Appila flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Appila
(The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 168.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
168.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Appila's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Appila
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 to
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Appila at a glance
How Appila is zoned
Selling in Appila? 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 168.5 km², Appila 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 161,840 m² across 396 parcels.
Who lives in Appila
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Appila 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 985, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Appila's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Appila. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Appila itself.
5,996 in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Appila 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 26 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Is Appila flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Appila and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Appila bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Appila is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.
Is Appila under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Appila in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Appila?
The dominant planning zone in Appila is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Township.
Does Appila have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Appila.
What is the typical lot size in Appila?
Across 396 surveyed parcels in Appila, the median lot size is about 161,840 m².
What is the population of Appila?
At the 2021 Census Appila had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area, which contains Appila, went from 5,996 people in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Appila an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Appila scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Appila?
Median household income in Appila was $1,275 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,250 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Mount Remarkable. Median rent was $123 a week and the median mortgage repayment $369 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caltowie North Northern Areas Council |
10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hornsdale Northern Areas Council |
10.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caltowie West Northern Areas Council |
12.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stone Hut Northern Areas Council |
13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wirrabara | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tarcowie Northern Areas Council |
16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Laura Northern Areas Council |
17.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wongyarra | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caltowie Northern Areas Council |
19.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Murray Town | 20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →