 0.8 km | 19% | 0% |
| Tranmere Campbelltown City Council |
0.8 km | 7% | 0% |
| Glynde | 1.0 km | 20% | 0% |
| Trinity Gardens | 1.1 km | 25% | 0% |
| Payneham | 1.2 km | 34% | 0% |
| Evandale | 1.6 km | 20% | 0% |
| Beulah Park City of Burnside |
1.6 km | <1% | 0% |
| Maylands | 1.7 km | 30% | 0% |
| Hectorville Campbelltown City Council |
1.7 km | 3% | 0% |
See all The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters suburb profiles →