Murray Town flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Murray Town
(The District Council of Mount Remarkable, SA) - 26.22 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murray Town's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Murray Town
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.
Murray Town at a glance
How Murray Town is zoned
Selling in Murray Town? 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 26.22 km², Murray Town 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 47,381 m² across 155 parcels.
Who lives in Murray Town
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murray Town 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 1052, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murray Town's 58 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murray Town. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murray Town itself.
5,996 in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Murray Town 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 12 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 →Murray Town planning - frequently asked
Is Murray Town flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Murray Town and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Murray Town bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murray Town is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Mount Remarkable average of 94%.
Is Murray Town under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Murray Town 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 Murray Town?
The dominant planning zone in Murray Town is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Murray Town have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murray Town.
What is the typical lot size in Murray Town?
Across 155 surveyed parcels in Murray Town, the median lot size is about 47,381 m².
Does Murray Town have a train station?
There is no train station inside Murray Town itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Murray Town?
At the 2021 Census Murray Town had 58 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area, which contains Murray Town, went from 5,996 people in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Murray Town an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murray Town scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Murray Town?
Median household income in Murray Town was $900 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,250 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Mount Remarkable.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongyarra | 5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bangor | 7.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wirrabara | 12.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Melrose | 13.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Booleroo Centre | 15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Telowie | 17.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Appila | 20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stone Hut Northern Areas Council |
21.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baroota | 22.0 km | 0% | 87% |
| Port Germein | 22.8 km | 0% | 72% |
See all The District Council of Mount Remarkable suburb profiles →