Frances flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Frances
(Naracoorte Lucindale Council, SA) - 118.98 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
118.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Frances's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Frances
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: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Frances at a glance
How Frances is zoned
Selling in Frances? 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 118.98 km², Frances 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 16,076 m² across 344 parcels.
Who lives in Frances
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Frances 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 997, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Frances's 92 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Naracoorte Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Frances. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Frances itself.
2,704 in 2001 to 2,475 in 2025, down 8%.
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.
Frances 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Frances planning - frequently asked
Is Frances flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Frances and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Frances bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Frances is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Naracoorte Lucindale Council average of 100%.
Is Frances under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Frances in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Frances?
The dominant planning zone in Frances is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Frances have heritage-listed places?
Frances has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Frances?
Across 344 surveyed parcels in Frances, the median lot size is about 16,076 m².
What is the population of Frances?
At the 2021 Census Frances had 92 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Naracoorte Surrounds statistical area, which contains Frances, went from 2,704 people in 2001 to 2,475 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Frances an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Frances scores 997 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Frances?
Median household income in Frances was $1,291 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,796 for the typical suburb in Naracoorte Lucindale Council. Median rent was $183 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binnum | 8.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bangham Tatiara District Council |
14.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| The Gap | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kybybolite | 17.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Cadgee | 18.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wild Dog Valley | 21.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Western Flat Tatiara District Council |
22.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Custon Tatiara District Council |
26.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hynam | 27.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Naracoorte | 29.3 km | <1% | 100% |