Bowhill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bowhill
(The District Council of Karoonda East Murray, SA) - 261.57 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.
Constraint readout
261.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bowhill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bowhill
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 3 Oct 2026
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.
Bowhill at a glance
How Bowhill is zoned
Selling in Bowhill? 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 261.57 km², Bowhill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 802 m² across 360 parcels.
Who lives in Bowhill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bowhill 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 944, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bowhill's 127 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mannum, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bowhill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bowhill itself.
5,925 in 2001 to 7,012 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Bowhill 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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Is Bowhill flood-prone?
About 12% of Bowhill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 1%.
Is Bowhill bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bowhill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Karoonda East Murray average of 100%.
Is Bowhill under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Bowhill in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 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 Bowhill?
The dominant planning zone in Bowhill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Shack Settlement.
Does Bowhill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bowhill.
What is the typical lot size in Bowhill?
Across 360 surveyed parcels in Bowhill, the median lot size is about 802 m².
Does Bowhill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bowhill itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Bowhill?
At the 2021 Census Bowhill had 127 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mannum statistical area, which contains Bowhill, went from 5,925 people in 2001 to 7,012 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Bowhill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bowhill scores 944 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bowhill?
Median household income in Bowhill was $1,156 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,062 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Karoonda East Murray. Median rent was $160 a week and the median mortgage repayment $657 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caurnamont Mid Murray Council |
11.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Teal Flat Mid Murray Council |
12.2 km | 100% | 100% |
| Younghusband Holdings Mid Murray Council |
14.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Julanka Holdings Mid Murray Council |
14.4 km | 100% | 100% |
| Ettrick The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Old Teal Flat Mid Murray Council |
14.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Lake Carlet Mid Murray Council |
15.3 km | 100% | 100% |
| Purnong Mid Murray Council |
15.3 km | 49% | 100% |
| Claypans Mid Murray Council |
15.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| Younghusband Mid Murray Council |
18.3 km | 32% | 100% |
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