Karte flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Karte
(Southern Mallee District Council, SA) - 392.14 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
392.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Karte's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Karte at a glance
How Karte is zoned
Selling in Karte? 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 392.14 km², Karte 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 22,673 m² across 160 parcels.
Who lives in Karte
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Karte 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 982, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karoonda - Lameroo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Karte. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Karte itself.
3,511 in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
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.
Karte 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.
Check a specific Karte address
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See what's in the $9 report →Karte planning - frequently asked
Is Karte flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Karte and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Karte bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Karte is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Mallee District Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Karte?
The dominant planning zone in Karte is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Karte have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Karte.
What is the typical lot size in Karte?
Across 160 surveyed parcels in Karte, the median lot size is about 22,673 m².
Is Karte an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Karte scores 982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kringin The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
15.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Peebinga The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
16.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billiatt The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
25.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinnaroo | 31.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Parilla | 32.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Meribah The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
33.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paruna The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
35.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Malpas The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
35.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Schell Well The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
38.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lameroo | 39.3 km | 0% | 100% |