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Light

0 residential parcels covering 2.1 km².

Highly restricted land

≈76% of Light’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Light ranks #19 of 22 councils in Adelaide, and #87 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 Light. ABS LGA code 43650. 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 Light ranks in Adelaide

Light ranks #19 of 22 Adelaide-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Light: ≈76% · rank #19 of 22

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

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Adelaide Plains≈100%
  2. 2. Adelaide Hills≈98%
  3. ⋯
  4. 17. West Torrens≈81%
  5. 18. Gawler≈80%
  6. 19. Light≈76%
  7. 20. Playford≈70%
  8. 21. Mount Barker≈69%
  9. 22. Adelaide≈33%

Low-density

  1. 1. Burnside≈90%
  2. 2. Mitcham≈90%
  3. ⋯
  4. 12. Onkaparinga≈18%
  5. 13. Adelaide Hills≈17%
  6. 14. Light≈17%
  7. 15. Playford≈14%
  8. 16. Port Adelaide Enfield≈10%
  9. ⋯
  10. 21. Adelaide≈0%
  11. 22. Adelaide Plains≈0%

Heritage

  1. 1. Unley≈76%
  2. 2. Adelaide≈43%
  3. ⋯
  4. 20. Adelaide Plains≈0%
  5. 21. Salisbury≈0%
  6. 22. Light≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Adelaide Hills≈100%
  2. 2. Adelaide Plains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 17. Gawler≈83%
  5. 18. West Torrens≈82%
  6. 19. Light≈76%
  7. 20. Mount Barker≈72%
  8. 21. Playford≈70%
  9. 22. Adelaide≈44%

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

Suburbs in Light

2 suburbs sit inside this council.

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

  1. Hewett≈100%
  2. Roseworthy≈46%
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Adelaide context

Light ranks #19 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. Charles Sturt ≈95%
  6. Campbelltown (SA) ≈95%
  7. Holdfast Bay ≈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 ≈82%
  19. Light ≈76%
  20. Mount Barker ≈72%
  21. Playford ≈70%
  22. Adelaide ≈44%
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