Hope Forest flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hope Forest
(Alexandrina Council, SA) - 12.29 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
12.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hope Forest'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 Hope Forest
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
typical observed square 7 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
Hope Forest at a glance
How Hope Forest is zoned
Selling in Hope Forest? 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 12.29 km², Hope Forest 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. The dominant land-use zone is Productive Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 93,208 m² across 59 parcels.
Who lives in Hope Forest
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hope Forest 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 1038, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hope Forest's 143 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Strathalbyn Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hope Forest. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hope Forest itself.
5,223 in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Hope Forest 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 Hope Forest 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 19% of Hope Forest. 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 Hope Forest lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hope Forest planning - frequently asked
Is Hope Forest flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hope Forest and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 16%).
Is Hope Forest bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hope Forest is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alexandrina Council average of 100%.
Is Hope Forest under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 19% of Hope Forest, and over about 60% 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 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 11 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 Hope Forest?
The dominant planning zone in Hope Forest is Productive Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Hills Face.
Does Hope Forest have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hope Forest.
What is the typical lot size in Hope Forest?
Across 59 surveyed parcels in Hope Forest, the median lot size is about 93,208 m².
What is the population of Hope Forest?
At the 2021 Census Hope Forest had 143 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Strathalbyn Surrounds statistical area, which contains Hope Forest, went from 5,223 people in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
Is Hope Forest an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hope Forest scores 1038 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).
What is the median household income in Hope Forest?
Median household income in Hope Forest was $1,949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,655 for the typical suburb in Alexandrina Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,075 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingabledinga | 2.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Montarra | 2.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yundi | 3.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willunga Hill | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kyeema | 4.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| The Range City of Onkaparinga |
5.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willunga City of Onkaparinga |
5.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Kuitpo Colony | 6.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Magnificent | 6.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willunga South City of Onkaparinga |
7.7 km | 0% | 100% |