Pearlah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pearlah
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 47.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
47.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pearlah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pearlah at a glance
How Pearlah is zoned
Selling in Pearlah? 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 47.08 km², Pearlah 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 315,961 m² across 46 parcels.
Who lives in Pearlah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pearlah 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 1007, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pearlah's 66 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pearlah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pearlah itself.
6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Pearlah 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 8 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 Pearlah address
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See what's in the $9 report →Pearlah planning - frequently asked
Is Pearlah flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pearlah and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Pearlah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pearlah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Pearlah?
The dominant planning zone in Pearlah is Rural.
Does Pearlah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pearlah.
What is the typical lot size in Pearlah?
Across 46 surveyed parcels in Pearlah, the median lot size is about 315,961 m².
What is the population of Pearlah?
At the 2021 Census Pearlah had 66 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Pearlah, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Pearlah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pearlah scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 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 Pearlah?
Median household income in Pearlah was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Green Patch | 6.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wanilla | 7.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coomunga | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tootenilla | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Charlton Gully | 10.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hawson | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tiatukia | 13.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| North Shields | 14.0 km | 0% | 98% |
| Boston | 15.2 km | 0% | 100% |