Cungena flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Cungena (The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 250.12 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Cungena at a glance

Parcels 223 Median lot 1,143 m²

How Cungena is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Cungena? 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 250.12 km², Cungena 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. The median lot measures about 1,143 m² across 223 parcels.

Who lives in Cungena

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

Population
25
usual residents, 2021

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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 982, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Cungena. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cungena itself.

3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.

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.

Cungena 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 pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 23 August 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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Cungena planning - frequently asked

Is Cungena flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Cungena and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Cungena bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cungena is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Cungena?

The dominant planning zone in Cungena is Rural.

Does Cungena have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Cungena.

What is the typical lot size in Cungena?

Across 223 surveyed parcels in Cungena, the median lot size is about 1,143 m².

Is Cungena an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cungena scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yantanabie 15.1 km 0% 100%
Chilpenunda 15.7 km 0% 100%
Chandada 17.5 km 0% 100%
Kaldoonera 18.7 km 0% 100%
Poochera 21.0 km 0% 100%
Wirrulla 23.6 km 0% 100%
Piednippie 27.4 km 0% 100%
Perlubie 29.7 km 0% 99%
Petina 29.9 km 0% 100%
Koolgera 31.2 km 0% 100%

See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →