Golden Grove flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Golden Grove
(City of Tea Tree Gully, SA) - 16.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
16.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Golden Grove'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 Golden Grove
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.
Golden Grove at a glance
How Golden Grove is zoned
Selling in Golden Grove? 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 16.39 km², Golden Grove is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 68% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills Face. The median lot measures about 540 m² across 4,354 parcels.
Who lives in Golden Grove
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Golden Grove 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 1016, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Golden Grove's 10,299 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Golden Grove, the wider ABS statistical area containing Golden Grove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Golden Grove itself.
8,308 in 2001 to 10,411 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Golden Grove 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 26 September 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 Golden Grove address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 60% of Golden Grove. 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 →Golden Grove planning - frequently asked
Is Golden Grove flood-prone?
About 19% of Golden Grove falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Golden Grove bushfire-prone?
Around 68% of Golden Grove is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Tea Tree Gully average of 36%.
Is Golden Grove under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 60% of Golden Grove, and over about 82% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 31 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 Golden Grove?
The dominant planning zone in Golden Grove is Hills Face, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Resource Extraction.
Does Golden Grove have heritage-listed places?
Golden Grove has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Golden Grove?
Across 4,354 surveyed parcels in Golden Grove, the median lot size is about 540 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Golden Grove have a train station?
There is no train station inside Golden Grove itself. The suburb is served by 75 bus stops.
What is the population of Golden Grove?
At the 2021 Census Golden Grove had 10,299 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Golden Grove statistical area, which contains Golden Grove, went from 8,308 people in 2001 to 10,411 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Golden Grove an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Golden Grove scores 1016 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 Golden Grove?
Median household income in Golden Grove was $1,669 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,703 for the typical suburb in City of Tea Tree Gully. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,686 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatala Vale | 2.6 km | 39% | 89% |
| Gould Creek | 2.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Greenwith | 3.0 km | 19% | 87% |
| Upper Hermitage Adelaide Hills Council |
3.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Fairview Park | 3.5 km | 12% | 36% |
| Surrey Downs | 4.1 km | 12% | 0% |
| Lower Hermitage Adelaide Hills Council |
4.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Banksia Park | 4.7 km | 15% | 57% |
| Sampson Flat City of Playford |
5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Salisbury East City of Salisbury |
5.4 km | 24% | 53% |