Commissariat Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Commissariat Point
(Port Augusta City Council, SA) - 12.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
12.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Commissariat Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Commissariat Point
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.
Commissariat Point at a glance
How Commissariat Point is zoned
Selling in Commissariat Point? 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 12.68 km², Commissariat Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands. The median lot measures about 1,062 m² across 246 parcels.
Who lives in Commissariat Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Commissariat Point 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 973, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Commissariat Point's 243 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Quorn - Lake Gilles, the wider ABS statistical area containing Commissariat Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Commissariat Point itself.
2,274 in 2001 to 2,170 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Commissariat Point 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 26 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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Is Commissariat Point flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Commissariat Point and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Commissariat Point bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Commissariat Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Augusta City Council average of 76%.
Is Commissariat Point under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Commissariat Point 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 Commissariat Point?
The dominant planning zone in Commissariat Point is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands, though the suburb also includes Rural Shack Settlement and Conservation.
Does Commissariat Point have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Commissariat Point.
What is the typical lot size in Commissariat Point?
Across 246 surveyed parcels in Commissariat Point, the median lot size is about 1,062 m².
What is the population of Commissariat Point?
At the 2021 Census Commissariat Point had 243 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Quorn - Lake Gilles statistical area, which contains Commissariat Point, went from 2,274 people in 2001 to 2,170 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Commissariat Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Commissariat Point scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Commissariat Point?
Median household income in Commissariat Point was $1,210 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,303 for the typical suburb in Port Augusta City Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Paterson | 7.8 km | 6% | 69% |
| Blanche Harbor | 9.5 km | 0% | 33% |
| Winninowie | 12.0 km | 0% | 78% |
| Port Augusta | 12.4 km | 0% | 68% |
| Stirling North | 13.0 km | 1% | 97% |
| Davenport | 14.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Augusta West | 15.3 km | 0% | 93% |
| Wami Kata | 17.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Woolundunga The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
19.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Miranda | 20.3 km | 0% | 55% |