Yatala Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yatala Vale
(City of Tea Tree Gully, SA) - 1.82 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
1.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yatala Vale'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 Yatala Vale
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 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.
Yatala Vale at a glance
How Yatala Vale is zoned
Selling in Yatala Vale? 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 1.82 km², Yatala Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Hills Face. The median lot measures about 7,668 m² across 106 parcels.
Who lives in Yatala Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yatala Vale 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 1053, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yatala Vale's 260 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Redwood Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yatala Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yatala Vale 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.
Yatala Vale 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 Yatala Vale address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 47% of Yatala Vale. 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 →Yatala Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Yatala Vale flood-prone?
About 39% of Yatala Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Yatala Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 89% of Yatala Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Tea Tree Gully average of 36%.
Is Yatala Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 47% of Yatala Vale, and over about 91% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 70 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 Yatala Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Yatala Vale is Hills Face, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Resource Extraction.
Does Yatala Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Yatala Vale.
What is the typical lot size in Yatala Vale?
Across 106 surveyed parcels in Yatala Vale, the median lot size is about 7,668 m².
Does Yatala Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yatala Vale itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Yatala Vale?
At the 2021 Census Yatala Vale had 260 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Redwood Park statistical area, which contains Yatala Vale, went from 17,429 people in 2001 to 16,959 in 2025, down 3%.
Is Yatala Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yatala Vale scores 1053 and sits in decile 9 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 Yatala Vale?
Median household income in Yatala Vale was $2,531 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,703 for the typical suburb in City of Tea Tree Gully. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park | 1.2 km | 12% | 36% |
| Upper Hermitage Adelaide Hills Council |
2.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Banksia Park | 2.2 km | 15% | 57% |
| Golden Grove | 2.6 km | 19% | 68% |
| Surrey Downs | 2.6 km | 12% | 0% |
| Tea Tree Gully | 3.4 km | 11% | 82% |
| Redwood Park | 3.7 km | 13% | 0% |
| Lower Hermitage Adelaide Hills Council |
3.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Houghton Adelaide Hills Council |
4.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Greenwith | 4.3 km | 19% | 87% |