Plympton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Plympton
(City of West Torrens, SA) - 1.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.77 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Plympton'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 Plympton
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Plympton at a glance
How Plympton is zoned
Selling in Plympton? 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 1.77 km², Plympton is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 29 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 203 m² across 3,513 parcels.
Who lives in Plympton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Plympton 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 1007, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Plympton's 5,459 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Plympton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Plympton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Plympton itself.
21,279 in 2001 to 28,617 in 2025, up 34%.
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.
Plympton 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 Plympton 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 59% of Plympton. 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 Plympton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Plympton planning - frequently asked
Is Plympton flood-prone?
About 13% of Plympton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 32%.
Is Plympton bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Plympton and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Plympton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 59% of Plympton, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Plympton?
The dominant planning zone in Plympton is Housing Diversity Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Urban Corridor (Boulevard).
Does Plympton have heritage-listed places?
Plympton has 29 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Plympton?
Across 3,513 surveyed parcels in Plympton, the median lot size is about 203 m².
Does Plympton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Plympton itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops and 4 tram stops.
What is the population of Plympton?
At the 2021 Census Plympton had 5,459 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Plympton statistical area, which contains Plympton, went from 21,279 people in 2001 to 28,617 in 2025, up 34%.
Is Plympton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Plympton scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Plympton?
Median household income in Plympton was $1,598 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,539 for the typical suburb in City of West Torrens. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,662 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Plympton | 0.7 km | 12% | 0% |
| Glandore City of Marion |
1.2 km | 2% | 0% |
| Netley | 1.4 km | 35% | 0% |
| Camden Park | 1.4 km | 7% | 0% |
| South Plympton City of Marion |
1.5 km | 0% | 0% |
| Kurralta Park | 1.5 km | 52% | 0% |
| Plympton Park City of Marion |
1.6 km | 0% | 0% |
| Marleston | 1.9 km | 47% | 0% |
| Black Forest City of Unley |
1.9 km | 1% | 0% |
| Everard Park City of Unley |
2.0 km | 30% | 0% |