Haines flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Haines
(Kangaroo Island Council, SA) - 226.42 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
226.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Haines'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 Haines
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.
Haines at a glance
How Haines is zoned
Selling in Haines? 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 226.42 km², Haines 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 1,035,999 m² across 195 parcels.
Who lives in Haines
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Haines 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 992, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Haines's 163 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kangaroo Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Haines. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Haines itself.
4,227 in 2001 to 5,212 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Haines 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 Haines 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Haines. 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 Haines lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Haines planning - frequently asked
Is Haines flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Haines and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Haines bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Haines is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kangaroo Island Council average of 96%.
Is Haines under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Haines, and over about 15% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Haines?
The dominant planning zone in Haines is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Haines have heritage-listed places?
Haines has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Haines?
Across 195 surveyed parcels in Haines, the median lot size is about 1,035,999 m².
Does Haines have a train station?
There is no train station inside Haines itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Haines?
At the 2021 Census Haines had 163 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Kangaroo Island statistical area, which contains Haines, went from 4,227 people in 2001 to 5,212 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Haines an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Haines scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Haines?
Median household income in Haines was $1,275 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,249 for the typical suburb in Kangaroo Island Council. Median rent was $192 a week and the median mortgage repayment $934 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muston | 9.1 km | 4% | 96% |
| Nepean Bay | 9.3 km | 16% | 90% |
| American River | 12.7 km | 30% | 71% |
| Sapphiretown | 13.6 km | 60% | 47% |
| Ballast Head | 14.0 km | 2% | 99% |
| Birchmore | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Island Beach | 14.6 km | 20% | 85% |
| Cygnet River | 15.7 km | 28% | 90% |
| D'Estrees Bay | 15.8 km | 2% | 99% |
| Pelican Lagoon | 16.0 km | 10% | 94% |