Bugle Ranges flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bugle Ranges
(Mount Barker District Council, SA) - 23.16 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
23.16 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bugle Ranges's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bugle Ranges
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: observed, lowest 7,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Bugle Ranges at a glance
How Bugle Ranges is zoned
Selling in Bugle Ranges? 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 23.16 km², Bugle Ranges 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 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 91,011 m² across 160 parcels.
Who lives in Bugle Ranges
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bugle Ranges 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 1036, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bugle Ranges's 289 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Barker Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bugle Ranges. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bugle Ranges itself.
5,440 in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
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 Ranges 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.
Check a specific Bugle Ranges 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Bugle Ranges. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bugle Ranges lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bugle Ranges planning - frequently asked
Is Bugle Ranges flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bugle Ranges and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Bugle Ranges bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bugle Ranges is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Barker District Council average of 100%.
Is Bugle Ranges under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Bugle Ranges, and over about 23% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 6,000 ft. 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 Bugle Ranges?
The dominant planning zone in Bugle Ranges is Rural, though the suburb also includes Productive Rural Landscape and Rural Living.
Does Bugle Ranges have heritage-listed places?
Bugle Ranges has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bugle Ranges?
Across 160 surveyed parcels in Bugle Ranges, the median lot size is about 91,011 m².
What is the population of Bugle Ranges?
At the 2021 Census Bugle Ranges had 289 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Mount Barker Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bugle Ranges, went from 5,440 people in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Bugle Ranges an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bugle Ranges scores 1036 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bugle Ranges?
Median household income in Bugle Ranges was $2,031 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,812 for the typical suburb in Mount Barker District Council. Median rent was $268 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wistow | 4.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Gemmells Alexandrina Council |
4.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Macclesfield | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Flaxley | 5.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker Springs | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker | 6.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Highland Valley Alexandrina Council |
6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker Summit | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Green Hills Range | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Echunga | 8.3 km | <1% | 100% |