Newland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Newland
(Kangaroo Island Council, SA) - 219.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
219.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Newland
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.
Newland at a glance
How Newland is zoned
Selling in Newland? 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 219.15 km², Newland 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 2,889,687 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Newland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newland 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 997, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newland's 52 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kangaroo Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newland itself.
4,227 in 2001 to 5,212 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Newland 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 5 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 →Newland planning - frequently asked
Is Newland flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Newland and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Newland bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Newland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kangaroo Island Council average of 96%.
Is Newland under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Newland 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 Newland?
The dominant planning zone in Newland is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Newland have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Newland.
What is the typical lot size in Newland?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Newland, the median lot size is about 2,889,687 m².
What is the population of Newland?
At the 2021 Census Newland had 52 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Kangaroo Island statistical area, which contains Newland, went from 4,227 people in 2001 to 5,212 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Newland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newland scores 997 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Newland?
Median household income in Newland was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,249 for the typical suburb in Kangaroo Island Council. Median rent was $75 a week and the median mortgage repayment $434 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivonne Bay | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Duncan | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Seddon | 14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gosse | 16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Parndana | 16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stun'Sail Boom | 16.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| Middle River | 20.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karatta | 20.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Seal Bay | 21.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Western River | 22.8 km | 0% | 100% |