Kangaroo Head flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kangaroo Head (Kangaroo Island Council, SA) - 8.05 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.

Planning schematicKangaroo Head

Constraint readout

8.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 2%

below council avg (7%) · #19 of 49 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 99%

≈ council avg (96%) · #31 of 49 mapped council suburbs

Environmental16%

below council avg (38%) · #35 of 49 in council

Heritage sites 1 Character 14% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 3% Mostly Rural Flood 19th most affected of 49 → Bushfire 31st most affected of 49 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kangaroo Head'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 Kangaroo Head

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

Under observed aircraft

16%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

1,500 ft

averaging 4,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Kangaroo Head at a glance

Parcels 30 Median lot 69,187 m²

How Kangaroo Head is zoned

Rural 84%

Conservation 14%

Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 1%

Neighbourhood 0%

Employment 0%

Open Space 0%

Selling in Kangaroo Head? 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 8.05 km², Kangaroo Head is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% 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 69,187 m² across 30 parcels.

Who lives in Kangaroo Head

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

Population

usual residents, 2021

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 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 975, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Kangaroo Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kangaroo Head. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kangaroo Head 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.

Kangaroo Head 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 Kangaroo Head address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Kangaroo Head. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Kangaroo Head planning - frequently asked

Is Kangaroo Head flood-prone?

About 2% of Kangaroo Head falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Kangaroo Head bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Kangaroo Head is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kangaroo Island Council average of 96%.

Is Kangaroo Head under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Kangaroo Head, and over about 16% 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 1,500 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 Kangaroo Head?

The dominant planning zone in Kangaroo Head is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Kangaroo Head have heritage-listed places?

Kangaroo Head has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Kangaroo Head?

Across 30 surveyed parcels in Kangaroo Head, the median lot size is about 69,187 m².

Is Kangaroo Head an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kangaroo Head scores 975 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Penneshaw	3.8 km	3%	98%
American Beach	3.9 km	14%	93%
Baudin Beach	6.2 km	22%	83%
Ironstone	7.1 km	<1%	100%
Dudley East	7.7 km	0%	100%
Brown Beach	8.3 km	20%	87%
Dudley West	8.7 km	0%	100%
Island Beach	11.7 km	20%	85%
Cuttlefish Bay	11.8 km	<1%	100%
Ballast Head	12.3 km	2%	99%

See all Kangaroo Island Council suburb profiles →