Port Adelaide flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Port Adelaide (City of Port Adelaide Enfield, SA) - 6.05 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.

Planning schematicPort Adelaide

Constraint readout

6.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 32%

1.9× council avg (17%) · #7 of 48 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 0%

· #1 of 48 mapped council suburbs

Environmental30%

3.3× council avg (9%) · #5 of 48 in council

Heritage sites 126 Character 31% Noise corridor 31% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 80% Mostly Strategic Employment Flood 7th most affected of 48 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Adelaide'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 Port Adelaide

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

Under observed aircraft

95%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

80%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 3,500 ft

Busiest square

~7 a day

7 a day below 3,000 ft · ±25%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.

Port Adelaide at a glance

Parcels 2,495 Median lot 262 m² Bus stops 31

How Port Adelaide is zoned

Strategic Employment 50%

Urban Activity Centre 31%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 11%

Employment 4%

Recreation 3%

Housing Diversity Neighbourhood 1%

Selling in Port Adelaide? 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 6.05 km², Port Adelaide is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 126 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Strategic Employment. The median lot measures about 262 m² across 2,495 parcels.

Who lives in Port Adelaide

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Adelaide suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

1,338

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,230

per week, City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburb typical $1,459

Median rent

$293

per week, City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburb typical $307

Median mortgage

$1,672

per month

Household size

1.9

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 943, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Port Adelaide's 1,338 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.3%

5-14 7.2%

15-19 4.1%

20-24 7.8%

25-34 14.8%

35-44 13.5%

45-54 14.5%

55-64 17.7%

65-74 12.7%

75-84 4.3%

85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Port Adelaide, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Adelaide. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Adelaide itself.

10,653 in 2001 to 12,874 in 2025, up 21%.

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.

Port Adelaide 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 Port Adelaide address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Port Adelaide. 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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Port Adelaide planning - frequently asked

Is Port Adelaide flood-prone?

About 32% of Port Adelaide falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is Port Adelaide bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Port Adelaide and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.

Is Port Adelaide under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Port Adelaide, and over about 95% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 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 Port Adelaide?

The dominant planning zone in Port Adelaide is Strategic Employment, though the suburb also includes Urban Activity Centre and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Port Adelaide have heritage-listed places?

Port Adelaide has 126 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Port Adelaide?

Across 2,495 surveyed parcels in Port Adelaide, the median lot size is about 262 m².

Does Port Adelaide have a train station?

There is no train station inside Port Adelaide itself. The suburb is served by 31 bus stops.

What is the population of Port Adelaide?

At the 2021 Census Port Adelaide had 1,338 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Port Adelaide statistical area, which contains Port Adelaide, went from 10,653 people in 2001 to 12,874 in 2025, up 21%.

Is Port Adelaide an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Adelaide scores 943 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 Port Adelaide?

Median household income in Port Adelaide was $1,230 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,459 for the typical suburb in City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Median rent was $293 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,672 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Gillman	1.1 km	17%	0%
Peterhead	1.2 km	38%	0%
Birkenhead	1.2 km	22%	0%
Largs Bay	1.7 km	25%	0%
Exeter	2.0 km	24%	0%
Largs North	2.0 km	18%	0%
New Port	2.1 km	17%	0%
Glanville	2.3 km	41%	0%
Rosewater	2.5 km	37%	0%
Ottoway	2.6 km	28%	0%

See all City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburb profiles →