Carpenter Rocks flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Carpenter Rocks
(Southern Limestone Coast Council, SA) - 42.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
42.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carpenter Rocks's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Carpenter Rocks
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 to
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.
Carpenter Rocks at a glance
How Carpenter Rocks is zoned
Selling in Carpenter Rocks? 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 42.95 km², Carpenter Rocks is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,898 m² across 214 parcels.
Who lives in Carpenter Rocks
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carpenter Rocks 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 905, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carpenter Rocks's 87 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grant, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carpenter Rocks. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carpenter Rocks itself.
5,110 in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Carpenter Rocks 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 12 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 →Carpenter Rocks planning - frequently asked
Is Carpenter Rocks flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Carpenter Rocks and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Carpenter Rocks bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Carpenter Rocks is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Limestone Coast Council average of 98%.
Is Carpenter Rocks under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Carpenter Rocks in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Carpenter Rocks?
The dominant planning zone in Carpenter Rocks is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Open Space.
Does Carpenter Rocks have heritage-listed places?
Carpenter Rocks has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Carpenter Rocks?
Across 214 surveyed parcels in Carpenter Rocks, the median lot size is about 1,898 m².
What is the population of Carpenter Rocks?
At the 2021 Census Carpenter Rocks had 87 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Grant statistical area, which contains Carpenter Rocks, went from 5,110 people in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Carpenter Rocks an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carpenter Rocks scores 905 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Carpenter Rocks?
Median household income in Carpenter Rocks was $1,541 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,833 for the typical suburb in Southern Limestone Coast Council. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Point | 4.9 km | 0% | 84% |
| Blackfellows Caves | 6.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| German Creek | 10.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| German Flat Wattle Range Council |
11.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kongorong | 11.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nene Valley | 13.8 km | 0% | 98% |
| Canunda Wattle Range Council |
18.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| Burrungule | 19.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tantanoola Wattle Range Council |
20.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cape Douglas | 21.3 km | 0% | 98% |