Kensington Gardens flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kensington Gardens
(City of Burnside, SA) - 1.09 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.09 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kensington Gardens'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 Kensington Gardens
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 6,000 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.
Kensington Gardens at a glance
How Kensington Gardens is zoned
Selling in Kensington Gardens? 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 1.09 km², Kensington Gardens is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. There are 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 420 m² across 1,388 parcels.
Who lives in Kensington Gardens
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kensington Gardens 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 1073, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kensington Gardens's 2,498 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnside - Wattle Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kensington Gardens. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kensington Gardens itself.
18,293 in 2001 to 20,275 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Kensington Gardens 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 Kensington Gardens address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Kensington Gardens. 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 Kensington Gardens lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kensington Gardens planning - frequently asked
Is Kensington Gardens flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kensington Gardens and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Kensington Gardens bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Kensington Gardens and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Burnside average is 30%).
Is Kensington Gardens under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Kensington Gardens, and over about 73% 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 4,000 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 Kensington Gardens?
The dominant planning zone in Kensington Gardens is Suburban Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Established Neighbourhood and General Neighbourhood.
Does Kensington Gardens have heritage-listed places?
Kensington Gardens has 26 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kensington Gardens?
Across 1,388 surveyed parcels in Kensington Gardens, the median lot size is about 420 m².
Does Kensington Gardens have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kensington Gardens itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Kensington Gardens?
At the 2021 Census Kensington Gardens had 2,498 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Burnside - Wattle Park statistical area, which contains Kensington Gardens, went from 18,293 people in 2001 to 20,275 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Kensington Gardens an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kensington Gardens scores 1073 and sits in decile 10 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 Kensington Gardens?
Median household income in Kensington Gardens was $1,571 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,292 for the typical suburb in City of Burnside. Median rent was $346 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Park | 0.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Erindale | 1.0 km | 3% | 0% |
| Rosslyn Park | 1.2 km | 0% | 41% |
| St Morris The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.3 km | 23% | 0% |
| Leabrook | 1.3 km | 12% | 0% |
| Wattle Park | 1.6 km | 0% | 72% |
| Tranmere Campbelltown City Council |
1.6 km | 7% | 0% |
| Beulah Park | 1.7 km | <1% | 0% |
| Kensington The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.7 km | 28% | 0% |
| Magill Campbelltown City Council |
1.7 km | 2% | 14% |