Virginia flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Virginia
(City of Playford, SA) - 29.31 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
29.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Virginia'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 Virginia
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Virginia at a glance
How Virginia is zoned
Selling in Virginia? 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 29.31 km², Virginia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 53% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Horticulture. The median lot measures about 658 m² across 2,227 parcels.
Who lives in Virginia
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Virginia 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 972, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Virginia's 2,759 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Virginia - Waterloo Corner, the wider ABS statistical area containing Virginia. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Virginia itself.
3,155 in 2001 to 8,799 in 2025, up 179%.
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.
Virginia 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 Virginia address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Virginia. 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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See what's in the $9 report →Virginia planning - frequently asked
Is Virginia flood-prone?
About 53% of Virginia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Virginia bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Virginia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Playford average of 49%.
Is Virginia under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Virginia, and over about 87% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 8 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 Virginia?
The dominant planning zone in Virginia is Rural Horticulture, though the suburb also includes Deferred Urban and Master Planned Township.
Does Virginia have heritage-listed places?
Virginia has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Virginia?
Across 2,227 surveyed parcels in Virginia, the median lot size is about 658 m².
Does Virginia have a train station?
There is no train station inside Virginia itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Virginia?
At the 2021 Census Virginia had 2,759 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Virginia - Waterloo Corner statistical area, which contains Virginia, went from 3,155 people in 2001 to 8,799 in 2025, up 179%.
Is Virginia an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Virginia scores 972 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 Virginia?
Median household income in Virginia was $1,762 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,542 for the typical suburb in City of Playford. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penfield Gardens | 4.2 km | 43% | 100% |
| Waterloo Corner | 4.6 km | 46% | 82% |
| Riverlea Park | 5.2 km | 61% | 89% |
| Macdonald Park | 6.2 km | 44% | 100% |
| Penfield | 6.2 km | 26% | 100% |
| Direk City of Salisbury |
6.7 km | 24% | 28% |
| Lewiston Adelaide Plains Council |
7.4 km | 60% | 100% |
| Eyre | 7.5 km | 28% | 48% |
| Angle Vale | 7.6 km | 35% | 67% |
| Burton City of Salisbury |
7.7 km | 43% | 9% |