Mitchell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mitchell
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 253.41 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
253.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mitchell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mitchell at a glance
How Mitchell is zoned
Selling in Mitchell? 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 253.41 km², Mitchell 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 5,072,922 m² across 49 parcels.
Who lives in Mitchell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mitchell 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 1050, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mitchell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mitchell itself.
6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Mitchell 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.
Check a specific Mitchell address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mitchell planning - frequently asked
Is Mitchell flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mitchell and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mitchell bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mitchell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Mitchell?
The dominant planning zone in Mitchell is Rural.
Does Mitchell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mitchell.
What is the typical lot size in Mitchell?
Across 49 surveyed parcels in Mitchell, the median lot size is about 5,072,922 m².
Is Mitchell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mitchell scores 1050 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkoo | 15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kapinnie | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kiana | 16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yeelanna | 18.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Hope | 20.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tooligie District Council of Elliston |
22.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Drummond | 26.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cummins | 29.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Brooker The District Council of Tumby Bay |
30.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sheringa District Council of Elliston |
31.1 km | 0% | 100% |