Polda flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Polda
(District Council of Elliston, SA) - 291.15 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
291.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Polda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Polda at a glance
How Polda is zoned
Selling in Polda? 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 291.15 km², Polda 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 6,309,138 m² across 36 parcels.
Who lives in Polda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Polda 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 964, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Polda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Polda itself.
2,537 in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 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.
Polda 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 Polda address
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See what's in the $9 report →Polda planning - frequently asked
Is Polda flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Polda and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Polda bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Polda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a District Council of Elliston average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Polda?
The dominant planning zone in Polda is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Polda have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Polda.
What is the typical lot size in Polda?
Across 36 surveyed parcels in Polda, the median lot size is about 6,309,138 m².
Is Polda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Polda scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palkagee | 12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kappawanta | 21.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ulyerra | 22.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lock | 24.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coolillie | 25.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warramboo Wudinna District Council |
30.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Murdinga | 35.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cocata Wudinna District Council |
36.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Joy | 39.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tooligie | 40.5 km | 0% | 100% |