Stanley Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stanley Flat
(Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council, SA) - 32.72 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
32.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanley 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 Stanley 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
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.
Stanley Flat at a glance
How Stanley Flat is zoned
Selling in Stanley 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 32.72 km², Stanley 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 35,514 m² across 365 parcels.
Who lives in Stanley Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanley 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 1028, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stanley Flat's 401 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clare, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stanley Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stanley Flat itself.
3,595 in 2001 to 4,185 in 2025, up 16%.
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.
Stanley 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 Stanley Flat 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 5% of Stanley 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 Stanley Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stanley Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Stanley Flat flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Stanley Flat and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Stanley Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stanley Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council average of 100%.
Is Stanley Flat under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Stanley Flat, and over about 25% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Stanley Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Stanley Flat is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Neighbourhood and Master Planned Neighbourhood.
Does Stanley Flat have heritage-listed places?
Stanley Flat has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stanley Flat?
Across 365 surveyed parcels in Stanley Flat, the median lot size is about 35,514 m².
What is the population of Stanley Flat?
At the 2021 Census Stanley Flat had 401 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Clare statistical area, which contains Stanley Flat, went from 3,595 people in 2001 to 4,185 in 2025, up 16%.
Is Stanley Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stanley Flat scores 1028 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stanley Flat?
Median household income in Stanley Flat was $1,795 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clare | 5.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Benbournie | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barinia | 5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bungaree | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Spring Farm | 6.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Emu Flat | 7.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hill River | 7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Boconnoc Park | 8.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gillentown | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |