Perlubie flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Perlubie (The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 177.68 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Perlubie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Perlubie at a glance

Parcels 143 Median lot 4,125 m²

How Perlubie is zoned

Rural 91%
Conservation 8%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 1%
Rural Settlement 0%
Open Space 0%

Selling in Perlubie? 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 177.68 km², Perlubie is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,125 m² across 143 parcels.

Who lives in Perlubie

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Perlubie suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
45
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 982, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Perlubie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Perlubie itself.

3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.

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.

Perlubie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Perlubie planning - frequently asked

Is Perlubie flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Perlubie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Perlubie bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Perlubie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Perlubie?

The dominant planning zone in Perlubie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Perlubie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Perlubie.

What is the typical lot size in Perlubie?

Across 143 surveyed parcels in Perlubie, the median lot size is about 4,125 m².

Is Perlubie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Perlubie scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Eba Anchorage 11.0 km 0% 77%
Piednippie 13.7 km 0% 100%
Chilpenunda 14.3 km 0% 100%
Petina 15.3 km 0% 100%
Haslam 20.8 km 0% 100%
Streaky Bay 26.4 km 0% 97%
Wirrulla 28.3 km 0% 100%
Pimbaacla
The District Council of Ceduna
29.6 km 0% 100%
Cungena 29.7 km 0% 100%
Maryvale 31.5 km 0% 100%

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