Petwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Petwood
(Mount Barker District Council, SA) - 17.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Petwood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Petwood
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 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Petwood at a glance
How Petwood is zoned
Selling in Petwood? 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 17.46 km², Petwood 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 61,501 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Petwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Petwood 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 1052, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Petwood's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Barker Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Petwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Petwood itself.
5,440 in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
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.
Petwood 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 3 October 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 Petwood address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Petwood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Petwood planning - frequently asked
Is Petwood flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Petwood and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Petwood bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Petwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Barker District Council average of 100%.
Is Petwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 33% of Petwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. 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 Petwood?
The dominant planning zone in Petwood is Rural.
Does Petwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Petwood.
What is the typical lot size in Petwood?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Petwood, the median lot size is about 61,501 m².
What is the population of Petwood?
At the 2021 Census Petwood had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Mount Barker Surrounds statistical area, which contains Petwood, went from 5,440 people in 2001 to 7,402 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Petwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Petwood scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Petwood?
Median household income in Petwood was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,812 for the typical suburb in Mount Barker District Council. Median rent was $248 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,525 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 3.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker Springs | 3.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Barker Summit | 3.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kanmantoo | 4.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dawesley | 4.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wistow | 5.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Nairne | 7.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Red Creek Alexandrina Council |
7.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Callington | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Blakiston | 8.4 km | 0% | 100% |