Light Pass flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Light Pass
(The Barossa Council, SA) - 9.66 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
9.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Light Pass'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 Light Pass
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: 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.
Light Pass at a glance
How Light Pass is zoned
Selling in Light Pass? 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 9.66 km², Light Pass is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 22,210 m² across 195 parcels.
Who lives in Light Pass
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Light Pass 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 1009, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Light Pass's 256 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nuriootpa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Light Pass. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Light Pass itself.
4,918 in 2001 to 7,893 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Light Pass 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 Light Pass 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 16% of Light Pass. 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 Light Pass lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Light Pass planning - frequently asked
Is Light Pass flood-prone?
About 16% of Light Pass falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 1%.
Is Light Pass bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Light Pass is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Barossa Council average of 100%.
Is Light Pass under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Light Pass, and over about 32% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Light Pass?
The dominant planning zone in Light Pass is Rural, though the suburb also includes Resource Extraction and Rural Settlement.
Does Light Pass have heritage-listed places?
Light Pass has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Light Pass?
Across 195 surveyed parcels in Light Pass, the median lot size is about 22,210 m².
Does Light Pass have a train station?
There is no train station inside Light Pass itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Light Pass?
At the 2021 Census Light Pass had 256 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Nuriootpa statistical area, which contains Light Pass, went from 4,918 people in 2001 to 7,893 in 2025, up 60%.
Is Light Pass an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Light Pass scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Light Pass?
Median household income in Light Pass was $1,593 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,705 for the typical suburb in The Barossa Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,372 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrice | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nuriootpa | 4.7 km | 4% | 97% |
| Stockwell | 4.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Ebenezer Light Regional Council |
6.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Vine Vale | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stone Well Light Regional Council |
7.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Angaston | 7.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| Marananga Light Regional Council |
8.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moculta | 8.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tanunda | 8.8 km | 4% | 97% |