Morphetts Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Morphetts Flat
(Mid Murray Council, SA) - 0.7 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Morphetts Flat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Morphetts Flat
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.
Morphetts Flat at a glance
How Morphetts Flat is zoned
Selling in Morphetts Flat? 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 0.7 km², Morphetts Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Shack Settlement. The median lot measures about 18,273 m² across 21 parcels.
Who lives in Morphetts Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Morphetts Flat 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 973, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waikerie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Morphetts Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Morphetts Flat itself.
6,941 in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Morphetts Flat 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 19 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 →Morphetts Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Morphetts Flat flood-prone?
About 100% of Morphetts Flat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Morphetts Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Morphetts Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid Murray Council average of 100%.
Is Morphetts Flat under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Morphetts Flat 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 Morphetts Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Morphetts Flat is Rural Shack Settlement, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Morphetts Flat have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Morphetts Flat.
What is the typical lot size in Morphetts Flat?
Across 21 surveyed parcels in Morphetts Flat, the median lot size is about 18,273 m².
Is Morphetts Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Morphetts Flat scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumonts | 1.3 km | 100% | 100% |
| North West Bend | 2.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Brenda Park | 2.4 km | 100% | 100% |
| Morgan | 6.4 km | 23% | 100% |
| Cadell Lagoon | 6.6 km | 100% | 100% |
| Wombats Rest | 7.2 km | 100% | 100% |
| Cadell | 8.7 km | 32% | 100% |
| Eba | 10.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stuart | 13.7 km | 11% | 100% |
| Murbko The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
17.1 km | 12% | 100% |