Mambray Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mambray Creek
(The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 83.37 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
83.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mambray Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mambray Creek
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.
Mambray Creek at a glance
How Mambray Creek is zoned
Selling in Mambray Creek? 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 83.37 km², Mambray Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 482,659 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Mambray Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mambray Creek 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 1004, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mambray Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mambray Creek itself.
5,996 in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Mambray Creek 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.
Check a specific Mambray Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mambray Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Mambray Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mambray Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mambray Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 89% of Mambray Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.
Is Mambray Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mambray Creek 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 Mambray Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mambray Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Mambray Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mambray Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Mambray Creek?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Mambray Creek, the median lot size is about 482,659 m².
Is Mambray Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mambray Creek scores 1004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda Port Augusta City Council |
8.6 km | 0% | 55% |
| Nectar Brook | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baroota | 11.4 km | 0% | 87% |
| Douglas Point The Corporation of the City of Whyalla |
16.9 km | 0% | 74% |
| Douglas Point South The Corporation of the City of Whyalla |
19.5 km | 0% | 80% |
| Winninowie Port Augusta City Council |
20.8 km | 0% | 78% |
| Melrose | 21.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Backy Point The Corporation of the City of Whyalla |
21.8 km | 0% | 83% |
| Blanche Harbor Port Augusta City Council |
23.4 km | 0% | 33% |
| Wilmington | 23.4 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →