Parsons Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Parsons Beach
(Yorke Peninsula Council, SA) - 7.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
7.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Parsons Beach'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 Parsons Beach
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 26 Sep 2026
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.
Parsons Beach at a glance
How Parsons Beach is zoned
Selling in Parsons Beach? 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 7.42 km², Parsons Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,044 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Parsons Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Parsons Beach 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 965, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yorke Peninsula - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Parsons Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Parsons Beach itself.
7,295 in 2001 to 7,755 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.
Parsons Beach 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 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 Parsons Beach address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Parsons Beach. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Parsons Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Parsons Beach flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Parsons Beach and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Parsons Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Parsons Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yorke Peninsula Council average of 93%.
Is Parsons Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Parsons Beach, and over about 10% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. 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 Parsons Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Parsons Beach is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Living.
Does Parsons Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Parsons Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Parsons Beach?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Parsons Beach, the median lot size is about 1,044 m².
Is Parsons Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Parsons Beach scores 965 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Beach | 4.5 km | 0% | 95% |
| Minlaton | 7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Rickaby | 11.3 km | 0% | 89% |
| Brentwood | 11.3 km | 0% | 98% |
| Koolywurtie | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hardwicke Bay | 14.8 km | 0% | 94% |
| Wauraltee | 22.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Ramsay | 22.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Point Turton | 24.0 km | 0% | 88% |
| Curramulka | 27.0 km | 0% | 100% |