Gilles Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gilles Plains
(City of Port Adelaide Enfield, SA) - 1.76 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.76 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gilles Plains'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 Gilles Plains
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 12 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Gilles Plains at a glance
How Gilles Plains is zoned
Selling in Gilles Plains? 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 1.76 km², Gilles Plains is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 410 m² across 1,791 parcels.
Who lives in Gilles Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gilles Plains 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 944, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gilles Plains's 4,101 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Valley View - Gilles Plains, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gilles Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gilles Plains itself.
9,348 in 2001 to 10,965 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Gilles Plains 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 Gilles Plains 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 45% of Gilles Plains. 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 Gilles Plains lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gilles Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Gilles Plains flood-prone?
About 4% of Gilles Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Gilles Plains bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Gilles Plains and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Gilles Plains under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 45% of Gilles Plains, and over about 58% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 94 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 Gilles Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Gilles Plains is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Suburban Activity Centre and Master Planned Neighbourhood.
Does Gilles Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gilles Plains.
What is the typical lot size in Gilles Plains?
Across 1,791 surveyed parcels in Gilles Plains, the median lot size is about 410 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gilles Plains have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gilles Plains itself. The suburb is served by 22 bus stops.
What is the population of Gilles Plains?
At the 2021 Census Gilles Plains had 4,101 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Valley View - Gilles Plains statistical area, which contains Gilles Plains, went from 9,348 people in 2001 to 10,965 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Gilles Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gilles Plains scores 944 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gilles Plains?
Median household income in Gilles Plains was $1,446 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,459 for the typical suburb in City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,536 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | 1.2 km | 7% | 0% |
| Holden Hill City of Tea Tree Gully |
1.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Oakden | 1.4 km | 0% | 0% |
| Hillcrest | 2.0 km | 0% | 0% |
| Dernancourt City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.0 km | 12% | 0% |
| Windsor Gardens | 2.0 km | 4% | 0% |
| Walkley Heights City of Salisbury |
2.4 km | 6% | 0% |
| Northgate | 2.5 km | 3% | 0% |
| Paradise Campbelltown City Council |
2.5 km | 5% | <1% |
| Para Vista City of Salisbury |
2.8 km | 3% | 0% |