Crescent flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Crescent
(Renmark Paringa Council, SA) - 9.56 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
9.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crescent's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Crescent at a glance
How Crescent is zoned
Selling in Crescent? 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 9.56 km², Crescent is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 24,014 m² across 166 parcels.
Who lives in Crescent
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Crescent 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 969, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Crescent's 221 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Renmark Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Crescent. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Crescent 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.
Crescent 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 4 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 Crescent address
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See what's in the $9 report →Crescent planning - frequently asked
Is Crescent flood-prone?
About 100% of Crescent falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 54%.
Is Crescent bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Crescent is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Renmark Paringa Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Crescent?
The dominant planning zone in Crescent is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Horticulture and Deferred Urban.
Does Crescent have heritage-listed places?
Crescent has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Crescent?
Across 166 surveyed parcels in Crescent, the median lot size is about 24,014 m².
What is the population of Crescent?
At the 2021 Census Crescent had 221 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Renmark Surrounds statistical area, which contains Crescent, went from 5,291 people in 2001 to 5,541 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Crescent an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Crescent scores 969 and sits in decile 4 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 Crescent?
Median household income in Crescent was $1,140 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,530 for the typical suburb in Renmark Paringa Council. Median rent was $246 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renmark South | 2.5 km | 72% | 98% |
| Mundic Creek | 3.8 km | 99% | 98% |
| Renmark | 4.9 km | 60% | 88% |
| Paringa | 5.9 km | 60% | 91% |
| Old Calperum | 6.1 km | 49% | 98% |
| Renmark West | 6.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Pike River | 7.9 km | 50% | 99% |
| Lyrup | 9.1 km | 100% | 96% |
| Renmark North | 9.4 km | 82% | 100% |
| Chaffey | 13.1 km | 52% | 100% |