Bungama flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Bungama (Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 20.47 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.

Planning schematicBungama

Constraint readout

20.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 20%

1.6× council avg (12%) · #6 of 23 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 99%

≈ council avg (86%) · #13 of 23 mapped council suburbs

Environmental<1%

below council avg (23%) · #12 of 23 in council

Heritage sites 0 Mostly Rural Flood 6th most affected of 23 → Bushfire 13th most affected of 23 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bungama'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 Bungama

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

9,000 ft

averaging 9,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Bungama at a glance

Parcels 92 Median lot 80,728 m²

How Bungama is zoned

Rural 76%

Rural Living 21%

Strategic Employment 2%

Employment 0%

Selling in Bungama? 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 20.47 km², Bungama is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 80,728 m² across 92 parcels.

Who lives in Bungama

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bungama suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

116

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,312

per week, Port Pirie Regional Council suburb typical $1,223

Median rent

$300

per week, Port Pirie Regional Council suburb typical $195

Median mortgage

$938

per month

Household size

2.7

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 927, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bungama's 116 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.2%

5-14 19.2%

15-19 6.4%

20-24 8.8%

25-34 2.4%

35-44 8.8%

45-54 13.6%

55-64 17.6%

65-74 8.0%

75-84 8.0%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Port Pirie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bungama. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bungama itself.

3,212 in 2001 to 3,433 in 2025, up 7%.

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.

Bungama 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 Bungama address

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Bungama planning - frequently asked

Is Bungama flood-prone?

About 20% of Bungama falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Bungama bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Bungama is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.

Is Bungama under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Bungama in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 9,000 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 Bungama?

The dominant planning zone in Bungama is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Strategic Employment.

Does Bungama have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bungama.

What is the typical lot size in Bungama?

Across 92 surveyed parcels in Bungama, the median lot size is about 80,728 m².

What is the population of Bungama?

At the 2021 Census Bungama had 116 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Port Pirie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bungama, went from 3,212 people in 2001 to 3,433 in 2025, up 7%.

Is Bungama an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bungama scores 927 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bungama?

Median household income in Bungama was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $938 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Coonamia	2.4 km	54%	100%
Port Pirie South	4.0 km	41%	87%
Solomontown	4.2 km	49%	75%
Port Pirie	6.3 km	75%	30%
Napperby	6.3 km	0%	100%
Warnertown	8.2 km	0%	100%
Germein Bay	8.4 km	0%	43%
Pirie East	8.5 km	0%	100%
Risdon Park South	9.0 km	19%	96%
Risdon Park	9.1 km	24%	91%

See all Port Pirie Regional Council suburb profiles →