Chandada flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Chandada (The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 497.61 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chandada's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Chandada at a glance

Parcels 124 Median lot 1,964,421 m²

How Chandada is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Chandada? 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 497.61 km², Chandada 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 1,964,421 m² across 124 parcels.

Who lives in Chandada

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

Population
37
usual residents, 2021

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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 982, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Chandada. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chandada 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.

Chandada data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Chandada planning - frequently asked

Is Chandada flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Chandada and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Chandada bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Chandada is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Chandada?

The dominant planning zone in Chandada is Rural.

Does Chandada have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Chandada.

What is the typical lot size in Chandada?

Across 124 surveyed parcels in Chandada, the median lot size is about 1,964,421 m².

Is Chandada an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chandada scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Cungena 17.5 km 0% 100%
Inkster 18.1 km 0% 100%
Poochera 19.8 km 0% 100%
Maryvale 21.6 km 0% 100%
Piednippie 23.4 km 0% 100%
Chilpenunda 24.0 km 0% 100%
Kaldoonera 27.8 km 0% 100%
Karcultaby
Wudinna District Council
28.2 km 0% 100%
Mount Cooper 28.8 km 0% 100%
Yantanabie 32.6 km 0% 100%

See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →