Hilltown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hilltown
(Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council, SA) - 92.41 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
92.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hilltown'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 Hilltown
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: 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.
Hilltown at a glance
How Hilltown is zoned
Selling in Hilltown? 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 92.41 km², Hilltown 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,090 m² across 251 parcels.
Who lives in Hilltown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hilltown 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 1036, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gilbert Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hilltown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hilltown itself.
4,711 in 2001 to 5,198 in 2025, up 10%.
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.
Hilltown 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 Hilltown 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.
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 Hilltown lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hilltown planning - frequently asked
Is Hilltown flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hilltown and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Hilltown bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hilltown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council average of 100%.
Is Hilltown under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Hilltown in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Hilltown?
The dominant planning zone in Hilltown is Rural.
Does Hilltown have heritage-listed places?
Hilltown has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hilltown?
Across 251 surveyed parcels in Hilltown, the median lot size is about 3,090 m².
Is Hilltown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hilltown scores 1036 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barinia | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Anama | 7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bungaree | 8.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Andrews Northern Areas Council |
10.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stanley Flat | 10.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hill River | 11.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gum Creek The Regional Council of Goyder |
11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Euromina Northern Areas Council |
11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Marola Wakefield Regional Council |
12.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Leighton The Regional Council of Goyder |
12.6 km | 0% | 100% |