Port Wakefield flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Wakefield
(Wakefield Regional Council, SA) - 176.08 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
176.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Wakefield'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 Wakefield
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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 Wakefield at a glance
How Port Wakefield is zoned
Selling in Port Wakefield? 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 176.08 km², Port Wakefield is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 29 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,049 m² across 917 parcels.
Who lives in Port Wakefield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Wakefield 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 851, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Wakefield's 661 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Wakefield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Wakefield itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 37% of Port Wakefield. 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 Wakefield lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Port Wakefield planning - frequently asked
Is Port Wakefield flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Port Wakefield and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Port Wakefield bushfire-prone?
Around 77% of Port Wakefield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wakefield Regional Council average of 98%.
Is Port Wakefield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 37% of Port Wakefield, and over about 60% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Wakefield?
The dominant planning zone in Port Wakefield is Rural, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Conservation.
Does Port Wakefield have heritage-listed places?
Port Wakefield has 29 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Port Wakefield?
Across 917 surveyed parcels in Port Wakefield, the median lot size is about 2,049 m².
Does Port Wakefield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Port Wakefield itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Port Wakefield?
At the 2021 Census Port Wakefield had 661 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Port Wakefield, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Port Wakefield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Wakefield scores 851 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 Wakefield?
Median household income in Port Wakefield was $1,093 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,182 for the typical suburb in Wakefield Regional Council. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proof Range | 8.4 km | 0% | 56% |
| Bowmans | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kallora | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Inkerman | 10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Beaufort | 13.6 km | 4% | 100% |
| Port Arthur Yorke Peninsula Council |
14.0 km | 0% | 86% |
| Saints | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Goyder | 14.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Avon | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wild Horse Plains Adelaide Plains Council |
17.5 km | 0% | 80% |