Urrbrae flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Urrbrae
(City of Mitcham, SA) - 1.74 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
1.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Urrbrae'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 Urrbrae
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 5,500 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.
Urrbrae at a glance
How Urrbrae is zoned
Selling in Urrbrae? 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 1.74 km², Urrbrae is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 56% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Community Facilities. The median lot measures about 782 m² across 489 parcels.
Who lives in Urrbrae
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Urrbrae 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 1113, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Urrbrae's 1,070 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mitcham (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Urrbrae. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Urrbrae itself.
15,685 in 2001 to 17,169 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Urrbrae 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 Urrbrae 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 24% of Urrbrae. 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 Urrbrae lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Urrbrae planning - frequently asked
Is Urrbrae flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Urrbrae and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Urrbrae bushfire-prone?
Around 56% of Urrbrae is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Mitcham average of 53%.
Is Urrbrae under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 24% of Urrbrae, and over about 63% 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 4,500 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 Urrbrae?
The dominant planning zone in Urrbrae is Community Facilities, though the suburb also includes Suburban Neighbourhood and Hills Face.
Does Urrbrae have heritage-listed places?
Urrbrae has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Urrbrae?
Across 489 surveyed parcels in Urrbrae, the median lot size is about 782 m².
Does Urrbrae have a train station?
There is no train station inside Urrbrae itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Urrbrae?
At the 2021 Census Urrbrae had 1,070 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Mitcham (SA) statistical area, which contains Urrbrae, went from 15,685 people in 2001 to 17,169 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Urrbrae an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Urrbrae scores 1113 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 Urrbrae?
Median household income in Urrbrae was $2,346 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,139 for the typical suburb in City of Mitcham. Median rent was $505 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Bank City of Unley |
1.1 km | 10% | 0% |
| Springfield | 1.2 km | 13% | 80% |
| Glen Osmond City of Burnside |
1.4 km | 0% | 70% |
| Netherby | 1.5 km | <1% | 5% |
| Highgate City of Unley |
1.8 km | 0% | 0% |
| Brown Hill Creek | 1.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mitcham | 2.0 km | 3% | 79% |
| Mount Osmond City of Burnside |
2.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| St Georges City of Burnside |
2.1 km | 0% | 4% |
| Glenunga City of Burnside |
2.1 km | 0% | 0% |