Mintaro flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mintaro (Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council, SA) - 82.96 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.

Planning schematicMintaro

Constraint readout

82.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay <1%

≈ council avg (0%) · #7 of 38 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #1 of 38 mapped council suburbs

Environmental<1%

below council avg (1%) · #10 of 38 in council

Heritage sites 28 Mostly Rural Bushfire 1st most affected of 38 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mintaro'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 Mintaro

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

2,000 ft

averaging 4,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Mintaro at a glance

Parcels 414 Median lot 20,442 m² Bus stops 2

How Mintaro is zoned

Rural 96%

Township 3%

Rural Neighbourhood 1%

Rural Living 1%

Conservation 0%

Selling in Mintaro? 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 82.96 km², Mintaro 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 28 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,442 m² across 414 parcels.

Who lives in Mintaro

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mintaro suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

218

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,437

per week, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council suburb typical $1,437

Median rent

$295

per week, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council suburb typical $231

Median mortgage

$1,475

per month

Household size

2.4

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1022, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mintaro's 218 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.7%

5-14 10.6%

15-19 5.3%

20-24 1.8%

25-34 7.5%

35-44 10.6%

45-54 14.6%

55-64 16.8%

65-74 21.2%

75-84 7.1%

85+ 1.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gilbert Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mintaro. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mintaro itself.

4,711 in 2001 to 5,198 in 2025, up 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.

Mintaro 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 Mintaro address

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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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Mintaro planning - frequently asked

Is Mintaro flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Mintaro and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).

Is Mintaro bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Mintaro is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council average of 100%.

Is Mintaro under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Mintaro in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 Mintaro?

The dominant planning zone in Mintaro is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Rural Neighbourhood.

Does Mintaro have heritage-listed places?

Mintaro has 28 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mintaro?

Across 414 surveyed parcels in Mintaro, the median lot size is about 20,442 m².

Does Mintaro have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mintaro itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Mintaro?

At the 2021 Census Mintaro had 218 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gilbert Valley statistical area, which contains Mintaro, went from 4,711 people in 2001 to 5,198 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Mintaro an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mintaro scores 1022 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).

What is the median household income in Mintaro?

Median household income in Mintaro was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,475 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Stanley	5.5 km	0%	100%
Manoora	7.5 km	<1%	100%
Polish Hill River	10.5 km	0%	100%
Black Springs	10.5 km	0%	100%
Penwortham	11.2 km	0%	100%
Watervale	11.2 km	0%	100%
Leasingham	12.4 km	0%	100%
Waterloo	12.7 km	0%	100%
Sevenhill	13.7 km	0%	100%
Auburn	13.7 km	0%	100%

See all Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council suburb profiles →