Inman Valley flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Inman Valley (City of Victor Harbor, SA) - 91.13 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Inman Valley'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 Inman Valley

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.

Inman Valley at a glance

Parcels 345 Median lot 139,064 m²

How Inman Valley is zoned

Rural 97%
Conservation 3%
Rural Settlement 0%
Productive Rural Landscape 0%

Selling in Inman Valley? 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 91.13 km², Inman Valley 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 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 139,064 m² across 345 parcels.

Who lives in Inman Valley

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Inman Valley suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
361
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,307
per week, City of Victor Harbor suburb typical $1,254
Median rent
$273
per week, City of Victor Harbor suburb typical $279
Median mortgage
$1,088
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1002, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Inman Valley's 361 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 13.8%
15-19 4.8%
20-24 2.3%
25-34 5.1%
35-44 9.9%
45-54 10.7%
55-64 22.0%
65-74 17.2%
75-84 10.1%
85+ 0.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Yankalilla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Inman Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Inman Valley itself.

4,321 in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 62%.

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.

Inman Valley data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Inman Valley address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Inman Valley. 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 Inman Valley lot.

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Inman Valley planning - frequently asked

Is Inman Valley flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Inman Valley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).

Is Inman Valley bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Inman Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Victor Harbor average of 86%.

Is Inman Valley under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Inman Valley, and over about 12% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 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 Inman Valley?

The dominant planning zone in Inman Valley is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Settlement.

Does Inman Valley have heritage-listed places?

Inman Valley has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Inman Valley?

Across 345 surveyed parcels in Inman Valley, the median lot size is about 139,064 m².

What is the population of Inman Valley?

At the 2021 Census Inman Valley had 361 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yankalilla statistical area, which contains Inman Valley, went from 4,321 people in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 62%.

Is Inman Valley an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Inman Valley scores 1002 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 Inman Valley?

Median household income in Inman Valley was $1,307 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,254 for the typical suburb in City of Victor Harbor. Median rent was $273 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,088 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Back Valley 7.5 km 0% 100%
Bald Hills
The District Council of Yankalilla
7.6 km 0% 100%
Lower Inman Valley 8.0 km 1% 100%
Myponga
The District Council of Yankalilla
8.6 km 0% 100%
Torrens Vale
The District Council of Yankalilla
9.0 km 0% 100%
Wattle Flat
The District Council of Yankalilla
9.2 km 0% 100%
Hindmarsh Tiers 10.0 km 0% 100%
Hindmarsh Valley 10.4 km <1% 100%
Yankalilla
The District Council of Yankalilla
11.0 km <1% 100%
Willow Creek
The District Council of Yankalilla
11.0 km 0% 100%

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