Coomunga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coomunga
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 59.78 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
59.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coomunga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Coomunga at a glance
How Coomunga is zoned
Selling in Coomunga? 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 59.78 km², Coomunga 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 312,824 m² across 78 parcels.
Who lives in Coomunga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coomunga 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 1007, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coomunga's 133 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coomunga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coomunga itself.
6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Coomunga 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 Coomunga address
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See what's in the $9 report →Coomunga planning - frequently asked
Is Coomunga flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Coomunga and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Coomunga bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Coomunga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Coomunga?
The dominant planning zone in Coomunga is Rural.
Does Coomunga have heritage-listed places?
Coomunga has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Coomunga?
Across 78 surveyed parcels in Coomunga, the median lot size is about 312,824 m².
What is the population of Coomunga?
At the 2021 Census Coomunga had 133 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Coomunga, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Coomunga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coomunga scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Coomunga?
Median household income in Coomunga was $1,656 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,463 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawson | 6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tootenilla | 6.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pearlah | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Duck Ponds | 8.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Green Patch | 9.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Boston | 10.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tiatukia | 10.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Fountain | 11.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Uley | 13.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Shields | 13.4 km | 0% | 98% |