Ward Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ward Hill
(Barunga West Council, SA) - 153.95 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
153.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ward Hill'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 Hill
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: 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.
Ward Hill at a glance
How Ward Hill is zoned
Selling in Ward Hill? 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 153.95 km², Ward Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,054,223 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Ward Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ward Hill 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 964, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ward Hill's 52 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ward Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ward Hill itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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 Hill 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 Ward Hill 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.
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 Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ward Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Ward Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Ward Hill and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Ward Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 77% of Ward Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.
Is Ward Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 14% of Ward Hill in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Ward Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Ward Hill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Conservation.
Does Ward Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ward Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Ward Hill?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Ward Hill, the median lot size is about 1,054,223 m².
What is the population of Ward Hill?
At the 2021 Census Ward Hill had 52 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Ward Hill, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Ward Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ward Hill scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ward Hill?
Median household income in Ward Hill was $1,542 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,330 for the typical suburb in Barunga West Council. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $960 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Broughton | 11.8 km | 0% | 87% |
| Tickera | 15.8 km | 0% | 80% |
| Fisherman Bay | 17.9 km | 0% | 47% |
| Alford | 19.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wokurna | 21.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mundoora Wakefield Regional Council |
23.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bute | 23.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clements Gap | 26.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wallaroo Plain Copper Coast Council |
28.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Wandearah West Port Pirie Regional Council |
28.5 km | 0% | 59% |