Rosewater flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rosewater
(City of Port Adelaide Enfield, SA) - 1.27 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.27 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosewater'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 Rosewater
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Rosewater at a glance
How Rosewater is zoned
Selling in Rosewater? 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 1.27 km², Rosewater is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 439 m² across 1,853 parcels.
Who lives in Rosewater
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosewater 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 912, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosewater's 3,582 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Adelaide, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosewater. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosewater 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.
Rosewater 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 26 September 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 Rosewater 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 93% of Rosewater. 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 Rosewater lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rosewater planning - frequently asked
Is Rosewater flood-prone?
About 37% of Rosewater falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Rosewater bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Rosewater and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Rosewater under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 93% of Rosewater, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Rosewater?
The dominant planning zone in Rosewater is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Established Neighbourhood and Employment.
Does Rosewater have heritage-listed places?
Rosewater has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rosewater?
Across 1,853 surveyed parcels in Rosewater, the median lot size is about 439 m².
Does Rosewater have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rosewater itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Rosewater?
At the 2021 Census Rosewater had 3,582 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Port Adelaide statistical area, which contains Rosewater, went from 10,653 people in 2001 to 12,874 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Rosewater an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosewater scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rosewater?
Median household income in Rosewater was $1,314 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,459 for the typical suburb in City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,430 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberton | 0.8 km | 33% | 0% |
| Pennington City of Charles Sturt |
1.0 km | 33% | 0% |
| Queenstown | 1.4 km | 21% | 0% |
| Ottoway | 1.5 km | 28% | 0% |
| Cheltenham City of Charles Sturt |
1.7 km | 35% | 0% |
| Athol Park City of Charles Sturt |
1.9 km | 23% | 0% |
| Royal Park City of Charles Sturt |
2.2 km | 28% | 0% |
| St Clair City of Charles Sturt |
2.3 km | 20% | 0% |
| Hendon City of Charles Sturt |
2.4 km | 37% | 0% |
| Woodville North City of Charles Sturt |
2.4 km | 29% | 0% |