Rowland Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rowland Flat
(The Barossa Council, SA) - 25.05 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
25.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rowland Flat'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 Rowland Flat
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 7,500 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.
Rowland Flat at a glance
How Rowland Flat is zoned
Selling in Rowland Flat? 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 25.05 km², Rowland Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,084 m² across 317 parcels.
Who lives in Rowland Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rowland Flat 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 1058, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rowland Flat's 110 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lyndoch, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rowland Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rowland Flat itself.
4,719 in 2001 to 6,981 in 2025, up 48%.
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.
Rowland Flat 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 Rowland Flat address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Rowland Flat. 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 Rowland Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rowland Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Rowland Flat flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Rowland Flat and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Rowland Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rowland Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Barossa Council average of 100%.
Is Rowland Flat under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Rowland Flat, and over about 48% 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Rowland Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Rowland Flat is Rural, though the suburb also includes Resource Extraction and Tourism Development.
Does Rowland Flat have heritage-listed places?
Rowland Flat has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rowland Flat?
Across 317 surveyed parcels in Rowland Flat, the median lot size is about 2,084 m².
Does Rowland Flat have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rowland Flat itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Rowland Flat?
At the 2021 Census Rowland Flat had 110 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Lyndoch statistical area, which contains Rowland Flat, went from 4,719 people in 2001 to 6,981 in 2025, up 48%.
Is Rowland Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rowland Flat scores 1058 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rowland Flat?
Median household income in Rowland Flat was $1,958 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,705 for the typical suburb in The Barossa Council. Median rent was $312 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,182 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Krondorf | 3.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gomersal Light Regional Council |
5.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lyndoch | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bethany | 5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tanunda | 5.9 km | 4% | 97% |
| Pewsey Vale | 7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Rosedale | 8.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stone Well Light Regional Council |
8.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Vine Vale | 8.6 km | 0% | 100% |