Bruce flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bruce
(The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 149.64 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
149.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bruce's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bruce at a glance
How Bruce is zoned
Selling in Bruce? 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 149.64 km², Bruce 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 7,382 m² across 381 parcels.
Who lives in Bruce
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bruce 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 981, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bruce. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bruce 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.
Bruce 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 Bruce address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bruce lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bruce planning - frequently asked
Is Bruce flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bruce and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Bruce bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bruce is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Bruce?
The dominant planning zone in Bruce is Rural.
Does Bruce have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bruce.
What is the typical lot size in Bruce?
Across 381 surveyed parcels in Bruce, the median lot size is about 7,382 m².
Is Bruce an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bruce scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenston The Flinders Ranges Council |
12.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hammond | 14.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wilmington | 19.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Quorn The Flinders Ranges Council |
19.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Amyton | 19.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moockra | 22.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Saltia The Flinders Ranges Council |
23.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woolundunga | 24.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willowie | 28.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willochra The Flinders Ranges Council |
28.6 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →