Caralue flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Caralue
(The District Council of Kimba, SA) - 246.95 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
246.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Caralue's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Caralue at a glance
How Caralue is zoned
Selling in Caralue? 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 246.95 km², Caralue 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 3,486,690 m² across 64 parcels.
Who lives in Caralue
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Caralue 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 Caralue. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Caralue 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.
Caralue 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Caralue planning - frequently asked
Is Caralue flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Caralue and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Caralue bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Caralue is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Kimba average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Caralue?
The dominant planning zone in Caralue is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Caralue have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Caralue.
What is the typical lot size in Caralue?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Caralue, the median lot size is about 3,486,690 m².
Is Caralue an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caralue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panitya | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cootra | 16.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Darke Peak The District Council of Cleve |
17.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Waddikee The District Council of Cleve |
20.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Solomon | 21.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hambidge The District Council of Cleve |
24.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koongawa Wudinna District Council |
28.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jamieson The District Council of Cleve |
28.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kimba | 31.7 km | 0% | 96% |
| Kielpa The District Council of Cleve |
33.9 km | 0% | 100% |