Moorook flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moorook
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 52.31 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
52.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moorook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Moorook
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 to
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.
Moorook at a glance
How Moorook is zoned
Selling in Moorook? 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 52.31 km², Moorook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 40,234 m² across 214 parcels.
Who lives in Moorook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moorook 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 941, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moorook's 171 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loxton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moorook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moorook itself.
2,107 in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Moorook 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 12 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 →Moorook planning - frequently asked
Is Moorook flood-prone?
About 20% of Moorook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Moorook bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Moorook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
Is Moorook under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Moorook in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Moorook?
The dominant planning zone in Moorook is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Horticulture and Conservation.
Does Moorook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moorook.
What is the typical lot size in Moorook?
Across 214 surveyed parcels in Moorook, the median lot size is about 40,234 m².
What is the population of Moorook?
At the 2021 Census Moorook had 171 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Loxton Surrounds statistical area, which contains Moorook, went from 2,107 people in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Moorook an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moorook scores 941 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Moorook?
Median household income in Moorook was $1,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,257 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Median rent was $143 a week and the median mortgage repayment $921 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorook South | 4.9 km | 43% | 99% |
| Kingston On Murray | 6.9 km | 44% | 100% |
| Yinkanie | 7.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Loveday The Berri Barmera Council |
10.3 km | 42% | 100% |
| Woolpunda | 10.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cobdogla The Berri Barmera Council |
10.6 km | 98% | 100% |
| New Residence | 13.3 km | 100% | 100% |
| Wappilka | 13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Overland Corner The Berri Barmera Council |
14.6 km | 28% | 100% |
| Wigley Flat | 14.7 km | 87% | 100% |
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