Sandalwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sandalwood
(The District Council of Karoonda East Murray, SA) - 719.47 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
719.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sandalwood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Sandalwood
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 to
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.
Sandalwood at a glance
How Sandalwood is zoned
Selling in Sandalwood? 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 719.47 km², Sandalwood 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 69,410 m² across 201 parcels.
Who lives in Sandalwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sandalwood 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 1000, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sandalwood's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karoonda - Lameroo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sandalwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sandalwood itself.
3,511 in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
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.
Sandalwood 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 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Sandalwood planning - frequently asked
Is Sandalwood flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Sandalwood and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Sandalwood bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Sandalwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Karoonda East Murray average of 100%.
Is Sandalwood under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Sandalwood in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Sandalwood?
The dominant planning zone in Sandalwood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Township.
Does Sandalwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sandalwood.
What is the typical lot size in Sandalwood?
Across 201 surveyed parcels in Sandalwood, the median lot size is about 69,410 m².
What is the population of Sandalwood?
At the 2021 Census Sandalwood had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Karoonda - Lameroo statistical area, which contains Sandalwood, went from 3,511 people in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
Is Sandalwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sandalwood scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Sandalwood?
Median household income in Sandalwood was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,062 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Karoonda East Murray. Median rent was $120 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halidon | 15.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Borrika | 20.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wanbi | 23.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Marama | 23.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mindarie | 25.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billiatt The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
25.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Schell Well The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
26.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Alawoona The District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
32.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karoonda | 34.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Perponda | 35.6 km | 0% | 100% |
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