Mccracken flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mccracken
(City of Victor Harbor, SA) - 2.3 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mccracken'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 Mccracken
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 3 Oct 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.
Mccracken at a glance
How Mccracken is zoned
Selling in Mccracken? 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 2.3 km², Mccracken is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Golf Course Estate. The median lot measures about 682 m² across 1,432 parcels.
Who lives in Mccracken
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mccracken 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 917, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mccracken's 2,076 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Victor Harbor, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mccracken. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mccracken itself.
10,710 in 2001 to 17,189 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Mccracken 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 3 October 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 Mccracken 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 Mccracken lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mccracken planning - frequently asked
Is Mccracken flood-prone?
About 10% of Mccracken falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is Mccracken bushfire-prone?
Around 54% of Mccracken is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a City of Victor Harbor average of 86%.
Is Mccracken under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 29% of Mccracken in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Mccracken?
The dominant planning zone in Mccracken is Golf Course Estate, though the suburb also includes Suburban Neighbourhood and Open Space.
Does Mccracken have heritage-listed places?
Mccracken has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mccracken?
Across 1,432 surveyed parcels in Mccracken, the median lot size is about 682 m².
Does Mccracken have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mccracken itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of Mccracken?
At the 2021 Census Mccracken had 2,076 usual residents, with a median age of 64 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Victor Harbor statistical area, which contains Mccracken, went from 10,710 people in 2001 to 17,189 in 2025, up 60%.
Is Mccracken an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mccracken scores 917 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 Mccracken?
Median household income in Mccracken was $1,006 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,254 for the typical suburb in City of Victor Harbor. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,250 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayborough | 1.2 km | 2% | 50% |
| Victor Harbor | 2.2 km | 18% | 73% |
| Chiton Alexandrina Council |
2.4 km | 3% | 98% |
| Port Elliot Alexandrina Council |
5.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Encounter Bay | 5.7 km | 3% | 81% |
| Hindmarsh Valley | 7.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lower Inman Valley | 7.2 km | 1% | 100% |
| Middleton Alexandrina Council |
9.0 km | 0% | 99% |
| Back Valley | 11.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Goolwa Beach Alexandrina Council |
11.9 km | 0% | 95% |