Lucky Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lucky Bay
(The District Council of Franklin Harbour, SA) - 14.77 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
14.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lucky Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lucky Bay at a glance
How Lucky Bay is zoned
Selling in Lucky 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 14.77 km², Lucky Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 4,022 m² across 38 parcels.
Who lives in Lucky Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lucky 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 1011, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lucky Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lucky Bay 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.
Lucky 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 | 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 Lucky Bay address
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See what's in the $9 report →Lucky Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Lucky Bay flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Lucky Bay and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Lucky Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Lucky Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Franklin Harbour average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Lucky Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Lucky Bay is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and Rural.
Does Lucky Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lucky Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Lucky Bay?
Across 38 surveyed parcels in Lucky Bay, the median lot size is about 4,022 m².
Is Lucky Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lucky Bay scores 1011 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchellville | 15.8 km | 0% | 96% |
| Cowell | 21.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Port Gibbon | 26.1 km | 0% | 94% |
| Minbrie | 27.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Midgee | 33.2 km | 0% | 97% |
| Miltalie | 36.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cleve The District Council of Cleve |
48.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mangalo The District Council of Cleve |
49.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Arno Bay The District Council of Cleve |
49.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Murninnie Beach The Corporation of the City of Whyalla |
52.9 km | 0% | 65% |
See all The District Council of Franklin Harbour suburb profiles →