Laura flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Laura
(Northern Areas Council, SA) - 110.72 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
110.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Laura's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Laura
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.
Laura at a glance
How Laura is zoned
Selling in Laura? 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 110.72 km², Laura 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,007 m² across 759 parcels.
Who lives in Laura
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Laura 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 939, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Laura's 765 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jamestown, the wider ABS statistical area containing Laura. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Laura itself.
4,794 in 2001 to 4,724 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Laura 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Laura planning - frequently asked
Is Laura flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Laura and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Laura bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Laura is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Areas Council average of 100%.
Is Laura under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Laura in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Laura?
The dominant planning zone in Laura is Rural, though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood and Community Facilities.
Does Laura have heritage-listed places?
Laura has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Laura?
Across 759 surveyed parcels in Laura, the median lot size is about 2,007 m².
Does Laura have a train station?
There is no train station inside Laura itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Laura?
At the 2021 Census Laura had 765 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Jamestown statistical area, which contains Laura, went from 4,794 people in 2001 to 4,724 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Laura an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Laura scores 939 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 Laura?
Median household income in Laura was $1,042 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Northern Areas Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $892 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Hut | 6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Beetaloo Valley | 8.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caltowie West | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gladstone | 14.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wirrabara The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
14.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Napperby Port Pirie Regional Council |
15.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Huddleston | 16.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warnertown Port Pirie Regional Council |
17.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nelshaby Port Pirie Regional Council |
17.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Appila The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
17.4 km | 0% | 100% |