Mount Hope flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Hope
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 235.34 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
235.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Hope's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Hope at a glance
How Mount Hope is zoned
Selling in Mount Hope? 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 235.34 km², Mount Hope 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. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,551,813 m² across 161 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Hope
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Hope 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 1058, and decile 10 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 Mount Hope. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Hope 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.
Mount Hope 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 Hope address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mount Hope planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Hope flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Hope and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Mount Hope bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Hope is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Mount Hope?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Hope is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Mount Hope have heritage-listed places?
Mount Hope has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Hope?
Across 161 surveyed parcels in Mount Hope, the median lot size is about 1,551,813 m².
Is Mount Hope an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Hope scores 1058 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Drummond | 13.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kiana | 15.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kapinnie | 16.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mitchell | 20.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cummins | 30.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coulta | 30.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yeelanna | 31.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sheringa District Council of Elliston |
33.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karkoo | 34.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Farm Beach | 40.1 km | 0% | 91% |