Brooker flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Brooker
(The District Council of Tumby Bay, SA) - 381.8 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
381.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brooker's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Brooker at a glance
How Brooker is zoned
Selling in Brooker? 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 381.8 km², Brooker 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 are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,529,777 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Brooker
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Brooker 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 1030, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brooker's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Brooker. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Brooker itself.
6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Brooker 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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.
Check a specific Brooker address
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See what's in the $9 report →Brooker planning - frequently asked
Is Brooker flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Brooker and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Brooker bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Brooker is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Tumby Bay average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Brooker?
The dominant planning zone in Brooker is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Brooker have heritage-listed places?
Brooker has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Brooker?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Brooker, the median lot size is about 3,529,777 m².
What is the population of Brooker?
At the 2021 Census Brooker had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Brooker, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Brooker an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brooker scores 1030 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Brooker?
Median household income in Brooker was $2,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,224 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Tumby Bay. Median rent was $250 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karkoo Lower Eyre Council |
15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yeelanna Lower Eyre Council |
16.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cockaleechie | 19.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ungarra | 22.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hincks The District Council of Cleve |
23.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Butler | 28.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tooligie District Council of Elliston |
29.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mitchell Lower Eyre Council |
30.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yallunda Flat | 31.5 km | 0% | 100% |