Port Paterson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Paterson
(Port Augusta City Council, SA) - 61.03 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
61.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Paterson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Port Paterson
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 to
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 Paterson at a glance
How Port Paterson is zoned
Selling in Port Paterson? 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 61.03 km², Port Paterson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 69% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 79,819 m² across 95 parcels.
Who lives in Port Paterson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Paterson 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 889, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Paterson's 73 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Augusta, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Paterson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Paterson itself.
13,495 in 2001 to 14,134 in 2025, up 5%.
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 Paterson 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 3 October 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 Paterson planning - frequently asked
Is Port Paterson flood-prone?
About 6% of Port Paterson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 1%.
Is Port Paterson bushfire-prone?
Around 69% of Port Paterson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Augusta City Council average of 76%.
Is Port Paterson under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Port Paterson in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Paterson?
The dominant planning zone in Port Paterson is Rural, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Strategic Employment.
Does Port Paterson have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Paterson.
What is the typical lot size in Port Paterson?
Across 95 surveyed parcels in Port Paterson, the median lot size is about 79,819 m².
What is the population of Port Paterson?
At the 2021 Census Port Paterson had 73 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Port Augusta statistical area, which contains Port Paterson, went from 13,495 people in 2001 to 14,134 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Port Paterson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Paterson scores 889 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Port Paterson?
Median household income in Port Paterson was $1,666 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,303 for the typical suburb in Port Augusta City Council. Median rent was $288 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,407 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling North | 5.2 km | 1% | 97% |
| Port Augusta | 7.1 km | 0% | 68% |
| Commissariat Point | 7.8 km | 0% | 46% |
| Davenport | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Winninowie | 9.9 km | 0% | 78% |
| Wami Kata | 11.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Port Augusta West | 12.9 km | 0% | 93% |
| Mundallio | 13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woolundunga The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
14.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Saltia The Flinders Ranges Council |
14.9 km | 0% | 100% |