Ward Belt flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ward Belt
(Light Regional Council, SA) - 36.39 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.
Constraint readout
36.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ward Belt'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 Ward Belt
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 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
Ward Belt at a glance
How Ward Belt is zoned
Selling in Ward Belt? 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 36.39 km², Ward Belt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 252,986 m² across 127 parcels.
Who lives in Ward Belt
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ward Belt 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 942, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ward Belt's 158 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gawler - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ward Belt. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ward Belt itself.
6,079 in 2001 to 10,364 in 2025, up 70%.
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.
Ward Belt 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 Ward Belt 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 34% of Ward Belt. 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 Ward Belt lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ward Belt planning - frequently asked
Is Ward Belt flood-prone?
About 2% of Ward Belt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Ward Belt bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Ward Belt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Light Regional Council average of 100%.
Is Ward Belt under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Ward Belt, and over about 61% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Ward Belt?
The dominant planning zone in Ward Belt is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Rural Living.
Does Ward Belt have heritage-listed places?
Ward Belt has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Ward Belt?
Across 127 surveyed parcels in Ward Belt, the median lot size is about 252,986 m².
What is the population of Ward Belt?
At the 2021 Census Ward Belt had 158 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Gawler - North statistical area, which contains Ward Belt, went from 6,079 people in 2001 to 10,364 in 2025, up 70%.
Is Ward Belt an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ward Belt scores 942 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 Ward Belt?
Median household income in Ward Belt was $1,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,874 for the typical suburb in Light Regional Council. Median rent was $425 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,749 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler River | 3.2 km | 51% | 100% |
| Buchfelde | 4.2 km | 22% | 100% |
| Kangaroo Flat | 4.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Hillier Town of Gawler |
4.8 km | 52% | 100% |
| Gawler Belt | 5.1 km | 28% | 98% |
| Reid Town of Gawler |
5.5 km | 59% | 92% |
| Gawler West Town of Gawler |
6.1 km | 79% | 44% |
| Willaston Town of Gawler |
6.3 km | 36% | 75% |
| Angle Vale City of Playford |
6.3 km | 35% | 67% |
| Evanston Gardens Town of Gawler |
6.5 km | 37% | 80% |