Osborne flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Osborne (City of Port Adelaide Enfield, SA) - 5.11 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Osborne's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.

Osborne at a glance

Parcels 984 Median lot 623 m² Bus stops 12

How Osborne is zoned

Strategic Employment 41%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 23%
General Neighbourhood 12%
Conservation 10%
Open Space 8%
Suburban Neighbourhood 3%

Selling in Osborne? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any Osborne address.

Across its 5.11 km², Osborne is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Strategic Employment. The median lot measures about 623 m² across 984 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.

Osborne data sources and coverage

Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 20 August 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 Osborne address

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Osborne planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Osborne?

The schematic on this page is a Osborne flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 9% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Osborne address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Osborne flood-prone?

About 9% of Osborne falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Is Osborne bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Osborne and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone. Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.

What is the zoning in Osborne?

The dominant planning zone in Osborne is Strategic Employment, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and General Neighbourhood. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Osborne have heritage-listed places?

Osborne has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

What is the typical lot size in Osborne?

Across 984 surveyed parcels in Osborne, the median lot size is about 623 m².

Does Osborne have a train station?

There is no train station inside Osborne itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.

Do I need a planning report for a Osborne property?

An Osborne planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Outer Harbor 1.6 km 7% 0%
North Haven 1.8 km 12% 0%
Taperoo 2.8 km 15% 0%
Largs North 4.0 km 18% 0%
St Kilda
City of Salisbury
5.1 km 24% 9%
Largs Bay 5.2 km 25% 0%
Gillman 5.5 km 17% 0%
Peterhead 5.5 km 38% 0%
Port Adelaide 5.7 km 32% 0%
Birkenhead 6.2 km 22% 0%

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