Gulfview Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gulfview Heights
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 3.62 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
3.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gulfview Heights'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 Gulfview Heights
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 5 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
Gulfview Heights at a glance
How Gulfview Heights is zoned
Selling in Gulfview Heights? 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 3.62 km², Gulfview Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 43% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Hills Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 714 m² across 1,502 parcels.
Who lives in Gulfview Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gulfview Heights 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 1012, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gulfview Heights's 3,674 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Para Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gulfview Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gulfview Heights itself.
14,582 in 2001 to 15,507 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Gulfview Heights 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 Gulfview Heights address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Gulfview Heights. 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 →Gulfview Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Gulfview Heights flood-prone?
About 10% of Gulfview Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Gulfview Heights bushfire-prone?
Around 43% of Gulfview Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Salisbury average of 8%.
Is Gulfview Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Gulfview Heights, and over about 100% 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 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 136 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 Gulfview Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Gulfview Heights is Hills Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Resource Extraction.
Does Gulfview Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gulfview Heights.
What is the typical lot size in Gulfview Heights?
Across 1,502 surveyed parcels in Gulfview Heights, the median lot size is about 714 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gulfview Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gulfview Heights itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Gulfview Heights?
At the 2021 Census Gulfview Heights had 3,674 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Para Hills statistical area, which contains Gulfview Heights, went from 14,582 people in 2001 to 15,507 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Gulfview Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gulfview Heights scores 1012 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 Gulfview Heights?
Median household income in Gulfview Heights was $1,953 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,276 for the typical suburb in City of Salisbury. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para Hills | 1.8 km | 17% | 0% |
| Para Hills West | 2.1 km | 47% | 0% |
| Wynn Vale City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.2 km | 17% | 23% |
| Salisbury East | 2.3 km | 24% | 53% |
| Brahma Lodge | 2.4 km | 33% | 0% |
| Salisbury South | 2.5 km | 54% | 0% |
| Modbury Heights City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.5 km | 10% | 0% |
| Parafield | 3.2 km | 28% | 0% |
| Salisbury Plain | 3.2 km | 26% | 0% |
| Modbury North City of Tea Tree Gully |
3.4 km | 13% | 0% |