Hay Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hay Flat
(The District Council of Yankalilla, SA) - 30.05 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
30.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hay Flat'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 Hay Flat
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.
Hay Flat at a glance
How Hay Flat is zoned
Selling in Hay Flat? 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 30.05 km², Hay Flat 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 307,014 m² across 101 parcels.
Who lives in Hay Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hay Flat 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 984, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hay Flat's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yankalilla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hay Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hay Flat itself.
4,321 in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Hay Flat 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 Hay Flat 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 1% of Hay Flat. 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 Hay Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hay Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Hay Flat flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hay Flat and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Hay Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hay Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Yankalilla average of 100%.
Is Hay Flat under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Hay Flat, and over about 6% 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 3,500 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 Hay Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Hay Flat is Rural.
Does Hay Flat have heritage-listed places?
Hay Flat has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hay Flat?
Across 101 surveyed parcels in Hay Flat, the median lot size is about 307,014 m².
What is the population of Hay Flat?
At the 2021 Census Hay Flat had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yankalilla statistical area, which contains Hay Flat, went from 4,321 people in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Hay Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hay Flat scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hay Flat?
Median household income in Hay Flat was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,050 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Yankalilla. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,634 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normanville | 4.4 km | 2% | 97% |
| Wirrina Cove | 4.7 km | 0% | 97% |
| Yankalilla | 5.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Parawa | 6.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Second Valley | 6.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bald Hills | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Torrens Vale | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Carrickalinga | 9.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wattle Flat | 10.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willow Creek | 12.1 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Yankalilla suburb profiles →