Laura Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Laura Bay
(The District Council of Ceduna, SA) - 85.86 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
85.86 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Laura Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Laura Bay at a glance
How Laura Bay is zoned
Selling in Laura Bay? 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 85.86 km², Laura Bay 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 503,142 m² across 35 parcels.
Who lives in Laura Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Laura Bay 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 978, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Laura Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Laura Bay itself.
3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.
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 Bay 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 23 August 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 Laura Bay address
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See what's in the $9 report →Laura Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Laura Bay flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Laura Bay and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Laura Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Laura Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Ceduna average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Laura Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Laura Bay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Laura Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Laura Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Laura Bay?
Across 35 surveyed parcels in Laura Bay, the median lot size is about 503,142 m².
Is Laura Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Laura Bay scores 978 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merghiny | 10.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ceduna Waters | 13.0 km | 0% | 92% |
| Thevenard | 18.2 km | 0% | 26% |
| Ceduna | 21.7 km | 0% | 98% |
| Maltee | 22.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Puntabie | 27.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wandana | 27.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Smoky Bay | 28.1 km | 0% | 93% |
| Denial Bay | 28.4 km | 0% | 95% |
| Mudamuckla | 29.8 km | 0% | 100% |