Jupiter Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Jupiter Creek
(Mount Barker District Council, SA) - 23.13 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
23.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jupiter Creek'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 Jupiter Creek
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
typical observed square 0 a day
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.
Jupiter Creek at a glance
How Jupiter Creek is zoned
Selling in Jupiter Creek? 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 23.13 km², Jupiter Creek 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Productive Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 111,258 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Jupiter Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jupiter Creek 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 1057, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Jupiter Creek's 231 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hahndorf - Echunga, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jupiter Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jupiter Creek itself.
4,080 in 2001 to 4,698 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Jupiter Creek 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 Jupiter Creek 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 24% of Jupiter Creek. 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 Jupiter Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Jupiter Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Jupiter Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Jupiter Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Jupiter Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Jupiter Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Barker District Council average of 100%.
Is Jupiter Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 24% of Jupiter Creek, and over about 51% 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 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Jupiter Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Jupiter Creek is Productive Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural.
Does Jupiter Creek have heritage-listed places?
Jupiter Creek has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Jupiter Creek?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Jupiter Creek, the median lot size is about 111,258 m².
What is the population of Jupiter Creek?
At the 2021 Census Jupiter Creek had 231 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Hahndorf - Echunga statistical area, which contains Jupiter Creek, went from 4,080 people in 2001 to 4,698 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Jupiter Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jupiter Creek scores 1057 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Jupiter Creek?
Median household income in Jupiter Creek was $2,305 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,812 for the typical suburb in Mount Barker District Council. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Echunga | 4.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Dorset Vale Adelaide Hills Council |
4.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Biggs Flat | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Flaxley | 6.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bradbury Adelaide Hills Council |
6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Meadows | 6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Green Hills Range | 6.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mylor Adelaide Hills Council |
7.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Scott Creek Adelaide Hills Council |
8.2 km | 0% | 100% |