Old Noarlunga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Old Noarlunga
(City of Onkaparinga, SA) - 3.64 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
3.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Old Noarlunga'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 Old Noarlunga
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 7 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.
Old Noarlunga at a glance
How Old Noarlunga is zoned
Selling in Old Noarlunga? 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 3.64 km², Old Noarlunga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 28 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 715 m² across 794 parcels.
Who lives in Old Noarlunga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Old Noarlunga 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 923, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Old Noarlunga's 1,531 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of McLaren Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Old Noarlunga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Old Noarlunga itself.
4,852 in 2001 to 8,779 in 2025, up 81%.
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.
Old Noarlunga 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 Old Noarlunga address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Old Noarlunga. 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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See what's in the $9 report →Old Noarlunga planning - frequently asked
Is Old Noarlunga flood-prone?
About 13% of Old Noarlunga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Old Noarlunga bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Old Noarlunga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Onkaparinga average of 69%.
Is Old Noarlunga under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Old Noarlunga, and over about 61% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 16 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 Old Noarlunga?
The dominant planning zone in Old Noarlunga is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Hills Face and General Neighbourhood.
Does Old Noarlunga have heritage-listed places?
Old Noarlunga has 28 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Old Noarlunga?
Across 794 surveyed parcels in Old Noarlunga, the median lot size is about 715 m².
Does Old Noarlunga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Old Noarlunga itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Old Noarlunga?
At the 2021 Census Old Noarlunga had 1,531 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider McLaren Vale statistical area, which contains Old Noarlunga, went from 4,852 people in 2001 to 8,779 in 2025, up 81%.
Is Old Noarlunga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Old Noarlunga scores 923 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Old Noarlunga?
Median household income in Old Noarlunga was $1,485 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,512 for the typical suburb in City of Onkaparinga. Median rent was $305 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,395 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford Meadows | 1.8 km | 27% | 12% |
| Seaford Heights | 1.9 km | 0% | 67% |
| Seaford | 2.3 km | 0% | 35% |
| Noarlunga Downs | 2.4 km | 22% | 18% |
| Onkaparinga Heights | 2.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Noarlunga South | 2.7 km | 29% | 45% |
| Huntfield Heights | 2.9 km | 6% | 32% |
| Seaford Rise | 3.1 km | 3% | 51% |
| Port Noarlunga | 3.7 km | 20% | 46% |
| Moana | 3.9 km | 11% | 92% |