Pygery flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pygery
(Wudinna District Council, SA) - 263.61 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
263.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pygery's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pygery at a glance
How Pygery is zoned
Selling in Pygery? 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 263.61 km², Pygery 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 66,775 m² across 118 parcels.
Who lives in Pygery
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pygery 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 963, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pygery's 64 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pygery. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pygery itself.
2,537 in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 13%.
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.
Pygery 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Pygery planning - frequently asked
Is Pygery flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pygery and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Pygery bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pygery is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wudinna District Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Pygery?
The dominant planning zone in Pygery is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural Settlement.
Does Pygery have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pygery.
What is the typical lot size in Pygery?
Across 118 surveyed parcels in Pygery, the median lot size is about 66,775 m².
What is the population of Pygery?
At the 2021 Census Pygery had 64 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Le Hunte - Elliston statistical area, which contains Pygery, went from 2,537 people in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 13%.
Is Pygery an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pygery scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pygery?
Median household income in Pygery was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,264 for the typical suburb in Wudinna District Council. Median rent was $190 a week and the median mortgage repayment $520 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaninee | 13.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wudinna | 15.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kyancutta | 29.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Minnipa | 32.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Damper | 35.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warramboo | 37.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cocata | 39.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koongawa | 47.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinkawillinie The District Council of Kimba |
48.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karcultaby | 50.0 km | 0% | 100% |