Loveday flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Loveday
(The Berri Barmera Council, SA) - 58.84 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
58.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Loveday's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Loveday
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 to
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.
Loveday at a glance
How Loveday is zoned
Selling in Loveday? 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 58.84 km², Loveday is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 27,289 m² across 521 parcels.
Who lives in Loveday
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Loveday 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 910, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Loveday's 655 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Barmera, the wider ABS statistical area containing Loveday. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Loveday itself.
7,171 in 2001 to 6,662 in 2025, down 7%.
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.
Loveday 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 12 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 →Loveday planning - frequently asked
Is Loveday flood-prone?
About 42% of Loveday falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 57%.
Is Loveday bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Loveday is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Berri Barmera Council average of 96%.
Is Loveday under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Loveday in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Loveday?
The dominant planning zone in Loveday is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Horticulture.
Does Loveday have heritage-listed places?
Loveday has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Loveday?
Across 521 surveyed parcels in Loveday, the median lot size is about 27,289 m².
What is the population of Loveday?
At the 2021 Census Loveday had 655 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Barmera statistical area, which contains Loveday, went from 7,171 people in 2001 to 6,662 in 2025, down 7%.
Is Loveday an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Loveday scores 910 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Loveday?
Median household income in Loveday was $1,379 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,374 for the typical suburb in The Berri Barmera Council. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorook South The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
6.5 km | 43% | 99% |
| Cobdogla | 7.3 km | 98% | 100% |
| New Residence The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
8.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Barmera | 9.0 km | 47% | 100% |
| Moorook The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
10.3 km | 20% | 100% |
| Glossop | 11.7 km | 34% | 99% |
| Winkie | 12.6 km | 68% | 100% |
| Kingston On Murray The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
13.8 km | 44% | 100% |
| Yinkanie The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
14.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Pyap The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
14.4 km | 27% | 100% |