Melrose flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Melrose
(The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 328.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
328.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Melrose's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Melrose
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 to
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.
Melrose at a glance
How Melrose is zoned
Selling in Melrose? 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 328.79 km², Melrose 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. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 45,493 m² across 663 parcels.
Who lives in Melrose
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Melrose 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 999, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Melrose's 342 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Melrose. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Melrose itself.
5,996 in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Melrose 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 12 September 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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See what's in the $9 report →Melrose planning - frequently asked
Is Melrose flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Melrose and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Melrose bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Melrose is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.
Is Melrose under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Melrose in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Melrose?
The dominant planning zone in Melrose is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Township.
Does Melrose have heritage-listed places?
Melrose has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Melrose?
Across 663 surveyed parcels in Melrose, the median lot size is about 45,493 m².
Does Melrose have a train station?
There is no train station inside Melrose itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Melrose?
At the 2021 Census Melrose had 342 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area, which contains Melrose, went from 5,996 people in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Melrose an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Melrose scores 999 and sits in decile 6 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 Melrose?
Median household income in Melrose was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,250 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Mount Remarkable. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,230 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Town | 13.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Booleroo Centre | 14.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bangor | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wilmington | 17.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willowie | 18.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wongyarra | 19.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baroota | 21.2 km | 0% | 87% |
| Mambray Creek | 21.4 km | 0% | 89% |
| Nectar Brook | 23.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Amyton | 26.1 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →