Barndioota flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Barndioota (The Flinders Ranges Council, SA) - 486.85 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barndioota's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Barndioota at a glance

Parcels 267 Median lot 1,256,811 m²

How Barndioota is zoned

Rural 100%
Remote Areas 0%
Conservation 0%

Selling in Barndioota? 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 486.85 km², Barndioota 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,256,811 m² across 267 parcels.

Who lives in Barndioota

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barndioota suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
6
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 989, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Quorn - Lake Gilles, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barndioota. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barndioota itself.

2,274 in 2001 to 2,170 in 2025, down 5%.

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.

Barndioota data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Barndioota planning - frequently asked

Is Barndioota flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Barndioota and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Barndioota bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Barndioota is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Flinders Ranges Council average of 100%.

What is the zoning in Barndioota?

The dominant planning zone in Barndioota is Rural, though the suburb also includes Remote Areas and Conservation.

Does Barndioota have heritage-listed places?

Barndioota has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Barndioota?

Across 267 surveyed parcels in Barndioota, the median lot size is about 1,256,811 m².

Is Barndioota an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barndioota scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Hawker 26.1 km 0% 100%
Kanyaka 26.3 km 0% 100%
Willochra 40.3 km 0% 100%
Cradock
The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
43.2 km 0% 100%
Shaggy Ridge 53.1 km 0% 100%
Quorn 56.3 km 0% 100%
Stephenston 56.6 km 0% 100%
Moockra
The District Council of Mount Remarkable
57.5 km 0% 100%
Yanyarrie
The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
64.0 km 0% 100%
Belton
The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
67.4 km 0% 100%

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