Farm Beach flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Farm Beach (Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 1.03 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Farm Beach at a glance

Parcels 27 Median lot 1,039 m²

How Farm Beach is zoned

Conservation 43%
Rural 39%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 9%
Rural Shack Settlement 9%

Selling in Farm Beach? 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 1.03 km², Farm Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,039 m² across 27 parcels.

Who lives in Farm Beach

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

Population
213
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,387
per week, Lower Eyre Council suburb typical $1,437
Median rent
$150
per week, Lower Eyre Council suburb typical $190
Median mortgage
$1,042
per month
Household size
2.7
people, average

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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 943, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Farm Beach's 213 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.9%
5-14 14.9%
15-19 5.4%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 11.3%
35-44 12.6%
45-54 17.1%
55-64 18.5%
65-74 10.4%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Farm Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Farm Beach itself.

6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.

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.

Farm Beach 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Farm Beach planning - frequently asked

Is Farm Beach flood-prone?

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

Is Farm Beach bushfire-prone?

Around 91% of Farm Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.

What is the zoning in Farm Beach?

The dominant planning zone in Farm Beach is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Farm Beach have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Farm Beach.

What is the typical lot size in Farm Beach?

Across 27 surveyed parcels in Farm Beach, the median lot size is about 1,039 m².

What is the population of Farm Beach?

At the 2021 Census Farm Beach had 213 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Farm Beach, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.

Is Farm Beach an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Farm Beach scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Farm Beach?

Median household income in Farm Beach was $1,387 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,042 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mount Dutton Bay 3.8 km 0% 91%
Little Douglas 6.5 km 0% 66%
Coffin Bay 11.7 km 0% 96%
Coulta 12.0 km 0% 100%
Wangary 13.0 km 0% 100%
Kellidie Bay 14.3 km 0% 77%
Fountain 24.2 km 0% 100%
Edillilie 26.3 km 0% 100%
Wanilla 26.5 km 0% 100%
Mount Drummond 28.0 km 0% 100%

See all Lower Eyre Council suburb profiles →