Middle Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Middle Beach
(Adelaide Plains Council, SA) - 66.45 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
66.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Middle Beach'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 Middle Beach
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 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
Middle Beach at a glance
How Middle Beach is zoned
Selling in Middle Beach? 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 66.45 km², Middle Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 78,523 m² across 161 parcels.
Who lives in Middle Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Middle Beach 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 957, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Middle Beach's 94 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mallala, the wider ABS statistical area containing Middle Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Middle Beach itself.
2,897 in 2001 to 3,561 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Middle Beach 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 Middle Beach 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 92% of Middle Beach. 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 Middle Beach lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Middle Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Middle Beach flood-prone?
About 34% of Middle Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Middle Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Middle Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Adelaide Plains Council average of 81%.
Is Middle Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 92% of Middle Beach, and over about 97% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 21 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 Middle Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Middle Beach is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Horticulture and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Middle Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Middle Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Middle Beach?
Across 161 surveyed parcels in Middle Beach, the median lot size is about 78,523 m².
What is the population of Middle Beach?
At the 2021 Census Middle Beach had 94 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mallala statistical area, which contains Middle Beach, went from 2,897 people in 2001 to 3,561 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Middle Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Middle Beach scores 957 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Middle Beach?
Median household income in Middle Beach was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,552 for the typical suburb in Adelaide Plains Council. Median rent was $305 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,150 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Gawler | 6.1 km | 18% | 58% |
| Two Wells | 8.5 km | 50% | 97% |
| Lower Light | 9.9 km | 32% | 71% |
| Riverlea Park City of Playford |
10.4 km | 61% | 89% |
| Buckland Park City of Playford |
11.8 km | 12% | 65% |
| Korunye | 12.7 km | 63% | 100% |
| Lewiston | 14.9 km | 60% | 100% |
| Virginia City of Playford |
15.3 km | 53% | 100% |
| Dublin | 17.3 km | 0% | 97% |
| Waterloo Corner City of Playford |
17.8 km | 46% | 82% |