Gawler East flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gawler East
(Town of Gawler, SA) - 5.84 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
5.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gawler East'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 Gawler East
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: observed, lowest 7,500 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.
Gawler East at a glance
How Gawler East is zoned
Selling in Gawler East? 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 5.84 km², Gawler East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 66 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Master Planned Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 752 m² across 2,930 parcels.
Who lives in Gawler East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gawler East 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 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gawler East's 5,689 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gawler - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gawler East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gawler East itself.
15,284 in 2001 to 24,176 in 2025, up 58%.
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.
Gawler East 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 Gawler East address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Gawler East. 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 →Gawler East planning - frequently asked
Is Gawler East flood-prone?
About 11% of Gawler East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%.
Is Gawler East bushfire-prone?
Around 83% of Gawler East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Town of Gawler average of 73%.
Is Gawler East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Gawler East, and over about 54% 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 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 Gawler East?
The dominant planning zone in Gawler East is Master Planned Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Rural Neighbourhood.
Does Gawler East have heritage-listed places?
Gawler East has 66 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gawler East?
Across 2,930 surveyed parcels in Gawler East, the median lot size is about 752 m². There are also 304 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gawler East have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gawler East itself. The suburb is served by 34 bus stops.
What is the population of Gawler East?
At the 2021 Census Gawler East had 5,689 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gawler - South statistical area, which contains Gawler East, went from 15,284 people in 2001 to 24,176 in 2025, up 58%.
Is Gawler East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gawler East scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gawler East?
Median household income in Gawler East was $1,569 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,374 for the typical suburb in Town of Gawler. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,508 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler | 1.8 km | 50% | 8% |
| Gawler South | 1.8 km | 22% | 70% |
| Gawler West | 2.7 km | 79% | 44% |
| Willaston | 2.8 km | 36% | 75% |
| Hewett Light Regional Council |
2.9 km | 28% | 100% |
| Evanston | 3.2 km | 32% | 45% |
| Reid | 3.3 km | 59% | 92% |
| Evanston Park | 3.3 km | 12% | 87% |
| Concordia The Barossa Council |
3.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Kalbeeba The Barossa Council |
3.8 km | 2% | 100% |