Oak Valley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Oak Valley
(Maralinga Tjarutja, SA) - 82.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
82.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Oak Valley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How Oak Valley is zoned
Selling in Oak Valley? 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 82.51 km², Oak Valley 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 Remote Areas.
Who lives in Oak Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Oak Valley 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 823, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Oak Valley's 96 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Western, the wider ABS statistical area containing Oak Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Oak Valley itself.
141 in 2001 to 144 in 2025, up 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.
Oak Valley 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 23 August 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 Oak Valley address
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See what's in the $9 report →Oak Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Oak Valley flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Oak Valley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Oak Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Oak Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Maralinga Tjarutja average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Oak Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Oak Valley is Remote Areas.
Does Oak Valley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Oak Valley.
What is the population of Oak Valley?
At the 2021 Census Oak Valley had 96 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Western statistical area, which contains Oak Valley, went from 141 people in 2001 to 144 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Oak Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Oak Valley scores 823 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Oak Valley?
Median household income in Oak Valley was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Maralinga Tjarutja. Median rent was $50 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
270.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Watarru Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
283.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kaltjiti Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
320.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mimili Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
327.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Watinuma Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
342.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Umuwa Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
351.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| White Well Corner The District Council of Ceduna |
358.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Watraba The District Council of Ceduna |
363.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Iwantja Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
369.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nyapari Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara |
368.5 km | 0% | 100% |