Cunyarie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cunyarie
(The District Council of Kimba, SA) - 225.15 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
225.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cunyarie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cunyarie at a glance
How Cunyarie is zoned
Selling in Cunyarie? 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 225.15 km², Cunyarie 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 are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,457,157 m² across 77 parcels.
Who lives in Cunyarie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cunyarie 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 1045, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cunyarie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cunyarie itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Cunyarie 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 Cunyarie address
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See what's in the $9 report →Cunyarie planning - frequently asked
Is Cunyarie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cunyarie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Cunyarie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cunyarie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Kimba average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Cunyarie?
The dominant planning zone in Cunyarie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Remote Areas.
Does Cunyarie have heritage-listed places?
Cunyarie has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cunyarie?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in Cunyarie, the median lot size is about 3,457,157 m².
Is Cunyarie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cunyarie scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcherry | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cortlinye | 16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moseley | 23.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kimba | 29.3 km | 0% | 96% |
| Buckleboo | 35.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinkawillinie | 37.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Solomon | 39.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Panitya | 42.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kelly | 43.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barna | 47.4 km | 0% | 100% |