Qualco flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Qualco
(The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 36.62 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
36.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Qualco's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Qualco
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.
Qualco at a glance
How Qualco is zoned
Selling in Qualco? 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 36.62 km², Qualco is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Horticulture. The median lot measures about 60,763 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Qualco
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Qualco 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 916, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waikerie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Qualco. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Qualco itself.
6,941 in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Qualco 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 Qualco address
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See what's in the $9 report →Qualco planning - frequently asked
Is Qualco flood-prone?
About 76% of Qualco falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Qualco bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Qualco is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.
Is Qualco under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Qualco in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Qualco?
The dominant planning zone in Qualco is Rural Horticulture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Conservation.
Does Qualco have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Qualco.
What is the typical lot size in Qualco?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Qualco, the median lot size is about 60,763 m².
Is Qualco an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Qualco scores 916 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlands | 4.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Taylorville | 5.3 km | 79% | 100% |
| Ramco | 5.9 km | 99% | 100% |
| Ramco Heights | 9.0 km | 12% | 100% |
| Golden Heights | 9.8 km | 0% | 99% |
| Markaranka | 9.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Holder | 11.7 km | 76% | 100% |
| Waikerie | 12.3 km | 8% | 98% |
| Cadell Mid Murray Council |
13.9 km | 32% | 100% |
| Lowbank | 14.7 km | 97% | 100% |
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