Murbko flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Murbko
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 204.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
204.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murbko's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Murbko
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 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
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.
Murbko at a glance
How Murbko is zoned
Selling in Murbko? 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 204.18 km², Murbko is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% 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 8,615 m² across 205 parcels.
Who lives in Murbko
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murbko 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 953, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murbko's 105 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waikerie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murbko. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murbko 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.
Murbko 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 3 October 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 Murbko address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Murbko lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Murbko planning - frequently asked
Is Murbko flood-prone?
About 12% of Murbko falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Murbko bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murbko is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
Is Murbko under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Murbko in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 ft. 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 Murbko?
The dominant planning zone in Murbko is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Shack Settlement.
Does Murbko have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murbko.
What is the typical lot size in Murbko?
Across 205 surveyed parcels in Murbko, the median lot size is about 8,615 m².
Does Murbko have a train station?
There is no train station inside Murbko itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Murbko?
At the 2021 Census Murbko had 105 usual residents, with a median age of 64 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Waikerie statistical area, which contains Murbko, went from 6,941 people in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Murbko an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murbko scores 953 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).
What is the median household income in Murbko?
Median household income in Murbko was $885 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,257 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Median rent was $145 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcbean Pound Mid Murray Council |
10.1 km | 100% | 100% |
| Wombats Rest Mid Murray Council |
10.2 km | 100% | 100% |
| Morgan Mid Murray Council |
13.1 km | 23% | 100% |
| Stockyard Plain | 13.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Brenda Park Mid Murray Council |
14.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Cadell Mid Murray Council |
15.0 km | 32% | 100% |
| Morphetts Flat Mid Murray Council |
17.1 km | 100% | 100% |
| Beaumonts Mid Murray Council |
18.1 km | 100% | 100% |
| Eba Mid Murray Council |
18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| North West Bend Mid Murray Council |
18.8 km | 100% | 100% |
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