Pyap West flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pyap West
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 208.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
208.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pyap West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Pyap West at a glance
How Pyap West is zoned
Selling in Pyap 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 208.67 km², Pyap West is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,216,833 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Pyap West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pyap 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 992, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loxton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pyap West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pyap West itself.
2,107 in 2001 to 1,817 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Pyap 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 4 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 Pyap West address
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See what's in the $9 report →Pyap West planning - frequently asked
Is Pyap West flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pyap West and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).
Is Pyap West bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pyap West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Pyap West?
The dominant planning zone in Pyap West is Rural.
Does Pyap West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pyap West.
What is the typical lot size in Pyap West?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Pyap West, the median lot size is about 4,216,833 m².
Is Pyap West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pyap West scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pata | 12.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caliph | 14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Veitch | 14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wunkar | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pyap | 14.8 km | 27% | 100% |
| Loxton | 19.3 km | 5% | 97% |
| Wappilka | 20.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Katarapko The Berri Barmera Council |
20.6 km | 100% | 100% |
| New Residence | 21.1 km | 100% | 100% |
| Alawoona | 21.7 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Loxton Waikerie suburb profiles →