Bluff Beach flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Bluff Beach (Yorke Peninsula Council, SA) - 17.17 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.

Planning schematicBluff Beach

Constraint readout

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

Flood overlay 0%

below council avg (1%) · #7 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 95%

≈ council avg (93%) · #42 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Environmental15%

≈ council avg (20%) · #28 of 60 in council

Heritage sites 0 Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 52% Mostly Rural Bushfire 42nd most affected of 60 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bluff Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bluff Beach

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 26 Sep 2026

Under observed aircraft

63%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

52%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 2,000 ft

Busiest square

~2 a day

2 a day below 3,000 ft · ±24% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

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.

Bluff Beach at a glance

Parcels 85 Median lot 1,020 m²

How Bluff Beach is zoned

Rural 76%

Conservation 10%

Rural Living 8%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 5%

Rural Settlement 0%

Open Space 0%

Selling in Bluff Beach? 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 17.17 km², Bluff Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,020 m² across 85 parcels.

Who lives in Bluff Beach

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

Population

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 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 965, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bluff Beach's 41 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%

5-14 11.5%

15-19 0.0%

20-24 11.5%

25-34 9.8%

35-44 6.6%

45-54 11.5%

55-64 16.4%

65-74 21.3%

75-84 11.5%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Yorke Peninsula - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bluff Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bluff Beach itself.

7,295 in 2001 to 7,755 in 2025, up 6%.

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.

Bluff Beach 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.

Check a specific Bluff Beach address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 52% of Bluff Beach. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Bluff Beach planning - frequently asked

Is Bluff Beach flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Bluff Beach and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).

Is Bluff Beach bushfire-prone?

Around 95% of Bluff Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yorke Peninsula Council average of 93%.

Is Bluff Beach under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 52% of Bluff Beach, and over about 63% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Bluff Beach?

The dominant planning zone in Bluff Beach is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Living.

Does Bluff Beach have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bluff Beach.

What is the typical lot size in Bluff Beach?

Across 85 surveyed parcels in Bluff Beach, the median lot size is about 1,020 m².

Is Bluff Beach an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bluff Beach scores 965 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Parsons Beach	4.5 km	0%	95%
Port Rickaby	6.8 km	0%	89%
Minlaton	10.1 km	0%	100%
Koolywurtie	10.6 km	0%	100%
Brentwood	15.3 km	0%	98%
Wauraltee	18.2 km	0%	99%
Hardwicke Bay	19.2 km	0%	94%
Ramsay	22.9 km	0%	100%
Port Victoria	24.1 km	0%	99%
Curramulka	24.3 km	0%	100%

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