Kenton Valley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kenton Valley
(Adelaide Hills Council, SA) - 18.09 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
18.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kenton Valley'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 Kenton Valley
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,500 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.
Kenton Valley at a glance
How Kenton Valley is zoned
Selling in Kenton Valley? 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 18.09 km², Kenton Valley 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 62,065 m² across 146 parcels.
Who lives in Kenton Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kenton Valley 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 1025, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kenton Valley's 262 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Adelaide Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kenton Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kenton Valley itself.
6,763 in 2001 to 7,256 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Kenton Valley 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 Kenton Valley address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Kenton Valley. 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 →Kenton Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Kenton Valley flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kenton Valley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Kenton Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kenton Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Adelaide Hills Council average of 100%.
Is Kenton Valley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Kenton Valley, and over about 30% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Kenton Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Kenton Valley is Productive Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Kenton Valley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kenton Valley.
What is the typical lot size in Kenton Valley?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in Kenton Valley, the median lot size is about 62,065 m².
Does Kenton Valley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kenton Valley itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Kenton Valley?
At the 2021 Census Kenton Valley had 262 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Adelaide Hills statistical area, which contains Kenton Valley, went from 6,763 people in 2001 to 7,256 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Kenton Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kenton Valley scores 1025 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kenton Valley?
Median household income in Kenton Valley was $2,194 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,089 for the typical suburb in Adelaide Hills Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumeracha | 3.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Lobethal | 5.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Cudlee Creek | 6.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Charleston | 6.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Chain Of Ponds | 6.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Torrens | 6.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Millbrook | 8.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Birdwood | 8.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Forreston | 9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lenswood | 9.5 km | <1% | 100% |