Rosetown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rosetown
(Kingston District Council, SA) - 1.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosetown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rosetown
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 to
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.
Rosetown at a glance
How Rosetown is zoned
Selling in Rosetown? 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 1.29 km², Rosetown is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Open Space. The median lot measures about 999 m² across 271 parcels.
Who lives in Rosetown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosetown 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 887, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosetown's 165 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kingston - Robe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosetown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosetown itself.
3,718 in 2001 to 4,041 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Rosetown 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 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Is Rosetown flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Rosetown and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Rosetown bushfire-prone?
Around 86% of Rosetown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingston District Council average of 97%.
Is Rosetown under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Rosetown in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Rosetown?
The dominant planning zone in Rosetown is Open Space, though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood and Strategic Employment.
Does Rosetown have heritage-listed places?
Rosetown has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rosetown?
Across 271 surveyed parcels in Rosetown, the median lot size is about 999 m².
Does Rosetown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rosetown itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Rosetown?
At the 2021 Census Rosetown had 165 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Kingston - Robe statistical area, which contains Rosetown, went from 3,718 people in 2001 to 4,041 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Rosetown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosetown scores 887 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rosetown?
Median household income in Rosetown was $977 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,227 for the typical suburb in Kingston District Council. Median rent was $214 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,164 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyomi | 4.8 km | 0% | 89% |
| Kingston Se | 5.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Sandy Grove | 5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinks Beach | 6.3 km | 0% | 92% |
| West Range | 10.0 km | 0% | 99% |
| Wangolina | 16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Blackford | 17.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cape Jaffa | 20.8 km | 0% | 98% |
| Reedy Creek | 25.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Taratap | 27.9 km | 0% | 100% |