Port Kenny flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Kenny
(District Council of Elliston, SA) - 32.12 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
32.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Kenny's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Port Kenny at a glance
How Port Kenny is zoned
Selling in Port Kenny? 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 32.12 km², Port Kenny is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,013 m² across 153 parcels.
Who lives in Port Kenny
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Kenny 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.
Age profile
Share of Port Kenny's 59 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Kenny. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Kenny 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.
Port Kenny 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Port Kenny planning - frequently asked
Is Port Kenny flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Port Kenny and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Port Kenny bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Port Kenny is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a District Council of Elliston average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Port Kenny?
The dominant planning zone in Port Kenny is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Port Kenny have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Kenny.
What is the typical lot size in Port Kenny?
Across 153 surveyed parcels in Port Kenny, the median lot size is about 1,013 m².
What is the population of Port Kenny?
At the 2021 Census Port Kenny had 59 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Le Hunte - Elliston statistical area, which contains Port Kenny, went from 2,537 people in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 13%.
Is Port Kenny an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Kenny 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).
What is the median household income in Port Kenny?
Median household income in Port Kenny was $662 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in District Council of Elliston. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venus Bay | 10.2 km | 0% | 95% |
| Colley The District Council of Streaky Bay |
11.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Witera The District Council of Streaky Bay |
12.4 km | 0% | 94% |
| Mount Cooper The District Council of Streaky Bay |
19.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tyringa The District Council of Streaky Bay |
21.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Talia | 23.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mortana The District Council of Streaky Bay |
25.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Inkster The District Council of Streaky Bay |
26.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baird Bay The District Council of Streaky Bay |
27.5 km | 0% | 91% |
| Calca The District Council of Streaky Bay |
32.7 km | 0% | 99% |