Hawson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hawson
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 13.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hawson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hawson at a glance
How Hawson is zoned
Selling in Hawson? 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 13.17 km², Hawson 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 87,551 m² across 88 parcels.
Who lives in Hawson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hawson 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 1007, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hawson's 119 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hawson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hawson 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.
Hawson 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 8 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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See what's in the $9 report →Hawson planning - frequently asked
Is Hawson flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hawson and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Hawson bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hawson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Hawson?
The dominant planning zone in Hawson is Rural.
Does Hawson have heritage-listed places?
Hawson has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hawson?
Across 88 surveyed parcels in Hawson, the median lot size is about 87,551 m².
What is the population of Hawson?
At the 2021 Census Hawson had 119 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Hawson, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Hawson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hawson scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 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 Hawson?
Median household income in Hawson was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council. Median rent was $238 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tootenilla | 4.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Boston | 4.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tiatukia | 5.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Duck Ponds | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coomunga | 6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Lincoln City of Port Lincoln |
8.2 km | 0% | 82% |
| North Shields | 9.8 km | 0% | 98% |
| Green Patch | 10.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tulka | 11.1 km | 0% | 98% |
| Pearlah | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |