Point Sturt flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Point Sturt
(Alexandrina Council, SA) - 26.94 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
26.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Point Sturt'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 Point Sturt
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
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.
Point Sturt at a glance
How Point Sturt is zoned
Selling in Point Sturt? 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 26.94 km², Point Sturt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 195,861 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Point Sturt
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Point Sturt 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 935, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Point Sturt's 64 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Strathalbyn Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Point Sturt. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Point Sturt itself.
5,223 in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Point Sturt 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 Point Sturt 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.
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 Point Sturt lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Point Sturt planning - frequently asked
Is Point Sturt flood-prone?
About 100% of Point Sturt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Point Sturt bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Point Sturt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alexandrina Council average of 100%.
Is Point Sturt under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Point Sturt in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,500 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 Point Sturt?
The dominant planning zone in Point Sturt is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Rural.
Does Point Sturt have heritage-listed places?
Point Sturt has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Point Sturt?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Point Sturt, the median lot size is about 195,861 m².
What is the population of Point Sturt?
At the 2021 Census Point Sturt had 64 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Strathalbyn Surrounds statistical area, which contains Point Sturt, went from 5,223 people in 2001 to 8,615 in 2025, up 65%.
Is Point Sturt an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Point Sturt scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Point Sturt?
Median household income in Point Sturt was $1,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,655 for the typical suburb in Alexandrina Council. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $871 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Bay | 6.2 km | 69% | 100% |
| Mundoo Island | 6.8 km | 100% | 100% |
| Hindmarsh Island | 9.5 km | 90% | 100% |
| Milang | 10.4 km | 32% | 100% |
| Goolwa South | 15.3 km | 79% | 94% |
| Goolwa North | 15.4 km | 79% | 100% |
| Lake Plains | 15.4 km | 63% | 100% |
| Nurragi | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake Alexandrina The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
17.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Angas Plains | 17.6 km | 29% | 100% |