Joanna flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Joanna
(Naracoorte Lucindale Council, SA) - 130.1 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
130.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Joanna'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 Joanna
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.
Joanna at a glance
How Joanna is zoned
Selling in Joanna? 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 130.1 km², Joanna 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 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 330,516 m² across 264 parcels.
Who lives in Joanna
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Joanna 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 1041, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Joanna's 106 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Naracoorte Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Joanna. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Joanna 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.
Joanna 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 Joanna 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.
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 Joanna lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Joanna planning - frequently asked
Is Joanna flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Joanna and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Joanna bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Joanna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Naracoorte Lucindale Council average of 100%.
Is Joanna under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Joanna in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Joanna?
The dominant planning zone in Joanna is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Joanna have heritage-listed places?
Joanna has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Joanna?
Across 264 surveyed parcels in Joanna, the median lot size is about 330,516 m².
What is the population of Joanna?
At the 2021 Census Joanna had 106 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Naracoorte Surrounds statistical area, which contains Joanna, went from 2,704 people in 2001 to 2,475 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Joanna an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Joanna scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Joanna?
Median household income in Joanna was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,796 for the typical suburb in Naracoorte Lucindale Council. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koppamurra | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wrattonbully | 6.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Struan | 10.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Laurie Park | 12.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Comaum Wattle Range Council |
13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glenroy Wattle Range Council |
14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Light | 14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hynam | 16.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bool Lagoon | 17.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moyhall | 19.5 km | 0% | 100% |