Carawa flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Carawa
(The District Council of Ceduna, SA) - 207.85 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
207.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carawa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Carawa at a glance
How Carawa is zoned
Selling in Carawa? 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 207.85 km², Carawa 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 6,734,853 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Carawa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carawa 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 978, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Carawa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carawa itself.
3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Carawa 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 23 August 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 →Carawa planning - frequently asked
Is Carawa flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Carawa and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Carawa bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Carawa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Ceduna average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Carawa?
The dominant planning zone in Carawa is Rural.
Does Carawa have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Carawa.
What is the typical lot size in Carawa?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Carawa, the median lot size is about 6,734,853 m².
Is Carawa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carawa scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinbingina | 11.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Puntabie | 14.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Haslam The District Council of Streaky Bay |
14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Smoky Bay | 18.7 km | 0% | 93% |
| Nunjikompita | 19.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pimbaacla | 22.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Petina The District Council of Streaky Bay |
23.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mudamuckla | 25.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Perlubie The District Council of Streaky Bay |
33.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Pureba | 33.7 km | 0% | 100% |