Seaton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Seaton
(City of Charles Sturt, SA) - 4.58 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
4.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Seaton'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 Seaton
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 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.
Seaton at a glance
How Seaton is zoned
Selling in Seaton? 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 4.58 km², Seaton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 409 m² across 5,782 parcels.
Who lives in Seaton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Seaton 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 938, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Seaton's 10,877 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Seaton - Grange, the wider ABS statistical area containing Seaton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Seaton itself.
15,300 in 2001 to 18,429 in 2025, up 20%.
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.
Seaton 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 Seaton 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 79% of Seaton. 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 Seaton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Seaton planning - frequently asked
Is Seaton flood-prone?
About 42% of Seaton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%.
Is Seaton bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Seaton and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Seaton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Seaton, and over about 96% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 Seaton?
The dominant planning zone in Seaton is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Urban Renewal Neighbourhood.
Does Seaton have heritage-listed places?
Seaton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Seaton?
Across 5,782 surveyed parcels in Seaton, the median lot size is about 409 m².
Does Seaton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Seaton itself. The suburb is served by 46 bus stops.
What is the population of Seaton?
At the 2021 Census Seaton had 10,877 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Seaton - Grange statistical area, which contains Seaton, went from 15,300 people in 2001 to 18,429 in 2025, up 20%.
Is Seaton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Seaton scores 938 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Seaton?
Median household income in Seaton was $1,300 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,595 for the typical suburb in City of Charles Sturt. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville West | 1.5 km | 44% | 0% |
| Grange | 1.5 km | 24% | 0% |
| Findon | 1.8 km | 43% | 0% |
| Albert Park | 2.0 km | 57% | 0% |
| Hendon | 2.1 km | 37% | 0% |
| Woodville South | 2.1 km | 54% | 0% |
| Woodville | 2.5 km | 35% | 0% |
| Fulham Gardens | 2.6 km | 24% | 0% |
| Kidman Park | 2.6 km | 15% | 0% |
| Royal Park | 2.6 km | 28% | 0% |