Davenport flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Davenport
(Port Augusta City Council, SA) - 1.07 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
1.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Davenport's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Davenport at a glance
How Davenport is zoned
Selling in Davenport? 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 1.07 km², Davenport 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 Suburban Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 19,193 m² across 13 parcels.
Who lives in Davenport
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Davenport 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 469, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Davenport's 156 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Augusta, the wider ABS statistical area containing Davenport. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Davenport itself.
13,495 in 2001 to 14,134 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.
Davenport 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 Davenport address
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See what's in the $9 report →Davenport planning - frequently asked
Is Davenport flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Davenport and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Davenport bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Davenport is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Augusta City Council average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Davenport?
The dominant planning zone in Davenport is Suburban Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Davenport have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Davenport.
What is the typical lot size in Davenport?
Across 13 surveyed parcels in Davenport, the median lot size is about 19,193 m².
Does Davenport have a train station?
There is no train station inside Davenport itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Davenport?
At the 2021 Census Davenport had 156 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.4 people. The wider Port Augusta statistical area, which contains Davenport, went from 13,495 people in 2001 to 14,134 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Davenport an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Davenport scores 469 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Davenport?
Median household income in Davenport was $725 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,303 for the typical suburb in Port Augusta City Council. Median rent was $115 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Augusta | 2.5 km | 0% | 68% |
| Wami Kata | 3.0 km | 0% | 99% |
| Port Augusta West | 6.3 km | 0% | 93% |
| Stirling North | 9.1 km | 1% | 97% |
| Port Paterson | 9.3 km | 6% | 69% |
| Mundallio | 9.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Commissariat Point | 14.8 km | 0% | 46% |
| Saltia The Flinders Ranges Council |
15.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Winninowie | 18.8 km | 0% | 78% |
| Woolundunga The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
19.9 km | 0% | 100% |