Port Moorowie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Moorowie
(Yorke Peninsula Council, SA) - 29.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
29.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Moorowie'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 Port Moorowie
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 26 Sep 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Port Moorowie at a glance
How Port Moorowie is zoned
Selling in Port Moorowie? 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 29.43 km², Port Moorowie is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 335 parcels.
Who lives in Port Moorowie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Moorowie 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 976, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Moorowie's 93 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yorke Peninsula - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Moorowie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Moorowie itself.
4,171 in 2001 to 4,489 in 2025, up 8%.
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 Moorowie 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 26 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 Moorowie address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Port Moorowie. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Port Moorowie planning - frequently asked
Is Port Moorowie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Port Moorowie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Port Moorowie bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Port Moorowie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yorke Peninsula Council average of 93%.
Is Port Moorowie under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Port Moorowie, and over about 13% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Port Moorowie?
The dominant planning zone in Port Moorowie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Port Moorowie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Moorowie.
What is the typical lot size in Port Moorowie?
Across 335 surveyed parcels in Port Moorowie, the median lot size is about 1,011 m².
What is the population of Port Moorowie?
At the 2021 Census Port Moorowie had 93 usual residents, with a median age of 65 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Yorke Peninsula - South statistical area, which contains Port Moorowie, went from 4,171 people in 2001 to 4,489 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Port Moorowie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Moorowie scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Port Moorowie?
Median household income in Port Moorowie was $780 a week at the 2021 Census, against $937 for the typical suburb in Yorke Peninsula Council.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honiton | 9.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| Yorketown | 13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Edithburgh | 17.3 km | <1% | 97% |
| Coobowie | 19.4 km | 2% | 92% |
| Sultana Point | 19.5 km | 0% | 94% |
| Warooka | 20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hardwicke Bay | 23.0 km | 0% | 94% |
| Wool Bay | 23.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Point Turton | 24.6 km | 0% | 88% |
| Brentwood | 26.3 km | 0% | 98% |