Malpas flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Malpas
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 229.09 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
229.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Malpas's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Malpas at a glance
How Malpas is zoned
Selling in Malpas? 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 229.09 km², Malpas 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 64,295 m² across 85 parcels.
Who lives in Malpas
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Malpas 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 922, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loxton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Malpas. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Malpas itself.
2,107 in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Malpas 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 Malpas address
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See what's in the $9 report →Malpas planning - frequently asked
Is Malpas flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Malpas and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).
Is Malpas bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Malpas is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Malpas?
The dominant planning zone in Malpas is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Conservation.
Does Malpas have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Malpas.
What is the typical lot size in Malpas?
Across 85 surveyed parcels in Malpas, the median lot size is about 64,295 m².
Is Malpas an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Malpas scores 922 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paruna | 10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Alawoona | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Schell Well | 15.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Veitch | 16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kringin | 21.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pata | 21.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billiatt | 22.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woodleigh | 23.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Meribah | 24.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wanbi The District Council of Karoonda East Murray |
28.8 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Loxton Waikerie suburb profiles →