Hove flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hove
(City of Holdfast Bay, SA) - 1.21 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
1.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hove'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 Hove
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.
Hove at a glance
How Hove is zoned
Selling in Hove? 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 1.21 km², Hove is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 447 m² across 1,543 parcels.
Who lives in Hove
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hove 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 1043, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hove's 3,189 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brighton (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Hove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hove itself.
13,086 in 2001 to 15,899 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Hove 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 Hove 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 54% of Hove. 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 Hove lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hove planning - frequently asked
Is Hove flood-prone?
About 50% of Hove falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 54%.
Is Hove bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Hove and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Hove under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 54% of Hove, and over about 70% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Hove?
The dominant planning zone in Hove is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Housing Diversity Neighbourhood and Recreation.
Does Hove have heritage-listed places?
Hove has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hove?
Across 1,543 surveyed parcels in Hove, the median lot size is about 447 m².
Does Hove have a train station?
There is no train station inside Hove itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of Hove?
At the 2021 Census Hove had 3,189 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Brighton (SA) statistical area, which contains Hove, went from 13,086 people in 2001 to 15,899 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Hove an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hove scores 1043 and sits in decile 9 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 Hove?
Median household income in Hove was $1,479 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,681 for the typical suburb in City of Holdfast Bay. Median rent was $328 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,991 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 0.7 km | 59% | 0% |
| North Brighton | 0.7 km | 77% | 0% |
| Warradale City of Marion |
1.3 km | 58% | 0% |
| South Brighton | 1.6 km | 57% | 0% |
| Somerton Park | 1.7 km | 51% | 0% |
| Dover Gardens City of Marion |
2.0 km | 58% | 0% |
| Oaklands Park City of Marion |
2.1 km | 37% | 0% |
| Seacombe Gardens City of Marion |
2.5 km | 50% | 0% |
| Seacliff | 2.6 km | 43% | 0% |
| Glenelg South | 2.7 km | 61% | 0% |