Mount Damper flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Damper
(Wudinna District Council, SA) - 863.26 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
863.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Damper's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Damper at a glance
How Mount Damper is zoned
Selling in Mount Damper? 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 863.26 km², Mount Damper 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 5,626,223 m² across 117 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Damper
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Damper 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 963, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Damper. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Damper itself.
2,537 in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 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 Damper 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 Mount Damper address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mount Damper planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Damper flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Damper and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mount Damper bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Damper is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wudinna District Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Mount Damper?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Damper is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Mount Damper have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Damper.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Damper?
Across 117 surveyed parcels in Mount Damper, the median lot size is about 5,626,223 m².
Is Mount Damper an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Damper scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocata | 16.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Wedge District Council of Elliston |
27.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yaninee | 30.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Talia District Council of Elliston |
31.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karcultaby | 31.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Venus Bay District Council of Elliston |
34.9 km | 0% | 95% |
| Coolillie District Council of Elliston |
35.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Minnipa | 35.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pygery | 35.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Cooper The District Council of Streaky Bay |
36.4 km | 0% | 100% |