Minvalara flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Minvalara
(The District Council of Peterborough, SA) - 308.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
308.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minvalara's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Minvalara at a glance
How Minvalara is zoned
Selling in Minvalara? 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 308.12 km², Minvalara 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 are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,369,760 m² across 222 parcels.
Who lives in Minvalara
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minvalara 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 925, and decile 3 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 Minvalara. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minvalara 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.
Minvalara 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 4 September 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 →Minvalara planning - frequently asked
Is Minvalara flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Minvalara and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Minvalara bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Minvalara is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Peterborough average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Minvalara?
The dominant planning zone in Minvalara is Rural.
Does Minvalara have heritage-listed places?
Minvalara has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Minvalara?
Across 222 surveyed parcels in Minvalara, the median lot size is about 1,369,760 m².
Is Minvalara an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minvalara scores 925 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
12.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Peterborough | 13.7 km | 0% | 93% |
| Yatina The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
15.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dawson | 18.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sunnybrae | 18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Erskine The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
19.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yongala | 20.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Orroroo The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
20.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ucolta | 21.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Oodla Wirra | 23.8 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Peterborough suburb profiles →