Port Pirie South flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Pirie South
(Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 15.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
15.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Pirie South's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Port Pirie South
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 Pirie South at a glance
How Port Pirie South is zoned
Selling in Port Pirie South? 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 15.36 km², Port Pirie South is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 807 m² across 2,313 parcels.
Who lives in Port Pirie South
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Pirie South 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 882, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Pirie South's 3,878 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Pirie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Pirie South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Pirie South itself.
14,322 in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.
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 Pirie South 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 5 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 Pirie South planning - frequently asked
Is Port Pirie South flood-prone?
About 41% of Port Pirie South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Port Pirie South bushfire-prone?
Around 87% of Port Pirie South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.
Is Port Pirie South under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Port Pirie South 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 Pirie South?
The dominant planning zone in Port Pirie South is Rural, though the suburb also includes Suburban Neighbourhood and Rural Living.
Does Port Pirie South have heritage-listed places?
Port Pirie South has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Port Pirie South?
Across 2,313 surveyed parcels in Port Pirie South, the median lot size is about 807 m².
Does Port Pirie South have a train station?
There is no train station inside Port Pirie South itself. The suburb is served by 28 bus stops.
What is the population of Port Pirie South?
At the 2021 Census Port Pirie South had 3,878 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Port Pirie statistical area, which contains Port Pirie South, went from 14,322 people in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Port Pirie South an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Pirie South scores 882 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 Pirie South?
Median household income in Port Pirie South was $1,145 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $975 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonamia | 2.3 km | 54% | 100% |
| Solomontown | 3.0 km | 49% | 75% |
| Bungama | 4.0 km | 20% | 99% |
| Port Pirie | 4.6 km | 75% | 30% |
| Risdon Park South | 5.1 km | 19% | 96% |
| Pirie East | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Risdon Park | 5.6 km | 24% | 91% |
| Port Pirie West | 8.6 km | 6% | 39% |
| Germein Bay | 9.6 km | 0% | 43% |
| Napperby | 10.3 km | 0% | 100% |