Paratoo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Paratoo
(The District Council of Peterborough, SA) - 392.97 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
392.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Paratoo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Paratoo at a glance
How Paratoo is zoned
Selling in Paratoo? 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 392.97 km², Paratoo 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 1,308,816 m² across 318 parcels.
Who lives in Paratoo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Paratoo 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 925, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Paratoo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Paratoo 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.
Paratoo 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 4 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 Paratoo address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Paratoo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Paratoo planning - frequently asked
Is Paratoo flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Paratoo and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Paratoo bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Paratoo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Peterborough average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Paratoo?
The dominant planning zone in Paratoo is Rural, though the suburb also includes Remote Areas.
Does Paratoo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Paratoo.
What is the typical lot size in Paratoo?
Across 318 surveyed parcels in Paratoo, the median lot size is about 1,308,816 m².
Is Paratoo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Paratoo scores 925 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nackara | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cavenagh | 21.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dawson | 27.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Oodla Wirra | 28.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Erskine The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
35.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hardy | 36.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Parnaroo | 38.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yalpara The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
41.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ucolta | 44.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Minvalara | 44.4 km | 0% | 100% |
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