Colton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Colton
(District Council of Elliston, SA) - 222.85 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
222.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Colton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Colton at a glance
How Colton is zoned
Selling in Colton? 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 222.85 km², Colton 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 859,107 m² across 192 parcels.
Who lives in Colton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Colton 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 964, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Colton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Colton itself.
2,537 in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 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.
Colton 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 4 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Colton address
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See what's in the $9 report →Colton planning - frequently asked
Is Colton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Colton and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Colton bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Colton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a District Council of Elliston average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Colton?
The dominant planning zone in Colton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Colton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Colton.
What is the typical lot size in Colton?
Across 192 surveyed parcels in Colton, the median lot size is about 859,107 m².
Is Colton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Colton scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Joy | 16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Talia | 16.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Wedge | 17.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Elliston | 20.7 km | 1% | 99% |
| Bramfield | 26.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coolillie | 29.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Venus Bay | 29.7 km | 0% | 95% |
| Cocata Wudinna District Council |
38.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Kenny | 38.8 km | 0% | 90% |
| Mount Damper Wudinna District Council |
40.4 km | 0% | 100% |