Cleve flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Cleve (The District Council of Cleve, SA) - 548.65 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.

Planning schematicCleve

Constraint readout

548.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 15 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #14 of 15 mapped council suburbs

Environmental7%

below council avg (18%) · #6 of 15 in council

Heritage sites 3 Mostly Rural Bushfire 14th most affected of 15 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cleve

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

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

Night movements: observed, lowest 8,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Cleve at a glance

Parcels 1,275 Median lot 24,641 m² Bus stops 1

How Cleve is zoned

Rural 93%

Conservation 6%

Rural Neighbourhood 0%

Recreation 0%

Infrastructure (Airfield) 0%

Neighbourhood 0%

Selling in Cleve? 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 548.65 km², Cleve 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. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 24,641 m² across 1,275 parcels.

Who lives in Cleve

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

Population

953

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,091

per week, The District Council of Cleve suburb typical $1,091

Median rent

$165

per week, The District Council of Cleve suburb typical $100

Median mortgage

$925

per month

Household size

2.2

people, average

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 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 925, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Cleve's 953 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.7%

5-14 12.2%

15-19 3.0%

20-24 2.5%

25-34 10.7%

35-44 10.2%

45-54 10.5%

55-64 15.0%

65-74 13.3%

75-84 10.6%

85+ 5.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cleve. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cleve 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.

Cleve 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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Cleve planning - frequently asked

Is Cleve flood-prone?

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

Is Cleve bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cleve is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Cleve average of 100%.

Is Cleve under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Cleve 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 Cleve?

The dominant planning zone in Cleve is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Neighbourhood.

Does Cleve have heritage-listed places?

Cleve has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Cleve?

Across 1,275 surveyed parcels in Cleve, the median lot size is about 24,641 m².

Does Cleve have a train station?

There is no train station inside Cleve itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Cleve?

At the 2021 Census Cleve had 953 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour statistical area, which contains Cleve, went from 4,542 people in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.

Is Cleve an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cleve scores 925 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Cleve?

Median household income in Cleve was $1,091 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,091 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Cleve. Median rent was $165 a week and the median mortgage repayment $925 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Campoona	19.5 km	0%	100%
Arno Bay	20.9 km	0%	99%
Verran	26.2 km	0%	100%
Mangalo	26.9 km	0%	100%
Port Gibbon The District Council of Franklin Harbour	27.4 km	0%	94%
Cowell The District Council of Franklin Harbour	28.0 km	0%	99%
Rudall	29.0 km	0%	100%
Kielpa	34.2 km	0%	100%
Miltalie The District Council of Franklin Harbour	34.3 km	0%	100%
Jamieson	35.1 km	0%	100%

See all The District Council of Cleve suburb profiles →