Darke Peak flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Darke Peak
(The District Council of Cleve, SA) - 461.03 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
461.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Darke Peak's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Darke Peak at a glance
How Darke Peak is zoned
Selling in Darke Peak? 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 461.03 km², Darke Peak 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 70,017 m² across 232 parcels.
Who lives in Darke Peak
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Darke Peak 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 1041, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Darke Peak's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Darke Peak. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Darke Peak 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.
Darke Peak 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 Darke Peak address
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See what's in the $9 report →Darke Peak planning - frequently asked
Is Darke Peak flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Darke Peak and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Darke Peak bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Darke Peak is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Cleve average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Darke Peak?
The dominant planning zone in Darke Peak is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Township.
Does Darke Peak have heritage-listed places?
Darke Peak has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Darke Peak?
Across 232 surveyed parcels in Darke Peak, the median lot size is about 70,017 m².
What is the population of Darke Peak?
At the 2021 Census Darke Peak had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour statistical area, which contains Darke Peak, went from 4,542 people in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
Is Darke Peak an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Darke Peak scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Darke Peak?
Median household income in Darke Peak was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,091 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Cleve. Median rent was $96 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,109 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddikee | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jamieson | 16.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kielpa | 17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caralue The District Council of Kimba |
17.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Boonerdo | 25.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Solomon The District Council of Kimba |
25.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hambidge | 25.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Campoona | 25.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Panitya The District Council of Kimba |
26.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cootra The District Council of Kimba |
28.2 km | 0% | 100% |