Hamley Bridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hamley Bridge
(Wakefield Regional Council, SA) - 80.44 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
80.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hamley Bridge'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 Hamley Bridge
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
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.
Hamley Bridge at a glance
How Hamley Bridge is zoned
Selling in Hamley Bridge? 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 80.44 km², Hamley Bridge 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 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,876 m² across 659 parcels.
Who lives in Hamley Bridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hamley Bridge 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 867, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hamley Bridge's 709 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hamley Bridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hamley Bridge itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 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.
Hamley Bridge 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 Hamley Bridge address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Hamley Bridge. 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 →Hamley Bridge planning - frequently asked
Is Hamley Bridge flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hamley Bridge and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Hamley Bridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hamley Bridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wakefield Regional Council average of 98%.
Is Hamley Bridge under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Hamley Bridge, and over about 23% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Hamley Bridge?
The dominant planning zone in Hamley Bridge is Rural, though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood and Conservation.
Does Hamley Bridge have heritage-listed places?
Hamley Bridge has 26 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hamley Bridge?
Across 659 surveyed parcels in Hamley Bridge, the median lot size is about 1,876 m².
What is the population of Hamley Bridge?
At the 2021 Census Hamley Bridge had 709 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Hamley Bridge, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Hamley Bridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hamley Bridge scores 867 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hamley Bridge?
Median household income in Hamley Bridge was $1,008 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,182 for the typical suburb in Wakefield Regional Council. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,018 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockyard Creek | 5.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barabba Adelaide Plains Council |
6.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Stockport Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
8.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Alma | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinkerton Plains Light Regional Council |
9.6 km | 1% | 100% |
| Magdala Light Regional Council |
9.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Linwood Light Regional Council |
11.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Morn Hill Light Regional Council |
12.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Grace Plains Adelaide Plains Council |
14.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tarlee Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
15.0 km | 2% | 100% |