Kuitpo Colony flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kuitpo Colony
(Alexandrina Council, SA) - 4.17 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
4.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kuitpo Colony'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 Kuitpo Colony
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 7,000 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.
Kuitpo Colony at a glance
How Kuitpo Colony is zoned
Selling in Kuitpo Colony? 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 4.17 km², Kuitpo Colony 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 176,678 m² across 18 parcels.
Who lives in Kuitpo Colony
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kuitpo Colony 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.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Strathalbyn Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kuitpo Colony. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kuitpo Colony itself.
5,223 in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Kuitpo Colony 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 Kuitpo Colony address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Kuitpo Colony. 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 →Kuitpo Colony planning - frequently asked
Is Kuitpo Colony flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kuitpo Colony and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 16%).
Is Kuitpo Colony bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kuitpo Colony is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alexandrina Council average of 100%.
Is Kuitpo Colony under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Kuitpo Colony, 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 2,000 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 Kuitpo Colony?
The dominant planning zone in Kuitpo Colony is Productive Rural Landscape.
Does Kuitpo Colony have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kuitpo Colony.
What is the typical lot size in Kuitpo Colony?
Across 18 surveyed parcels in Kuitpo Colony, the median lot size is about 176,678 m².
Is Kuitpo Colony an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kuitpo Colony 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyeema | 2.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Magnificent | 2.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mcharg Creek | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Blackfellows Creek | 3.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dingabledinga | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hope Forest | 6.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nangkita | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yundi | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ashbourne | 6.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Prospect Hill Mount Barker District Council |
7.2 km | 0% | 100% |