Parafield flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Parafield
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 4.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.44 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Parafield's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Parafield
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.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
81% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- SA Planning and Design Code aircraft noise
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 26 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Parafield at a glance
How Parafield is zoned
Selling in Parafield? 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 4.44 km², Parafield is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Commonwealth Facilities. The median lot measures about 16,251 m² across 23 parcels.
Who lives in Parafield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Parafield suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Parafield, the wider ABS statistical area containing Parafield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Parafield itself.
72 in 2001 to 18 in 2025, down 75%.
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.
Parafield 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 26 September 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 Parafield 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 100% of Parafield. 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 Parafield lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Parafield planning - frequently asked
Is Parafield flood-prone?
About 28% of Parafield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Parafield bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Parafield and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Salisbury average is 8%).
Is Parafield affected by aircraft noise?
About 81% of Parafield sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 40 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Parafield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Parafield, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 454 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 Parafield?
The dominant planning zone in Parafield is Commonwealth Facilities, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and General Neighbourhood.
Does Parafield have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Parafield.
What is the typical lot size in Parafield?
Across 23 surveyed parcels in Parafield, the median lot size is about 16,251 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Parafield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Parafield itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para Hills West | 1.5 km | 47% | 0% |
| Salisbury South | 1.8 km | 54% | 0% |
| Parafield Gardens | 2.1 km | 22% | 0% |
| Mawson Lakes | 2.3 km | 28% | 0% |
| Salisbury Downs | 2.7 km | 26% | 0% |
| Green Fields | 2.7 km | 26% | 0% |
| Para Hills | 2.8 km | 17% | 0% |
| Brahma Lodge | 3.0 km | 33% | 0% |
| Pooraka | 3.1 km | 23% | 0% |
| Gulfview Heights | 3.2 km | 10% | 43% |