Stone Well flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Stone Well (Light Regional Council, SA) - 5.24 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stone Well'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 Stone Well

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.

Stone Well at a glance

Parcels 59 Median lot 55,262 m²

How Stone Well is zoned

Rural 100%
Rural Living 0%

Selling in Stone Well? 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 5.24 km², Stone Well is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 55,262 m² across 59 parcels.

Who lives in Stone Well

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

Population
110
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,687
per week, Light Regional Council suburb typical $1,874
Median rent
$390
per week, Light Regional Council suburb typical $280
Median mortgage
$1,777
per month
Household size
2.7
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1063, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Stone Well's 110 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 17.0%
15-19 5.4%
20-24 7.1%
25-34 2.7%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 16.1%
55-64 11.6%
65-74 18.8%
75-84 3.6%
85+ 6.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Light, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stone Well. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stone Well itself.

7,332 in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.

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.

Stone Well data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Stone Well 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 13% of Stone Well. 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 Stone Well lot.

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Stone Well planning - frequently asked

Is Stone Well flood-prone?

About 3% of Stone Well falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.

Is Stone Well bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Stone Well is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Light Regional Council average of 100%.

Is Stone Well under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Stone Well, and over about 33% 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 1,500 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 Stone Well?

The dominant planning zone in Stone Well is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living.

Does Stone Well have heritage-listed places?

Stone Well has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Stone Well?

Across 59 surveyed parcels in Stone Well, the median lot size is about 55,262 m².

What is the population of Stone Well?

At the 2021 Census Stone Well had 110 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Light statistical area, which contains Stone Well, went from 7,332 people in 2001 to 10,631 in 2025, up 45%.

Is Stone Well an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stone Well scores 1063 and sits in decile 9 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 Stone Well?

Median household income in Stone Well was $1,687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,874 for the typical suburb in Light Regional Council. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,777 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Marananga 2.1 km 0% 100%
Tanunda
The Barossa Council
2.5 km 4% 97%
Seppeltsfield 4.4 km <1% 100%
Nuriootpa
The Barossa Council
4.5 km 4% 97%
Vine Vale
The Barossa Council
4.7 km 0% 100%
Bethany
The Barossa Council
5.7 km 0% 100%
Gomersal 6.8 km 0% 100%
Greenock 7.1 km 2% 100%
Krondorf
The Barossa Council
7.2 km 0% 100%
Light Pass
The Barossa Council
7.5 km 16% 100%

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