Pinkerton Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pinkerton Plains
(Light Regional Council, SA) - 64.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
64.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pinkerton Plains'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 Pinkerton Plains
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: 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.
Pinkerton Plains at a glance
How Pinkerton Plains is zoned
Selling in Pinkerton Plains? 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 64.58 km², Pinkerton Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 360,380 m² across 138 parcels.
Who lives in Pinkerton Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pinkerton Plains 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 1032, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pinkerton Plains's 74 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Light, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pinkerton Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pinkerton Plains itself.
7,332 in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Pinkerton Plains 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 Pinkerton Plains address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Pinkerton Plains. 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 →Pinkerton Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Pinkerton Plains flood-prone?
About 1% of Pinkerton Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Pinkerton Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pinkerton Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Light Regional Council average of 100%.
Is Pinkerton Plains under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Pinkerton Plains, and over about 58% 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 2 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 Pinkerton Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Pinkerton Plains is Rural.
Does Pinkerton Plains have heritage-listed places?
Pinkerton Plains has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Pinkerton Plains?
Across 138 surveyed parcels in Pinkerton Plains, the median lot size is about 360,380 m².
What is the population of Pinkerton Plains?
At the 2021 Census Pinkerton Plains had 74 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Light statistical area, which contains Pinkerton Plains, went from 7,332 people in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Pinkerton Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pinkerton Plains scores 1032 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pinkerton Plains?
Median household income in Pinkerton Plains was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,874 for the typical suburb in Light Regional Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,664 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barabba Adelaide Plains Council |
6.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Redbanks Adelaide Plains Council |
6.4 km | 12% | 100% |
| Woolsheds | 6.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Fischer Adelaide Plains Council |
7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Magdala | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wasleys | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hamley Bridge Wakefield Regional Council |
9.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mallala Adelaide Plains Council |
10.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Reeves Plains Adelaide Plains Council |
12.7 km | 7% | 100% |
| Templers | 12.9 km | 0% | 100% |