Para Vista flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Para Vista
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 1.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.46 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Para Vista'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 Vista
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 1 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.
Para Vista at a glance
How Para Vista is zoned
Selling in Para Vista? 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 1.46 km², Para Vista is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 634 m² across 1,308 parcels.
Who lives in Para Vista
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Para Vista 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 914, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Para Vista's 3,023 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ingle Farm, the wider ABS statistical area containing Para Vista. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Para Vista itself.
12,747 in 2001 to 16,270 in 2025, up 28%.
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 Vista 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 Vista address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Para Vista. 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 Vista lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Para Vista planning - frequently asked
Is Para Vista flood-prone?
About 3% of Para Vista falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Para Vista bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Para Vista and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Salisbury average is 8%).
Is Para Vista under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Para Vista, and over about 80% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 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 Vista?
The dominant planning zone in Para Vista is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Suburban Activity Centre and Employment.
Does Para Vista have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Para Vista.
What is the typical lot size in Para Vista?
Across 1,308 surveyed parcels in Para Vista, the median lot size is about 634 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Para Vista have a train station?
There is no train station inside Para Vista itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of Para Vista?
At the 2021 Census Para Vista had 3,023 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Ingle Farm statistical area, which contains Para Vista, went from 12,747 people in 2001 to 16,270 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Para Vista an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Para Vista scores 914 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 Vista?
Median household income in Para Vista was $1,276 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,276 for the typical suburb in City of Salisbury. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modbury North City of Tea Tree Gully |
1.5 km | 13% | 0% |
| Ingle Farm | 1.5 km | 17% | 0% |
| Valley View City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
1.6 km | 7% | 0% |
| Para Hills | 2.0 km | 17% | 0% |
| Modbury City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.4 km | 25% | 0% |
| Modbury Heights City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Gilles Plains City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
2.8 km | 4% | 0% |
| Holden Hill City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Walkley Heights | 3.0 km | 6% | 0% |
| Para Hills West | 3.2 km | 47% | 0% |