Mount Barker Springs flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Barker Springs
(Mount Barker District Council, SA) - 8.63 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
8.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Barker Springs'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 Mount Barker Springs
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: 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.
Mount Barker Springs at a glance
How Mount Barker Springs is zoned
Selling in Mount Barker Springs? 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 8.63 km², Mount Barker Springs 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 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 81,579 m² across 74 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Barker Springs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Barker Springs 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 1052, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Barker Springs's 174 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Barker Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Barker Springs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Barker Springs itself.
5,440 in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
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.
Mount Barker Springs 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 Mount Barker Springs 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.
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 Mount Barker Springs lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Barker Springs planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Barker Springs flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Barker Springs and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Mount Barker Springs bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Barker Springs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Barker District Council average of 100%.
Is Mount Barker Springs under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 26% of Mount Barker Springs in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Mount Barker Springs?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Barker Springs is Rural, though the suburb also includes Master Planned Neighbourhood.
Does Mount Barker Springs have heritage-listed places?
Mount Barker Springs has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Barker Springs?
Across 74 surveyed parcels in Mount Barker Springs, the median lot size is about 81,579 m².
What is the population of Mount Barker Springs?
At the 2021 Census Mount Barker Springs had 174 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Mount Barker Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mount Barker Springs, went from 5,440 people in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Mount Barker Springs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Barker Springs scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Barker Springs?
Median household income in Mount Barker Springs was $3,028 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,812 for the typical suburb in Mount Barker District Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,084 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Barker Summit | 2.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wistow | 3.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Petwood | 3.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker | 5.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| St Ives | 5.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dawesley | 5.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nairne | 6.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bugle Ranges | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Blakiston | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kanmantoo | 7.5 km | 0% | 100% |