Salisbury Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Salisbury Heights
(City of Salisbury, SA) - 3.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Salisbury Heights'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 Salisbury Heights
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 6 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Salisbury Heights at a glance
How Salisbury Heights is zoned
Selling in Salisbury Heights? 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 3.46 km², Salisbury Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 697 m² across 1,973 parcels.
Who lives in Salisbury Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Salisbury Heights 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 979, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Salisbury Heights's 4,488 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Salisbury East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Salisbury Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Salisbury Heights itself.
17,730 in 2001 to 19,226 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Salisbury Heights. 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 Salisbury Heights lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Salisbury Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Salisbury Heights flood-prone?
About 20% of Salisbury Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Salisbury Heights bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Salisbury Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Salisbury average of 8%.
Is Salisbury Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Salisbury Heights, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 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 Salisbury Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Salisbury Heights is Hills Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes General Neighbourhood and Hills Face.
Does Salisbury Heights have heritage-listed places?
Salisbury Heights has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Salisbury Heights?
Across 1,973 surveyed parcels in Salisbury Heights, the median lot size is about 697 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Salisbury Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Salisbury Heights itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of Salisbury Heights?
At the 2021 Census Salisbury Heights had 4,488 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Salisbury East statistical area, which contains Salisbury Heights, went from 17,730 people in 2001 to 19,226 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Salisbury Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Salisbury Heights scores 979 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Salisbury Heights?
Median household income in Salisbury Heights was $1,795 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,276 for the typical suburb in City of Salisbury. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,514 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Park | 1.5 km | 44% | 0% |
| Salisbury Plain | 2.0 km | 26% | 0% |
| Elizabeth Vale City of Playford |
2.0 km | 15% | <1% |
| Salisbury East | 2.2 km | 24% | 53% |
| Greenwith City of Tea Tree Gully |
2.7 km | 19% | 87% |
| Brahma Lodge | 3.0 km | 33% | 0% |
| Hillbank City of Playford |
3.2 km | 12% | 87% |
| Elizabeth Grove City of Playford |
3.3 km | 26% | 0% |
| Elizabeth South City of Playford |
3.5 km | 22% | 0% |
| Gulfview Heights | 3.8 km | 10% | 43% |