Mosquito Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mosquito Hill
(Alexandrina Council, SA) - 38.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
38.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mosquito Hill'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 Mosquito Hill
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 26 Sep 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 8,000 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.
Mosquito Hill at a glance
How Mosquito Hill is zoned
Selling in Mosquito Hill? 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 38.1 km², Mosquito Hill 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. The dominant land-use zone is Productive Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 324,671 m² across 86 parcels.
Who lives in Mosquito Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mosquito Hill 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 Mosquito Hill's 137 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Strathalbyn Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mosquito Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mosquito Hill itself.
5,223 in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Mosquito Hill 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 26 September 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 Mosquito Hill 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 Mosquito Hill. 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 Mosquito Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mosquito Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Mosquito Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mosquito Hill and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 16%).
Is Mosquito Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mosquito Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alexandrina Council average of 100%.
Is Mosquito Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Mosquito Hill, and over about 28% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 Mosquito Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Mosquito Hill is Productive Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Mosquito Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mosquito Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Mosquito Hill?
Across 86 surveyed parcels in Mosquito Hill, the median lot size is about 324,671 m².
What is the population of Mosquito Hill?
At the 2021 Census Mosquito Hill had 137 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Strathalbyn Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mosquito Hill, went from 5,223 people in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
Is Mosquito Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mosquito Hill 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 Mosquito Hill?
Median household income in Mosquito Hill was $2,024 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,655 for the typical suburb in Alexandrina Council. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jagged | 4.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tooperang | 5.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Middleton | 7.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Nangkita | 9.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Elliot | 9.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Currency Creek | 9.4 km | 20% | 100% |
| Hindmarsh Valley City of Victor Harbor |
10.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mount Observation | 10.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Goolwa | 10.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Mount Compass | 11.1 km | 0% | 100% |