Little Douglas flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Little Douglas
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 22.08 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
22.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Little Douglas's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Little Douglas at a glance
How Little Douglas is zoned
Selling in Little Douglas? 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 22.08 km², Little Douglas is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 2,757 m² across 39 parcels.
Who lives in Little Douglas
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Little Douglas 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 943, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Little Douglas. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Little Douglas 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.
Little Douglas 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 Little Douglas address
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See what's in the $9 report →Little Douglas planning - frequently asked
Is Little Douglas flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Little Douglas and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Little Douglas bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Little Douglas is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Little Douglas?
The dominant planning zone in Little Douglas is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Rural Aquaculture.
Does Little Douglas have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Little Douglas.
What is the typical lot size in Little Douglas?
Across 39 surveyed parcels in Little Douglas, the median lot size is about 2,757 m².
Is Little Douglas an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Little Douglas scores 943 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dutton Bay | 4.2 km | 0% | 91% |
| Farm Beach | 6.5 km | 0% | 91% |
| Coffin Bay | 7.9 km | 0% | 96% |
| Kellidie Bay | 9.7 km | 0% | 77% |
| Wangary | 11.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coulta | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Fountain | 21.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wanilla | 26.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Uley | 26.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pearlah | 28.2 km | 0% | 100% |