Riverlea Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Riverlea Park
(City of Playford, SA) - 16.21 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
16.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Riverlea Park'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 Riverlea Park
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 2,500 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.
Riverlea Park at a glance
How Riverlea Park is zoned
Selling in Riverlea Park? 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 16.21 km², Riverlea Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Master Planned Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 480 m² across 1,497 parcels.
Who lives in Riverlea Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Riverlea Park 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 951, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Riverlea Park's 99 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Virginia - Waterloo Corner, the wider ABS statistical area containing Riverlea Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Riverlea Park itself.
3,155 in 2001 to 8,799 in 2025, up 179%.
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.
Riverlea Park 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 Riverlea Park 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 35% of Riverlea Park. 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 Riverlea Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Riverlea Park planning - frequently asked
Is Riverlea Park flood-prone?
About 61% of Riverlea Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Riverlea Park bushfire-prone?
Around 89% of Riverlea Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Playford average of 49%.
Is Riverlea Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 35% of Riverlea Park, and over about 87% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Riverlea Park?
The dominant planning zone in Riverlea Park is Master Planned Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Rural Horticulture.
Does Riverlea Park have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Riverlea Park.
What is the typical lot size in Riverlea Park?
Across 1,497 surveyed parcels in Riverlea Park, the median lot size is about 480 m².
Does Riverlea Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Riverlea Park itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Riverlea Park?
At the 2021 Census Riverlea Park had 99 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Virginia - Waterloo Corner statistical area, which contains Riverlea Park, went from 3,155 people in 2001 to 8,799 in 2025, up 179%.
Is Riverlea Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Riverlea Park scores 951 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Riverlea Park?
Median household income in Riverlea Park was $1,775 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,542 for the typical suburb in City of Playford. Median rent was $291 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,764 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Park | 5.0 km | 12% | 65% |
| Virginia | 5.2 km | 53% | 100% |
| Two Wells Adelaide Plains Council |
5.7 km | 50% | 97% |
| Port Gawler Adelaide Plains Council |
6.3 km | 18% | 58% |
| Waterloo Corner | 7.5 km | 46% | 82% |
| Lewiston Adelaide Plains Council |
8.9 km | 60% | 100% |
| Penfield Gardens | 9.1 km | 43% | 100% |
| St Kilda City of Salisbury |
9.7 km | 8% | 9% |
| Middle Beach Adelaide Plains Council |
10.4 km | 34% | 66% |
| Direk City of Salisbury |
10.9 km | 24% | 28% |