Crafers flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Crafers (Adelaide Hills Council, SA) - 6.03 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crafers's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.

Crafers at a glance

Parcels 922 Median lot 1,993 m² Bus stops 29

How Crafers is zoned

Conservation 30%
Rural Neighbourhood 30%
Productive Rural Landscape 28%
Tourism Development 8%
Hills Face 3%
Suburban Neighbourhood 1%

Selling in Crafers? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any Crafers address.

Across its 6.03 km², Crafers is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 39 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,993 m² across 922 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.

Crafers data sources and coverage

Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.

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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 20 August 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 Crafers address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

See what's in the $9 report →

Crafers planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Crafers?

The schematic on this page is a Crafers flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 100% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Crafers address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Crafers flood-prone?

About 100% of Crafers falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 94%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Is Crafers bushfire-prone?

Yes - around 100% of Crafers is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Adelaide Hills Council average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

What is the zoning in Crafers?

The dominant planning zone in Crafers is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Neighbourhood and Productive Rural Landscape. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Crafers have heritage-listed places?

Crafers has 39 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

What is the typical lot size in Crafers?

Across 922 surveyed parcels in Crafers, the median lot size is about 1,993 m².

Does Crafers have a train station?

There is no train station inside Crafers itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.

Do I need a planning report for a Crafers property?

A Crafers planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Piccadilly 1.7 km 100% 100%
Stirling 1.9 km 61% 100%
Cleland 2.1 km 99% 100%
Summertown 3.0 km 100% 100%
Crafers West 3.1 km 78% 100%
Aldgate 3.8 km 38% 100%
Uraidla 3.9 km 100% 100%
Heathfield 4.5 km 90% 100%
Leawood Gardens
City of Mitcham
4.5 km 2% 100%
Mount George 4.5 km 97% 100%

See all Adelaide Hills Council suburb profiles →