Coonamia flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Coonamia (Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 3.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Coonamia

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.

Coonamia at a glance

Parcels 94 Median lot 27,908 m²

How Coonamia is zoned

Rural 86%
Rural Living 14%
Strategic Employment 0%
Conservation 0%

Selling in Coonamia? 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 3.62 km², Coonamia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 54% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 27,908 m² across 94 parcels.

Who lives in Coonamia

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

Population
96
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,474
per week, Port Pirie Regional Council suburb typical $1,223
Median rent
$250
per week, Port Pirie Regional Council suburb typical $195
Median mortgage
$867
per month
Household size
2.3
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 939, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Coonamia's 96 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.8%
5-14 14.4%
15-19 7.8%
20-24 5.6%
25-34 13.3%
35-44 8.9%
45-54 15.6%
55-64 20.0%
65-74 3.3%
75-84 3.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Port Pirie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coonamia. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coonamia itself.

14,322 in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.

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.

Coonamia data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Coonamia planning - frequently asked

Is Coonamia flood-prone?

About 54% of Coonamia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Coonamia bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Coonamia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.

Is Coonamia under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Coonamia 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 Coonamia?

The dominant planning zone in Coonamia is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Strategic Employment.

Does Coonamia have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Coonamia.

What is the typical lot size in Coonamia?

Across 94 surveyed parcels in Coonamia, the median lot size is about 27,908 m².

What is the population of Coonamia?

At the 2021 Census Coonamia had 96 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Port Pirie statistical area, which contains Coonamia, went from 14,322 people in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.

Is Coonamia an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coonamia scores 939 and sits in decile 3 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 Coonamia?

Median household income in Coonamia was $1,474 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Solomontown 1.9 km 49% 75%
Port Pirie South 2.3 km 41% 87%
Bungama 2.4 km 20% 99%
Port Pirie 4.1 km 75% 30%
Risdon Park 6.8 km 24% 91%
Risdon Park South 7.0 km 19% 96%
Pirie East 7.5 km 0% 100%
Germein Bay 7.6 km 0% 43%
Napperby 8.2 km 0% 100%
Port Pirie West 8.5 km 6% 39%

See all Port Pirie Regional Council suburb profiles →