Para Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Para Hills
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 3.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.21 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Para Hills'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 Para Hills
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 30 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.
Para Hills at a glance
How Para Hills is zoned
Selling in Para Hills? 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 3.21 km², Para Hills is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 685 m² across 3,121 parcels.
Who lives in Para Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Para Hills 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 915, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Para Hills's 6,793 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Para Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Para Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Para Hills itself.
14,582 in 2001 to 15,507 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Para Hills 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 Para Hills address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 98% of Para Hills. 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 Para Hills lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Para Hills planning - frequently asked
Is Para Hills flood-prone?
About 17% of Para Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Para Hills bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Para Hills and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Salisbury average is 8%).
Is Para Hills under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 98% of Para Hills, and over about 100% 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 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 136 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 Para Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Para Hills is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Suburban Activity Centre and Hills Neighbourhood.
Does Para Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Para Hills.
What is the typical lot size in Para Hills?
Across 3,121 surveyed parcels in Para Hills, the median lot size is about 685 m². There are also 70 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Para Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Para Hills itself. The suburb is served by 57 bus stops.
What is the population of Para Hills?
At the 2021 Census Para Hills had 6,793 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Para Hills statistical area, which contains Para Hills, went from 14,582 people in 2001 to 15,507 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Para Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Para Hills scores 915 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 Para Hills?
Median household income in Para Hills was $1,420 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,276 for the typical suburb in City of Salisbury. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para Hills West | 1.3 km | 47% | 0% |
| Gulfview Heights | 1.8 km | 10% | 43% |
| Ingle Farm | 2.0 km | 17% | 0% |
| Para Vista | 2.0 km | 3% | 0% |
| Modbury Heights City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.7 km | 10% | 0% |
| Modbury North City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.7 km | 13% | 0% |
| Parafield | 2.8 km | 28% | 0% |
| Pooraka | 3.1 km | 23% | 0% |
| Wynn Vale City of Tea Tree Gully |
3.1 km | 17% | 23% |
| Salisbury South | 3.2 km | 54% | 0% |