Moody flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moody
(The District Council of Tumby Bay, SA) - 185.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
185.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moody's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Moody at a glance
How Moody is zoned
Selling in Moody? 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 185.13 km², Moody 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 3,777,181 m² across 44 parcels.
Who lives in Moody
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moody 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 1030, and decile 8 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 Moody. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moody 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.
Moody 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 8 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 Moody address
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See what's in the $9 report →Moody planning - frequently asked
Is Moody flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Moody and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Moody bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Moody is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Tumby Bay average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Moody?
The dominant planning zone in Moody is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Moody have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moody.
What is the typical lot size in Moody?
Across 44 surveyed parcels in Moody, the median lot size is about 3,777,181 m².
Is Moody an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moody scores 1030 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooker | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Butler | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ungarra | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hincks The District Council of Cleve |
20.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wharminda The District Council of Cleve |
22.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cockaleechie | 25.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Neill | 27.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Lipson | 27.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karkoo Lower Eyre Council |
29.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yeelanna Lower Eyre Council |
30.4 km | 0% | 100% |