Punyelroo flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Punyelroo (Mid Murray Council, SA) - 7.6 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Punyelroo'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 Punyelroo

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.

Punyelroo at a glance

Parcels 72 Median lot 1,917 m²

How Punyelroo is zoned

Rural 53%
Conservation 21%
Tourism Development 18%
Rural Shack Settlement 7%

Selling in Punyelroo? 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 7.6 km², Punyelroo is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,917 m² across 72 parcels.

Who lives in Punyelroo

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Punyelroo suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
39
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1084, and decile 10 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mannum, the wider ABS statistical area containing Punyelroo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Punyelroo itself.

5,925 in 2001 to 7,012 in 2025, up 18%.

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.

Punyelroo data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Punyelroo 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 Punyelroo lot.

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Punyelroo planning - frequently asked

Is Punyelroo flood-prone?

About 100% of Punyelroo falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Punyelroo bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Punyelroo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid Murray Council average of 100%.

Is Punyelroo under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Punyelroo in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,500 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 Punyelroo?

The dominant planning zone in Punyelroo is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Tourism Development.

Does Punyelroo have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Punyelroo.

What is the typical lot size in Punyelroo?

Across 72 surveyed parcels in Punyelroo, the median lot size is about 1,917 m².

Is Punyelroo an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Punyelroo scores 1084 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Langs Landing 2.5 km 100% 100%
Marks Landing 3.3 km 100% 100%
Big Bend 3.9 km 100% 100%
Swan Reach 5.6 km 25% 100%
Sunnydale 5.6 km 100% 100%
Wongulla 11.7 km 100% 100%
Nildottie 13.0 km 24% 100%
Fisher 13.1 km 18% 100%
Black Hill 13.7 km 0% 100%
Forster 14.5 km 100% 100%

See all Mid Murray Council suburb profiles →