Kensington Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kensington Park
(City of Burnside, SA) - 1.1 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
1.1 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kensington Park'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 Park
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 1 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.
Kensington Park at a glance
How Kensington Park is zoned
Selling in Kensington Park? 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 1.1 km², Kensington Park is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. There are 36 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 591 m² across 1,283 parcels.
Who lives in Kensington Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kensington Park 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 1093, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kensington Park's 2,627 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 Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kensington Park 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 Park 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.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Kensington Park. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Kensington Park planning - frequently asked
Is Kensington Park flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kensington Park and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Kensington Park bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Kensington Park and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Burnside average is 30%).
Is Kensington Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Kensington Park, and over about 49% 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. 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 Kensington Park?
The dominant planning zone in Kensington Park is Suburban Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Established Neighbourhood.
Does Kensington Park have heritage-listed places?
Kensington Park has 36 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kensington Park?
Across 1,283 surveyed parcels in Kensington Park, the median lot size is about 591 m².
Does Kensington Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kensington Park itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of Kensington Park?
At the 2021 Census Kensington Park had 2,627 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Burnside - Wattle Park statistical area, which contains Kensington Park, went from 18,293 people in 2001 to 20,275 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Kensington Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kensington Park scores 1093 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 Park?
Median household income in Kensington Park was $2,058 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,292 for the typical suburb in City of Burnside. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Gardens | 0.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Beulah Park | 0.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Kensington The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
0.9 km | 28% | 0% |
| St Morris The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.0 km | 23% | 0% |
| Leabrook | 1.0 km | 12% | 0% |
| Marryatville The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.2 km | 30% | 0% |
| Erindale | 1.3 km | 3% | 0% |
| Trinity Gardens The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.4 km | 25% | 0% |
| Heathpool The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.4 km | 27% | 0% |
| Firle The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters |
1.8 km | 17% | 0% |