Alawoona flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Alawoona
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 201.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
201.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alawoona's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Alawoona at a glance
How Alawoona is zoned
Selling in Alawoona? 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 201.39 km², Alawoona is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,047 m² across 190 parcels.
Who lives in Alawoona
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alawoona 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 922, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loxton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alawoona. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alawoona itself.
2,107 in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Alawoona 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 4 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 Alawoona address
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See what's in the $9 report →Alawoona planning - frequently asked
Is Alawoona flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Alawoona and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).
Is Alawoona bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Alawoona is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Alawoona?
The dominant planning zone in Alawoona is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Alawoona have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Alawoona.
What is the typical lot size in Alawoona?
Across 190 surveyed parcels in Alawoona, the median lot size is about 1,047 m².
Is Alawoona an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alawoona scores 922 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veitch | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Schell Well | 8.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Malpas | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wanbi The District Council of Karoonda East Murray |
15.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pata | 20.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caliph | 21.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pyap West | 21.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billiatt | 23.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paruna | 24.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mindarie The District Council of Karoonda East Murray |
28.6 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Loxton Waikerie suburb profiles →