Baroota flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Baroota (The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 230.1 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicBaroota

Constraint readout

230.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 20 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 87%

≈ council avg (94%) · #18 of 20 mapped council suburbs

Environmental35%

2.0× council avg (17%) · #4 of 20 in council

Heritage sites 0 Character 32% Mostly Rural Bushfire 18th most affected of 20 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Baroota

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 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

Lowest measured

9,000 ft

averaging 9,000 ft

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Baroota at a glance

Parcels 184 Median lot 896,327 m²

How Baroota is zoned

Rural 72%

Conservation 15%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 13%

Selling in Baroota? 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 230.1 km², Baroota is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 896,327 m² across 184 parcels.

Who lives in Baroota

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

Population

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,375

per week, The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb typical $1,250

Median rent

$575

per week, The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb typical $185

Median mortgage

$850

per month

Household size

2.4

people, average

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 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1004, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Baroota's 52 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%

5-14 11.5%

15-19 7.7%

20-24 9.6%

25-34 0.0%

35-44 7.7%

45-54 17.3%

55-64 15.4%

65-74 23.1%

75-84 7.7%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Baroota. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Baroota 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.

Baroota 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 3 October 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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Baroota planning - frequently asked

Is Baroota flood-prone?

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

Is Baroota bushfire-prone?

Around 87% of Baroota is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.

Is Baroota under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Baroota in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). 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 Baroota?

The dominant planning zone in Baroota is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Baroota have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Baroota.

What is the typical lot size in Baroota?

Across 184 surveyed parcels in Baroota, the median lot size is about 896,327 m².

What is the population of Baroota?

At the 2021 Census Baroota had 52 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area, which contains Baroota, went from 5,996 people in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Baroota an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Baroota scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Baroota?

Median household income in Baroota was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,250 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Mount Remarkable. Median rent was $575 a week and the median mortgage repayment $850 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Mambray Creek	11.4 km	0%	89%
Port Germein	12.8 km	0%	72%
Bangor	16.3 km	0%	100%
Telowie	18.5 km	0%	100%
Douglas Point The Corporation of the City of Whyalla	18.7 km	0%	74%
Douglas Point South The Corporation of the City of Whyalla	19.1 km	0%	80%
Miranda Port Augusta City Council	19.5 km	0%	55%
Backy Point The Corporation of the City of Whyalla	20.0 km	0%	83%
Nectar Brook	20.5 km	0%	100%
Melrose	21.2 km	0%	100%

See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →