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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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Riverlea Park's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.

Riverlea Park at a glance

Parcels 1,497 Median lot 480 m² Bus stops 10

How Riverlea Park is zoned

Master Planned Neighbourhood 54%
Open Space 17%
Rural Horticulture 16%
Strategic Employment 8%
Suburban Activity Centre 3%
Deferred Urban 2%

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 - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any Riverlea Park address.

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. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.

Riverlea Park data sources and coverage

Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 20 August 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

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Riverlea Park planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Riverlea Park?

The schematic on this page is a Riverlea Park flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 61% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Riverlea Park address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Riverlea Park flood-prone?

About 61% of Riverlea Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Is Riverlea Park bushfire-prone?

Yes - around 89% of Riverlea Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Playford average of 49%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Riverlea Park have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Riverlea Park. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.

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.

Do I need a planning report for a Riverlea Park property?

A Riverlea Park planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Buckland Park 5.0 km 54% 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 24% 9%
Middle Beach
Adelaide Plains Council
10.4 km 35% 66%
Direk
City of Salisbury
10.9 km 24% 28%

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