Sandy Grove flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Sandy Grove (Kingston District Council, SA) - 26.6 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.

Planning schematicSandy Grove

Constraint readout

26.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 14 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (97%) · #8 of 14 mapped council suburbs

Environmental100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #1 of 14 in council

Heritage sites 0 Mostly Rural Bushfire 8th most affected of 14 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sandy Grove'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 Sandy Grove

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

3,000 ft

averaging 3,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Sandy Grove at a glance

Parcels 132 Median lot 49,288 m²

How Sandy Grove is zoned

Rural 73%

Rural Living 15%

Conservation 8%

Deferred Urban 3%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 0%

Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Sandy Grove? 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 26.6 km², Sandy Grove 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 49,288 m² across 132 parcels.

Who lives in Sandy Grove

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sandy Grove suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

124

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,375

per week, Kingston District Council suburb typical $1,227

Median mortgage

$1,600

per month

Household size

2.5

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1002, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sandy Grove's 124 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.2%

5-14 8.3%

15-19 4.2%

20-24 5.0%

25-34 8.3%

35-44 14.2%

45-54 11.7%

55-64 17.5%

65-74 15.0%

75-84 6.7%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Kingston - Robe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sandy Grove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sandy Grove 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.

Sandy Grove 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 Sandy Grove 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.

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 Sandy Grove lot.

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Sandy Grove planning - frequently asked

Is Sandy Grove flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Sandy Grove and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Sandy Grove bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Sandy Grove is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingston District Council average of 97%.

Is Sandy Grove under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Sandy Grove in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. 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 Sandy Grove?

The dominant planning zone in Sandy Grove is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Conservation.

Does Sandy Grove have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Sandy Grove.

What is the typical lot size in Sandy Grove?

Across 132 surveyed parcels in Sandy Grove, the median lot size is about 49,288 m².

What is the population of Sandy Grove?

At the 2021 Census Sandy Grove had 124 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Kingston - Robe statistical area, which contains Sandy Grove, went from 3,718 people in 2001 to 4,041 in 2025, up 9%.

Is Sandy Grove an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sandy Grove scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sandy Grove?

Median household income in Sandy Grove was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,227 for the typical suburb in Kingston District Council.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Wyomi	2.9 km	0%	89%
Pinks Beach	3.1 km	0%	92%
Kingston Se	5.6 km	0%	99%
Rosetown	5.7 km	0%	86%
Wangolina	10.9 km	0%	100%
West Range	15.1 km	0%	99%
Cape Jaffa	17.2 km	0%	98%
Blackford	19.3 km	0%	100%
Reedy Creek	20.5 km	0%	100%
Boatswain Point District Council of Robe	24.3 km	0%	92%

See all Kingston District Council suburb profiles →