Kudla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kudla
(Town of Gawler, SA) - 6.45 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
6.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kudla'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 Kudla
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: 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.
Kudla at a glance
How Kudla is zoned
Selling in Kudla? 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 6.45 km², Kudla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 12,173 m² across 282 parcels.
Who lives in Kudla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kudla 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 945, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kudla's 551 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gawler - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kudla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kudla itself.
15,284 in 2001 to 24,176 in 2025, up 58%.
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.
Kudla 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 Kudla 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 6% of Kudla. 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 Kudla lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kudla planning - frequently asked
Is Kudla flood-prone?
About 41% of Kudla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%.
Is Kudla bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kudla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Town of Gawler average of 73%.
Is Kudla under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Kudla, and over about 40% 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 5,000 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 Kudla?
The dominant planning zone in Kudla is Rural, though the suburb also includes Employment and Master Planned Neighbourhood.
Does Kudla have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kudla.
What is the typical lot size in Kudla?
Across 282 surveyed parcels in Kudla, the median lot size is about 12,173 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kudla?
At the 2021 Census Kudla had 551 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gawler - South statistical area, which contains Kudla, went from 15,284 people in 2001 to 24,176 in 2025, up 58%.
Is Kudla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kudla scores 945 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kudla?
Median household income in Kudla was $1,762 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,374 for the typical suburb in Town of Gawler. Median rent was $357 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston South | 1.8 km | 22% | 90% |
| Munno Para Downs City of Playford |
2.0 km | 35% | 60% |
| Evanston Gardens | 2.1 km | 37% | 80% |
| Munno Para City of Playford |
2.6 km | 30% | 15% |
| Hillier | 2.6 km | 52% | 100% |
| Blakeview City of Playford |
3.4 km | 25% | 40% |
| Munno Para West City of Playford |
3.7 km | 29% | 4% |
| Evanston | 3.8 km | 32% | 45% |
| Buchfelde Light Regional Council |
4.0 km | 22% | 100% |
| Evanston Park | 4.2 km | 12% | 87% |