Hawker flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hawker
(The Flinders Ranges Council, SA) - 927.96 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
927.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hawker's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hawker at a glance
How Hawker is zoned
Selling in Hawker? 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 927.96 km², Hawker 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 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 22,274 m² across 1,684 parcels.
Who lives in Hawker
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hawker 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 952, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hawker's 301 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Quorn - Lake Gilles, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hawker. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hawker itself.
2,274 in 2001 to 2,170 in 2025, down 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.
Hawker 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 Hawker address
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See what's in the $9 report →Hawker planning - frequently asked
Is Hawker flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hawker and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Hawker bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hawker is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Flinders Ranges Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Hawker?
The dominant planning zone in Hawker is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Rural Living.
Does Hawker have heritage-listed places?
Hawker has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hawker?
Across 1,684 surveyed parcels in Hawker, the median lot size is about 22,274 m².
What is the population of Hawker?
At the 2021 Census Hawker had 301 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Quorn - Lake Gilles statistical area, which contains Hawker, went from 2,274 people in 2001 to 2,170 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Hawker an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hawker scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hawker?
Median household income in Hawker was $1,160 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,088 for the typical suburb in The Flinders Ranges Council. Median rent was $144 a week and the median mortgage repayment $685 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barndioota | 26.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Shaggy Ridge | 27.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cradock The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
29.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kanyaka | 31.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willochra | 47.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Belton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
51.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yanyarrie The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
54.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moockra The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
54.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stephenston | 60.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Carrieton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
61.6 km | 0% | 100% |