Kimba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kimba
(The District Council of Kimba, SA) - 18.29 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
18.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kimba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kimba at a glance
How Kimba is zoned
Selling in Kimba? 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 18.29 km², Kimba is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,009 m² across 602 parcels.
Who lives in Kimba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kimba 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 942, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kimba's 608 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kimba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kimba itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Kimba 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Kimba planning - frequently asked
Is Kimba flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kimba and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Kimba bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Kimba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Kimba average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Kimba?
The dominant planning zone in Kimba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Strategic Employment.
Does Kimba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kimba.
What is the typical lot size in Kimba?
Across 602 surveyed parcels in Kimba, the median lot size is about 1,009 m².
Does Kimba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kimba itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Kimba?
At the 2021 Census Kimba had 608 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour statistical area, which contains Kimba, went from 4,542 people in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
Is Kimba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kimba scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kimba?
Median household income in Kimba was $1,234 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,293 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Kimba. Median rent was $139 a week and the median mortgage repayment $852 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | 12.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moseley | 13.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cortlinye | 14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kelly | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Waddikee The District Council of Cleve |
25.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wilcherry | 26.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barna | 27.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cunyarie | 29.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Panitya | 30.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yalanda | 31.7 km | 0% | 100% |