Buckleboo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Buckleboo
(The District Council of Kimba, SA) - 1330.21 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
1330.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Buckleboo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Buckleboo at a glance
How Buckleboo is zoned
Selling in Buckleboo? 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 1330.21 km², Buckleboo 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 Remote Areas. The median lot measures about 655,472 m² across 228 parcels.
Who lives in Buckleboo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Buckleboo 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 1045, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Buckleboo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Buckleboo itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Buckleboo 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 Buckleboo address
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See what's in the $9 report →Buckleboo planning - frequently asked
Is Buckleboo flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Buckleboo and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Buckleboo bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Buckleboo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Kimba average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Buckleboo?
The dominant planning zone in Buckleboo is Remote Areas, though the suburb also includes Rural and Employment (Bulk Handling).
Does Buckleboo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Buckleboo.
What is the typical lot size in Buckleboo?
Across 228 surveyed parcels in Buckleboo, the median lot size is about 655,472 m².
Is Buckleboo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Buckleboo scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkawillinie | 21.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cunyarie | 35.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cortlinye | 43.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wilcherry | 45.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Panitya | 47.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koongawa Wudinna District Council |
48.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kyancutta Wudinna District Council |
50.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wudinna Wudinna District Council |
51.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pygery Wudinna District Council |
53.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cootra | 54.7 km | 0% | 100% |