Port Pirie West flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Pirie West
(Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 49.08 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
49.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Pirie West'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 Pirie West
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 3 Oct 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 Pirie West at a glance
How Port Pirie West is zoned
Selling in Port Pirie West? 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 49.08 km², Port Pirie West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands. The median lot measures about 664 m² across 2,826 parcels.
Who lives in Port Pirie West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Pirie West 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 763, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Pirie West's 2,556 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 West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Pirie West 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 West 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.
Check a specific Port Pirie West address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Port Pirie West lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Port Pirie West planning - frequently asked
Is Port Pirie West flood-prone?
About 6% of Port Pirie West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Port Pirie West bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Port Pirie West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.
Is Port Pirie West under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Port Pirie West in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,000 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 Pirie West?
The dominant planning zone in Port Pirie West is Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Suburban Neighbourhood.
Does Port Pirie West have heritage-listed places?
Port Pirie West has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Port Pirie West?
Across 2,826 surveyed parcels in Port Pirie West, the median lot size is about 664 m².
Does Port Pirie West have a train station?
There is no train station inside Port Pirie West itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Port Pirie West?
At the 2021 Census Port Pirie West had 2,556 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Port Pirie statistical area, which contains Port Pirie West, went from 14,322 people in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Port Pirie West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Pirie West scores 763 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 West?
Median household income in Port Pirie West was $822 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $693 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 4.5 km | 75% | 30% |
| Risdon Park | 4.9 km | 24% | 91% |
| Solomontown | 6.6 km | 49% | 75% |
| Risdon Park South | 7.5 km | 19% | 96% |
| Germein Bay | 8.2 km | 0% | 43% |
| Weeroona Island The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
8.3 km | 0% | 43% |
| Coonamia | 8.5 km | 54% | 100% |
| Port Pirie South | 8.6 km | 41% | 87% |
| Bungama | 10.8 km | 20% | 99% |
| Pirie East | 11.6 km | 0% | 100% |