Mount Cooper flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Cooper
(The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 184.0 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
184.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Cooper's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Mount Cooper at a glance
How Mount Cooper is zoned
Selling in Mount Cooper? 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 184.0 km², Mount Cooper 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 3,140,875 m² across 36 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Cooper
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Cooper 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 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Cooper. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Cooper itself.
3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Mount Cooper 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 Mount Cooper address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mount Cooper planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Cooper flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Cooper and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mount Cooper bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Cooper is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.
What is the zoning in Mount Cooper?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Cooper is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Mount Cooper have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Cooper.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Cooper?
Across 36 surveyed parcels in Mount Cooper, the median lot size is about 3,140,875 m².
Is Mount Cooper an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Cooper scores 971 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colley | 12.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Inkster | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karcultaby Wudinna District Council |
15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Kenny District Council of Elliston |
19.2 km | 0% | 90% |
| Venus Bay District Council of Elliston |
22.5 km | 0% | 95% |
| Witera | 27.8 km | 0% | 94% |
| Mortana | 28.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Chandada | 28.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Maryvale | 31.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tyringa | 31.2 km | 0% | 99% |
See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →