Surrey Downs flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Surrey Downs
(City of Tea Tree Gully, SA) - 1.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.63 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Surrey Downs'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 Surrey Downs
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,500 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.
Surrey Downs at a glance
How Surrey Downs is zoned
Selling in Surrey Downs? 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 1.63 km², Surrey Downs is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 12% 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 631 m² across 1,470 parcels.
Who lives in Surrey Downs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Surrey Downs 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 977, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Surrey Downs's 3,358 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Redwood Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Surrey Downs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Surrey Downs itself.
17,429 in 2001 to 16,959 in 2025, down 3%.
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.
Surrey Downs 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 Surrey Downs address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Surrey Downs. 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 Surrey Downs lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Surrey Downs planning - frequently asked
Is Surrey Downs flood-prone?
About 12% of Surrey Downs falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Surrey Downs bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Surrey Downs and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the City of Tea Tree Gully average is 36%).
Is Surrey Downs under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Surrey Downs, and over about 31% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Surrey Downs?
The dominant planning zone in Surrey Downs is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Suburban Activity Centre.
Does Surrey Downs have heritage-listed places?
Surrey Downs has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Surrey Downs?
Across 1,470 surveyed parcels in Surrey Downs, the median lot size is about 631 m².
Does Surrey Downs have a train station?
There is no train station inside Surrey Downs itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of Surrey Downs?
At the 2021 Census Surrey Downs had 3,358 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Redwood Park statistical area, which contains Surrey Downs, went from 17,429 people in 2001 to 16,959 in 2025, down 3%.
Is Surrey Downs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Surrey Downs scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Surrey Downs?
Median household income in Surrey Downs was $1,674 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,703 for the typical suburb in City of Tea Tree Gully. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,473 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park | 1.6 km | 12% | 36% |
| Redwood Park | 1.7 km | 13% | 0% |
| Wynn Vale | 2.1 km | 17% | 23% |
| Banksia Park | 2.2 km | 15% | 57% |
| Yatala Vale | 2.6 km | 39% | 89% |
| Ridgehaven | 2.8 km | 14% | 0% |
| Salisbury East City of Salisbury |
2.9 km | 24% | 53% |
| Modbury Heights | 2.9 km | 10% | 0% |
| Tea Tree Gully | 3.6 km | 11% | 82% |
| St Agnes | 3.6 km | 25% | <1% |