Paradise flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Paradise
(Campbelltown City Council, SA) - 3.58 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
3.58 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Paradise'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 Paradise
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 2,000 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.
Paradise at a glance
How Paradise is zoned
Selling in Paradise? 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 3.58 km², Paradise is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 558 m² across 3,453 parcels.
Who lives in Paradise
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Paradise 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 986, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Paradise's 7,217 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Paradise - Newton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Paradise. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Paradise itself.
18,208 in 2001 to 22,979 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Paradise 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 Paradise 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 16% of Paradise. 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 Paradise lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Paradise planning - frequently asked
Is Paradise flood-prone?
About 5% of Paradise falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is Paradise bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Paradise and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Campbelltown City Council average is 17%).
Is Paradise under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Paradise, and over about 64% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 88 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 Paradise?
The dominant planning zone in Paradise is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Urban Corridor (Business).
Does Paradise have heritage-listed places?
Paradise has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Paradise?
Across 3,453 surveyed parcels in Paradise, the median lot size is about 558 m².
Does Paradise have a train station?
There is no train station inside Paradise itself. The suburb is served by 44 bus stops.
What is the population of Paradise?
At the 2021 Census Paradise had 7,217 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Paradise - Newton statistical area, which contains Paradise, went from 18,208 people in 2001 to 22,979 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Paradise an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Paradise scores 986 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Paradise?
Median household income in Paradise was $1,386 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Campbelltown City Council. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,597 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dernancourt City of Tea Tree Gully |
0.8 km | 12% | 0% |
| Newton | 1.6 km | 0% | 0% |
| Campbelltown | 1.8 km | 3% | 0% |
| Holden Hill City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.0 km | <1% | 0% |
| Windsor Gardens City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
2.3 km | 4% | 0% |
| Gilles Plains City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
2.5 km | 4% | 0% |
| Hectorville | 2.7 km | 3% | 0% |
| Athelstone | 2.9 km | 4% | 67% |
| Rostrevor | 3.1 km | 1% | 58% |
| Hillcrest City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
3.1 km | 0% | 0% |