Sturt flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Sturt (City of Marion, SA) - 0.99 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicSturt

Constraint readout

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

Flood overlay 32%

2.2× council avg (14%) · #6 of 26 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 38%

4.4× council avg (9%) · #4 of 26 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (5%) · #9 of 26 in council

Heritage sites 4 Noise corridor 6% Mostly General Neighbourhood Flood 6th most affected of 26 → Bushfire 4th most affected of 26 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sturt'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 Sturt

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 26 Sep 2026

Under observed aircraft

72%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

1,000 ft

averaging 4,000 ft

Busiest square

~1 a day

±27% · area average
typical observed square 1 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.

Sturt at a glance

Parcels 1,366 Median lot 402 m² Bus stops 18

How Sturt is zoned

General Neighbourhood 81%

Employment 8%

Urban Renewal Neighbourhood 6%

Community Facilities 4%

Suburban Activity Centre 1%

Local Activity Centre 1%

Selling in Sturt? 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 0.99 km², Sturt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 38% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 402 m² across 1,366 parcels.

Who lives in Sturt

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

Population

2,787

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,222

per week, City of Marion suburb typical $1,579

Median rent

$295

per week, City of Marion suburb typical $345

Median mortgage

$1,616

per month

Household size

2.3

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 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 934, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sturt's 2,787 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%

5-14 9.8%

15-19 3.9%

20-24 7.5%

25-34 17.2%

35-44 13.7%

45-54 10.7%

55-64 10.7%

65-74 11.3%

75-84 6.7%

85+ 2.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,200 in 2001 to 18,165 in 2025, up 38%.

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.

Sturt 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 26 September 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 Sturt address

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Sturt planning - frequently asked

Is Sturt flood-prone?

About 32% of Sturt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.

Is Sturt bushfire-prone?

Around 38% of Sturt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Marion average of 9%.

Is Sturt under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 72% of Sturt in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,000 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 Sturt?

The dominant planning zone in Sturt is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Employment and Urban Renewal Neighbourhood.

Does Sturt have heritage-listed places?

Sturt has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Sturt?

Across 1,366 surveyed parcels in Sturt, the median lot size is about 402 m².

Does Sturt have a train station?

There is no train station inside Sturt itself. The suburb is served by 18 bus stops.

What is the population of Sturt?

At the 2021 Census Sturt had 2,787 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Mitchell Park statistical area, which contains Sturt, went from 13,200 people in 2001 to 18,165 in 2025, up 38%.

Is Sturt an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sturt scores 934 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 Sturt?

Median household income in Sturt was $1,222 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,579 for the typical suburb in City of Marion. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,616 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Seacombe Gardens	0.8 km	50%	0%
Darlington	1.0 km	14%	84%
Bedford Park City of Mitcham	1.2 km	11%	98%
Seacombe Heights	1.5 km	15%	2%
Dover Gardens	1.6 km	58%	0%
Marion	1.8 km	16%	0%
Oaklands Park	2.0 km	37%	0%
Mitchell Park	2.0 km	2%	4%
Tonsley	2.1 km	0%	56%
Warradale	2.4 km	58%	0%

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