Chinaman Wells flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Chinaman Wells
(Yorke Peninsula Council, SA) - 3.14 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
3.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chinaman Wells's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Chinaman Wells
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.
Chinaman Wells at a glance
How Chinaman Wells is zoned
Selling in Chinaman Wells? 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 3.14 km², Chinaman Wells is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands. The median lot measures about 605 m² across 40 parcels.
Who lives in Chinaman Wells
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chinaman Wells 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 1044, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yorke Peninsula - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chinaman Wells. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chinaman Wells itself.
7,295 in 2001 to 7,755 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Chinaman Wells 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 →Chinaman Wells planning - frequently asked
Is Chinaman Wells flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Chinaman Wells and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Chinaman Wells bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Chinaman Wells is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yorke Peninsula Council average of 93%.
Is Chinaman Wells under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Chinaman Wells 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 Chinaman Wells?
The dominant planning zone in Chinaman Wells is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Shack Settlement.
Does Chinaman Wells have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chinaman Wells.
What is the typical lot size in Chinaman Wells?
Across 40 surveyed parcels in Chinaman Wells, the median lot size is about 605 m².
Is Chinaman Wells an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chinaman Wells scores 1044 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pearce | 5.4 km | 0% | 81% |
| Balgowan | 8.9 km | 0% | 96% |
| South Kilkerran | 12.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Victoria | 14.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Maitland | 18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Urania | 20.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yorke Valley | 21.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Weetulta | 22.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nalyappa | 25.5 km | 0% | 94% |
| Wauraltee | 25.6 km | 0% | 99% |