Point Lowly North flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Point Lowly North
(The Corporation of the City of Whyalla, SA) - 0.06 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
0.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Point Lowly North's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Point Lowly North at a glance
How Point Lowly North is zoned
Selling in Point Lowly North? 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 0.06 km², Point Lowly North is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Shack Settlement. The median lot measures about 681 m² across 11 parcels.
Who lives in Point Lowly North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Point Lowly North 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 1011, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Point Lowly North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Point Lowly North itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Point Lowly North 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 Point Lowly North address
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See what's in the $9 report →Point Lowly North planning - frequently asked
Is Point Lowly North flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Point Lowly North and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 14%).
Is Point Lowly North bushfire-prone?
Around 70% of Point Lowly North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Corporation of the City of Whyalla average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Point Lowly North?
The dominant planning zone in Point Lowly North is Rural Shack Settlement, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Strategic Employment.
Does Point Lowly North have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Point Lowly North.
What is the typical lot size in Point Lowly North?
Across 11 surveyed parcels in Point Lowly North, the median lot size is about 681 m².
Is Point Lowly North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Point Lowly North scores 1011 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lowly | 1.1 km | 0% | 71% |
| Port Bonython | 4.1 km | 0% | 96% |
| Fitzgerald Bay | 7.7 km | 0% | 53% |
| Backy Point | 8.2 km | 0% | 83% |
| Douglas Point South | 11.3 km | 0% | 80% |
| Douglas Point | 15.2 km | 0% | 74% |
| Whyalla | 20.4 km | 13% | 13% |
| Whyalla Playford | 21.1 km | 18% | 13% |
| Port Germein The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
21.6 km | 0% | 72% |
| Whyalla Barson | 22.2 km | 21% | 96% |
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