Macdonald Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Macdonald Park
(City of Playford, SA) - 5.04 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
5.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Macdonald 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 Macdonald 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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Macdonald Park at a glance
How Macdonald Park is zoned
Selling in Macdonald 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 5.04 km², Macdonald Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Living. The median lot measures about 10,128 m² across 234 parcels.
Who lives in Macdonald Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Macdonald 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 975, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Macdonald Park's 503 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Munno Para West - Angle Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Macdonald Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Macdonald Park itself.
3,512 in 2001 to 24,343 in 2025, up 593%.
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.
Macdonald 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 14% of Macdonald 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 →Macdonald Park planning - frequently asked
Is Macdonald Park flood-prone?
About 44% of Macdonald Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Macdonald Park bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Macdonald Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Playford average of 49%.
Is Macdonald Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Macdonald Park, and over about 62% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 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 Macdonald Park?
The dominant planning zone in Macdonald Park is Rural Living, though the suburb also includes Rural Horticulture and Employment.
Does Macdonald Park have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Macdonald Park.
What is the typical lot size in Macdonald Park?
Across 234 surveyed parcels in Macdonald Park, the median lot size is about 10,128 m².
What is the population of Macdonald Park?
At the 2021 Census Macdonald Park had 503 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Munno Para West - Angle Vale statistical area, which contains Macdonald Park, went from 3,512 people in 2001 to 24,343 in 2025, up 593%.
Is Macdonald Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Macdonald Park scores 975 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Macdonald Park?
Median household income in Macdonald Park was $1,557 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,542 for the typical suburb in City of Playford. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Farm | 1.8 km | 25% | 30% |
| Penfield Gardens | 2.2 km | 43% | 100% |
| Eyre | 2.5 km | 28% | 48% |
| Munno Para West | 2.8 km | 29% | 4% |
| Penfield | 3.0 km | 26% | 100% |
| Smithfield Plains | 3.3 km | 24% | 0% |
| Angle Vale | 3.5 km | 35% | 67% |
| Davoren Park | 3.5 km | 18% | 0% |
| Edinburgh North | 4.2 km | 30% | 22% |
| Smithfield | 4.4 km | 18% | 0% |