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Adelaide

0 residential parcels covering 3.6 km².

Highly restricted land

≈44% of Adelaide’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by heritage controls. Adelaide ranks #22 of 22 councils in Adelaide, and #118 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Adelaide. ABS LGA code 40070. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Adelaide ranks in Adelaide

Adelaide ranks #22 of 22 Adelaide-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Adelaide: ≈44% · rank #22 of 22

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Adelaide Plains≈100%
  2. 2. Adelaide Hills≈98%
  3. ⋯
  4. 20. Mount Barker≈69%
  5. 21. Playford≈67%
  6. 22. Adelaide≈33%

Low-density

  1. 1. Burnside≈90%
  2. 2. Mitcham≈90%
  3. ⋯
  4. 19. Tea Tree Gully≈4%
  5. 20. Mount Barker≈0%
  6. 21. Adelaide≈0%
  7. 22. Adelaide Plains≈0%

Heritage

  1. 1. Unley≈76%
  2. 2. Adelaide≈43%
  3. 3. Walkerville≈39%
  4. 4. Norwood Payneham and St Peters≈26%
  5. ⋯
  6. 21. Salisbury≈0%
  7. 22. Light≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Adelaide Hills≈100%
  2. 2. Adelaide Plains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 20. Mount Barker≈72%
  5. 21. Playford≈67%
  6. 22. Adelaide≈44%

Source: Adelaide ranked against other Adelaide-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Adelaide

2 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Adelaide.

  1. North Adelaide≈89%
  2. Adelaide≈22%
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Adelaide context

Adelaide ranks #22 of 22 councils in Adelaide for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Adelaide Hills ≈100%
  2. Adelaide Plains ≈100%
  3. Burnside ≈98%
  4. Mitcham ≈98%
  5. Campbelltown (SA) ≈95%
  6. Holdfast Bay ≈94%
  7. Charles Sturt ≈94%
  8. Tea Tree Gully ≈94%
  9. Walkerville ≈93%
  10. Unley ≈92%
  11. Norwood Payneham and St Peters ≈92%
  12. Salisbury ≈92%
  13. Port Adelaide Enfield ≈91%
  14. Marion ≈87%
  15. Prospect ≈85%
  16. Onkaparinga ≈85%
  17. Gawler ≈83%
  18. West Torrens ≈81%
  19. Light ≈76%
  20. Mount Barker ≈72%
  21. Playford ≈67%
  22. Adelaide ≈44%
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Detailed zoning map

Adelaide’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.

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