Cooltong flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooltong
(Renmark Paringa Council, SA) - 30.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
30.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooltong's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cooltong at a glance
How Cooltong is zoned
Selling in Cooltong? 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 30.93 km², Cooltong 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 Horticulture. The median lot measures about 39,892 m² across 296 parcels.
Who lives in Cooltong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooltong 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 911, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cooltong's 322 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Renmark Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooltong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooltong itself.
5,291 in 2001 to 5,541 in 2025, up 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.
Cooltong 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 8 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 Cooltong address
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See what's in the $9 report →Cooltong planning - frequently asked
Is Cooltong flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cooltong and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 54%).
Is Cooltong bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cooltong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Renmark Paringa Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Cooltong?
The dominant planning zone in Cooltong is Rural Horticulture, though the suburb also includes Remote Areas and Conservation.
Does Cooltong have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cooltong.
What is the typical lot size in Cooltong?
Across 296 surveyed parcels in Cooltong, the median lot size is about 39,892 m².
What is the population of Cooltong?
At the 2021 Census Cooltong had 322 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Renmark Surrounds statistical area, which contains Cooltong, went from 5,291 people in 2001 to 5,541 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Cooltong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooltong scores 911 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cooltong?
Median household income in Cooltong was $1,392 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,530 for the typical suburb in Renmark Paringa Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffey | 3.4 km | 52% | 100% |
| Renmark North | 6.5 km | 82% | 100% |
| Renmark West | 7.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Renmark | 9.6 km | 60% | 88% |
| Renmark South | 12.8 km | 72% | 98% |
| Old Calperum | 13.2 km | 49% | 98% |
| Crescent | 13.5 km | 100% | 94% |
| Paringa | 14.0 km | 60% | 91% |
| Mundic Creek | 16.2 km | 99% | 98% |
| Murtho | 16.7 km | 29% | 100% |