Stirling flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stirling
(Adelaide Hills Council, SA) - 6.72 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
6.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stirling'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 Stirling
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 4 a day
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.
Stirling at a glance
How Stirling is zoned
Selling in Stirling? 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 6.72 km², Stirling 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 65 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Productive Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 1,789 m² across 1,494 parcels.
Who lives in Stirling
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stirling 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 1129, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stirling's 3,067 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Aldgate - Stirling, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stirling. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stirling itself.
17,972 in 2001 to 19,039 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Stirling 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 Stirling 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 Stirling lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stirling planning - frequently asked
Is Stirling flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Stirling and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Stirling bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stirling is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Adelaide Hills Council average of 100%.
Is Stirling under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 57% of Stirling 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 Stirling?
The dominant planning zone in Stirling is Productive Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Rural Neighbourhood and Recreation.
Does Stirling have heritage-listed places?
Stirling has 65 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stirling?
Across 1,494 surveyed parcels in Stirling, the median lot size is about 1,789 m².
Does Stirling have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stirling itself. The suburb is served by 32 bus stops.
What is the population of Stirling?
At the 2021 Census Stirling had 3,067 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Aldgate - Stirling statistical area, which contains Stirling, went from 17,972 people in 2001 to 19,039 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Stirling an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stirling scores 1129 and sits in decile 10 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 Stirling?
Median household income in Stirling was $2,368 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,089 for the typical suburb in Adelaide Hills Council. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,448 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crafers | 1.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Aldgate | 2.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Heathfield | 2.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Piccadilly | 2.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Crafers West | 3.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Upper Sturt | 3.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cleland | 3.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount George | 4.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Longwood | 4.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bridgewater | 4.5 km | 4% | 100% |