Hamilton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hamilton
(Light Regional Council, SA) - 89.26 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
89.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hamilton'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 Hamilton
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.
Hamilton at a glance
How Hamilton is zoned
Selling in Hamilton? 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 89.26 km², Hamilton is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 80,494 m² across 359 parcels.
Who lives in Hamilton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hamilton 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 998, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hamilton's 82 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Light, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hamilton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hamilton itself.
7,332 in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 2% of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hamilton planning - frequently asked
Is Hamilton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hamilton and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Hamilton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hamilton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Light Regional Council average of 100%.
Is Hamilton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Hamilton, and over about 8% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 6,000 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 Hamilton?
The dominant planning zone in Hamilton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Settlement.
Does Hamilton have heritage-listed places?
Hamilton has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hamilton?
Across 359 surveyed parcels in Hamilton, the median lot size is about 80,494 m².
What is the population of Hamilton?
At the 2021 Census Hamilton had 82 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Light statistical area, which contains Hamilton, went from 7,332 people in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Hamilton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hamilton scores 998 and sits in decile 6 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 Hamilton?
Median household income in Hamilton was $1,271 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,874 for the typical suburb in Light Regional Council. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale North | 5.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tarnma Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Buchanan The Regional Council of Goyder |
10.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kapunda | 10.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Bagot Well | 10.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Marrabel Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
10.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tarlee Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
11.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Hampden The Regional Council of Goyder |
12.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hansborough The Regional Council of Goyder |
13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bethel | 14.2 km | 0% | 100% |