Reynella flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Reynella
(City of Onkaparinga, SA) - 4.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.17 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Reynella'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 Reynella
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 13 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.
Reynella at a glance
How Reynella is zoned
Selling in Reynella? 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 4.17 km², Reynella is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 681 m² across 2,422 parcels.
Who lives in Reynella
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Reynella 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 938, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Reynella's 4,836 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Reynella, the wider ABS statistical area containing Reynella. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Reynella itself.
10,136 in 2001 to 10,848 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Reynella 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 Reynella address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Reynella. 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 Reynella lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Reynella planning - frequently asked
Is Reynella flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Reynella and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Reynella bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Reynella and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Onkaparinga average is 69%).
Is Reynella under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Reynella, and over about 74% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 7,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 29 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 Reynella?
The dominant planning zone in Reynella is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Housing Diversity Neighbourhood and Resource Extraction.
Does Reynella have heritage-listed places?
Reynella has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Reynella?
Across 2,422 surveyed parcels in Reynella, the median lot size is about 681 m².
Does Reynella have a train station?
There is no train station inside Reynella itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of Reynella?
At the 2021 Census Reynella had 4,836 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Reynella statistical area, which contains Reynella, went from 10,136 people in 2001 to 10,848 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Reynella an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Reynella scores 938 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 Reynella?
Median household income in Reynella was $1,346 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,512 for the typical suburb in City of Onkaparinga. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Reynella | 1.8 km | 2% | 23% |
| Sheidow Park City of Marion |
2.4 km | 0% | 0% |
| Hallett Cove City of Marion |
2.7 km | 0% | 0% |
| Morphett Vale | 2.7 km | 2% | 25% |
| Reynella East | 2.9 km | 11% | 4% |
| Lonsdale | 3.0 km | 0% | 47% |
| Trott Park City of Marion |
3.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Woodcroft | 3.5 km | <1% | 76% |
| Christie Downs | 4.4 km | 0% | 0% |
| O'Sullivan Beach | 5.0 km | 0% | 78% |