Mcbean Pound flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mcbean Pound
(Mid Murray Council, SA) - 3.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mcbean Pound's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mcbean Pound
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 4 Sep to 26 Sep 2026
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.
Mcbean Pound at a glance
How Mcbean Pound is zoned
Selling in Mcbean Pound? 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 3.13 km², Mcbean Pound is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Tourism Development. The median lot measures about 82,985 m² across 47 parcels.
Who lives in Mcbean Pound
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mcbean Pound 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 817, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waikerie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mcbean Pound. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mcbean Pound itself.
6,941 in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Mcbean Pound 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 26 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 Mcbean Pound address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mcbean Pound lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mcbean Pound planning - frequently asked
Is Mcbean Pound flood-prone?
About 100% of Mcbean Pound falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Mcbean Pound bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mcbean Pound is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid Murray Council average of 100%.
Is Mcbean Pound under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Mcbean Pound in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,500 ft. 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 Mcbean Pound?
The dominant planning zone in Mcbean Pound is Tourism Development, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Shack Settlement.
Does Mcbean Pound have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mcbean Pound.
What is the typical lot size in Mcbean Pound?
Across 47 surveyed parcels in Mcbean Pound, the median lot size is about 82,985 m².
Is Mcbean Pound an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mcbean Pound scores 817 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchetown | 10.0 km | 12% | 100% |
| Murbko The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
10.1 km | 12% | 100% |
| Paisley The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
13.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Stockyard Plain The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
17.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wombats Rest | 18.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Notts Well The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
20.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Morgan | 20.8 km | 23% | 100% |
| Brenda Park | 23.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Eba | 24.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cadell | 25.0 km | 32% | 100% |