Norwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Norwood
(The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, SA) - 2.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.21 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Norwood'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 Norwood
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
typical observed square 2 a day
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.
Norwood at a glance
How Norwood is zoned
Selling in Norwood? 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 2.21 km², Norwood is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 329 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Established Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 171 m² across 6,174 parcels.
Who lives in Norwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Norwood 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 1073, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Norwood's 6,354 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Norwood (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Norwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Norwood itself.
9,290 in 2001 to 12,253 in 2025, up 32%.
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.
Norwood 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 Norwood 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 22% of Norwood. 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 Norwood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Norwood planning - frequently asked
Is Norwood flood-prone?
About 17% of Norwood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Norwood bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Norwood and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Norwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 22% of Norwood, and over about 71% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Norwood?
The dominant planning zone in Norwood is Established Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Suburban Business and Urban Corridor (Main Street).
Does Norwood have heritage-listed places?
Norwood has 329 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Norwood?
Across 6,174 surveyed parcels in Norwood, the median lot size is about 171 m².
Does Norwood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Norwood itself. The suburb is served by 28 bus stops.
What is the population of Norwood?
At the 2021 Census Norwood had 6,354 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Norwood (SA) statistical area, which contains Norwood, went from 9,290 people in 2001 to 12,253 in 2025, up 32%.
Is Norwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Norwood scores 1073 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Norwood?
Median household income in Norwood was $1,752 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,752 for the typical suburb in The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Park City of Burnside |
1.1 km | 0% | 0% |
| Stepney | 1.1 km | 37% | 0% |
| Kent Town | 1.2 km | 29% | 0% |
| Maylands | 1.2 km | 30% | 0% |
| Kensington | 1.3 km | 28% | 0% |
| Beulah Park City of Burnside |
1.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Toorak Gardens City of Burnside |
1.4 km | <1% | 0% |
| Marryatville | 1.5 km | 30% | 0% |
| College Park | 1.6 km | 32% | 0% |
| Trinity Gardens | 1.6 km | 25% | 0% |
See all The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters suburb profiles →