Mingbool flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mingbool
(Southern Limestone Coast Council, SA) - 137.87 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
137.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mingbool's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mingbool
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.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
<1% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- SA Planning and Design Code aircraft noise
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.
Mingbool at a glance
How Mingbool is zoned
Selling in Mingbool? 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 137.87 km², Mingbool 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 571,978 m² across 203 parcels.
Who lives in Mingbool
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mingbool 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 1007, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mingbool's 123 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grant, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mingbool. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mingbool itself.
5,110 in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Mingbool 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) | Inside a held contour | 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Mingbool planning - frequently asked
Is Mingbool flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mingbool and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mingbool bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mingbool is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Limestone Coast Council average of 98%.
Is Mingbool affected by aircraft noise?
About <1% of Mingbool sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Mingbool under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mingbool in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). 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 Mingbool?
The dominant planning zone in Mingbool is Rural, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and Infrastructure (Airfield).
Does Mingbool have heritage-listed places?
Mingbool has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mingbool?
Across 203 surveyed parcels in Mingbool, the median lot size is about 571,978 m².
What is the population of Mingbool?
At the 2021 Census Mingbool had 123 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Grant statistical area, which contains Mingbool, went from 5,110 people in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Mingbool an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mingbool scores 1007 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).
What is the median household income in Mingbool?
Median household income in Mingbool was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,833 for the typical suburb in Southern Limestone Coast Council. Median rent was $263 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Park | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mil-Lel | 9.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tarpeena | 10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Worrolong | 12.9 km | 0% | 98% |
| Dismal Swamp | 13.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glenburnie | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Suttontown | 15.0 km | 0% | 96% |
| Mount Gambier City of Mount Gambier |
16.9 km | 0% | 41% |
| Wepar | 17.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nangwarry Wattle Range Council |
17.1 km | 0% | 100% |