Kapinnie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kapinnie
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 183.09 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
183.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kapinnie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kapinnie at a glance
How Kapinnie is zoned
Selling in Kapinnie? 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 183.09 km², Kapinnie 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 278,932 m² across 71 parcels.
Who lives in Kapinnie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kapinnie 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 1058, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kapinnie's 42 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kapinnie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kapinnie 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.
Kapinnie 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 Kapinnie address
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See what's in the $9 report →Kapinnie planning - frequently asked
Is Kapinnie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kapinnie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Kapinnie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kapinnie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Kapinnie?
The dominant planning zone in Kapinnie is Rural.
Does Kapinnie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kapinnie.
What is the typical lot size in Kapinnie?
Across 71 surveyed parcels in Kapinnie, the median lot size is about 278,932 m².
Is Kapinnie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kapinnie scores 1058 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Drummond | 13.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mitchell | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cummins | 16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yeelanna | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Hope | 16.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karkoo | 22.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kiana | 24.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coulta | 27.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Edillilie | 30.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cockaleechie The District Council of Tumby Bay |
31.4 km | 0% | 100% |