Minlaton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Minlaton
(Yorke Peninsula Council, SA) - 265.39 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
265.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minlaton'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 Minlaton
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Minlaton at a glance
How Minlaton is zoned
Selling in Minlaton? 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 265.39 km², Minlaton 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 2,063 m² across 884 parcels.
Who lives in Minlaton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minlaton 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 903, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Minlaton's 1,018 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yorke Peninsula - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Minlaton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minlaton itself.
7,295 in 2001 to 7,755 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Minlaton 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 Minlaton address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 15% of Minlaton. 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 Minlaton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Minlaton planning - frequently asked
Is Minlaton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Minlaton and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Minlaton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Minlaton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yorke Peninsula Council average of 93%.
Is Minlaton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 15% of Minlaton, and over about 30% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Minlaton?
The dominant planning zone in Minlaton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Conservation.
Does Minlaton have heritage-listed places?
Minlaton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Minlaton?
Across 884 surveyed parcels in Minlaton, the median lot size is about 2,063 m².
Does Minlaton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Minlaton itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Minlaton?
At the 2021 Census Minlaton had 1,018 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Yorke Peninsula - North statistical area, which contains Minlaton, went from 7,295 people in 2001 to 7,755 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Minlaton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minlaton scores 903 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 Minlaton?
Median household income in Minlaton was $1,046 a week at the 2021 Census, against $937 for the typical suburb in Yorke Peninsula Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,049 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Beach | 7.9 km | 0% | 95% |
| Brentwood | 8.0 km | 0% | 98% |
| Bluff Beach | 10.1 km | 0% | 95% |
| Hardwicke Bay | 13.0 km | 0% | 94% |
| Ramsay | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koolywurtie | 15.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Rickaby | 16.0 km | 0% | 89% |
| Yorketown | 21.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stansbury | 22.0 km | 0% | 98% |
| Curramulka | 23.5 km | 0% | 100% |