Bugle Hut flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bugle Hut
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 253.23 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
253.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bugle Hut's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Bugle Hut at a glance
How Bugle Hut is zoned
Selling in Bugle Hut? 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 253.23 km², Bugle Hut 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 2,682,567 m² across 90 parcels.
Who lives in Bugle Hut
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bugle Hut 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 1052, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loxton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bugle Hut. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bugle Hut itself.
2,107 in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Bugle Hut 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 Bugle Hut address
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See what's in the $9 report →Bugle Hut planning - frequently asked
Is Bugle Hut flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bugle Hut and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).
Is Bugle Hut bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bugle Hut is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Bugle Hut?
The dominant planning zone in Bugle Hut is Rural, though the suburb also includes Resource Extraction and Rural Horticulture.
Does Bugle Hut have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bugle Hut.
What is the typical lot size in Bugle Hut?
Across 90 surveyed parcels in Bugle Hut, the median lot size is about 2,682,567 m².
Is Bugle Hut an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bugle Hut scores 1052 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loxton North | 10.3 km | 19% | 99% |
| Bookpurnong | 12.0 km | 31% | 100% |
| Taldra | 14.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gurra Gurra Renmark Paringa Council |
15.4 km | 100% | 98% |
| Loxton | 15.5 km | 5% | 97% |
| Pike River Renmark Paringa Council |
15.8 km | 50% | 99% |
| Lyrup Renmark Paringa Council |
16.1 km | 100% | 96% |
| Woodleigh | 17.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Berri The Berri Barmera Council |
19.3 km | 35% | 65% |
| Winkie The Berri Barmera Council |
19.4 km | 68% | 100% |
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