Fisherman Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fisherman Bay
(Barunga West Council, SA) - 112.07 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
112.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fisherman Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Fisherman Bay
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 8,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Fisherman Bay at a glance
How Fisherman Bay is zoned
Selling in Fisherman Bay? 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 112.07 km², Fisherman Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands. The median lot measures about 349 m² across 523 parcels.
Who lives in Fisherman Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fisherman Bay 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 751, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fisherman Bay's 140 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fisherman Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fisherman Bay itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Fisherman Bay 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 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 Fisherman Bay address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Fisherman Bay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fisherman Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Fisherman Bay flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Fisherman Bay and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Fisherman Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Fisherman Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.
Is Fisherman Bay under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Fisherman Bay in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Fisherman Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Fisherman Bay is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural.
Does Fisherman Bay have heritage-listed places?
Fisherman Bay has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Fisherman Bay?
Across 523 surveyed parcels in Fisherman Bay, the median lot size is about 349 m².
What is the population of Fisherman Bay?
At the 2021 Census Fisherman Bay had 140 usual residents, with a median age of 64 and an average household size of 1.5 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Fisherman Bay, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Fisherman Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fisherman Bay scores 751 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 Fisherman Bay?
Median household income in Fisherman Bay was $495 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,330 for the typical suburb in Barunga West Council. Median rent was $133 a week and the median mortgage repayment $932 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clements Gap | 10.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wandearah West Port Pirie Regional Council |
13.5 km | 0% | 59% |
| Port Broughton | 15.6 km | 0% | 87% |
| Wandearah East Port Pirie Regional Council |
16.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ward Hill | 17.9 km | 0% | 77% |
| Mundoora Wakefield Regional Council |
18.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Merriton Port Pirie Regional Council |
20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lower Broughton Port Pirie Regional Council |
22.8 km | 0% | 90% |
| Redhill Port Pirie Regional Council |
23.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wokurna | 24.7 km | 0% | 100% |