Port Gibbon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Gibbon
(The District Council of Franklin Harbour, SA) - 8.63 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
8.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Gibbon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Port Gibbon at a glance
How Port Gibbon is zoned
Selling in Port Gibbon? 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 8.63 km², Port Gibbon is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,037 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Port Gibbon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Gibbon 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 921, and decile 2 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 Port Gibbon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Gibbon 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.
Port Gibbon 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 Port Gibbon address
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See what's in the $9 report →Port Gibbon planning - frequently asked
Is Port Gibbon flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Port Gibbon and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Port Gibbon bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Port Gibbon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Franklin Harbour average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Port Gibbon?
The dominant planning zone in Port Gibbon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Port Gibbon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Gibbon.
What is the typical lot size in Port Gibbon?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Port Gibbon, the median lot size is about 1,037 m².
Is Port Gibbon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Gibbon scores 921 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | 7.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Arno Bay The District Council of Cleve |
23.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Lucky Bay | 26.1 km | 0% | 92% |
| Cleve The District Council of Cleve |
27.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Miltalie | 37.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Minbrie | 39.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mitchellville | 40.7 km | 0% | 96% |
| Mangalo The District Council of Cleve |
41.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Verran The District Council of Cleve |
43.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Campoona The District Council of Cleve |
44.7 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Franklin Harbour suburb profiles →