Cadell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cadell
(Mid Murray Council, SA) - 176.07 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
176.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cadell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cadell
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 26 Sep 2026
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.
Cadell at a glance
How Cadell is zoned
Selling in Cadell? 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 176.07 km², Cadell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 22,777 m² across 482 parcels.
Who lives in Cadell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cadell 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 818, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cadell's 547 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waikerie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cadell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cadell itself.
6,941 in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Cadell 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 26 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 Cadell address
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See what's in the $9 report →Cadell planning - frequently asked
Is Cadell flood-prone?
About 32% of Cadell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cadell bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cadell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid Murray Council average of 100%.
Is Cadell under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Cadell in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Cadell?
The dominant planning zone in Cadell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Horticulture.
Does Cadell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cadell.
What is the typical lot size in Cadell?
Across 482 surveyed parcels in Cadell, the median lot size is about 22,777 m².
Does Cadell have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cadell itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Cadell?
At the 2021 Census Cadell had 547 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Waikerie statistical area, which contains Cadell, went from 6,941 people in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Cadell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cadell scores 818 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cadell?
Median household income in Cadell was $866 a week at the 2021 Census, against $887 for the typical suburb in Mid Murray Council. Median rent was $145 a week and the median mortgage repayment $672 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadell Lagoon | 6.4 km | 100% | 100% |
| Brenda Park | 8.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Morphetts Flat | 8.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Wombats Rest | 9.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Beaumonts | 9.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Sunlands The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
10.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| North West Bend | 10.5 km | 100% | 100% |
| Morgan | 12.0 km | 23% | 100% |
| Qualco The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
13.9 km | 76% | 100% |
| Stuart | 14.7 km | 11% | 100% |