Shaggy Ridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Shaggy Ridge
(The Flinders Ranges Council, SA) - 25.6 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
25.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Shaggy Ridge's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Shaggy Ridge at a glance
How Shaggy Ridge is zoned
Selling in Shaggy Ridge? 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 25.6 km², Shaggy Ridge 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 Remote Areas. The median lot measures about 3,164,369 m² across 5 parcels.
Who lives in Shaggy Ridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Shaggy Ridge 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 1001, and decile 7 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Outback, the wider ABS statistical area containing Shaggy Ridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Shaggy Ridge itself.
4,860 in 2001 to 1,939 in 2025, down 60%.
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.
Shaggy Ridge 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 Shaggy Ridge address
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See what's in the $9 report →Shaggy Ridge planning - frequently asked
Is Shaggy Ridge flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Shaggy Ridge and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Shaggy Ridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Shaggy Ridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Flinders Ranges Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Shaggy Ridge?
The dominant planning zone in Shaggy Ridge is Remote Areas, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Shaggy Ridge have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Shaggy Ridge.
What is the typical lot size in Shaggy Ridge?
Across 5 surveyed parcels in Shaggy Ridge, the median lot size is about 3,164,369 m².
Is Shaggy Ridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shaggy Ridge scores 1001 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawker | 27.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cradock The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
41.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Belton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
51.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barndioota | 53.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kanyaka | 55.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yanyarrie The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
62.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willochra | 69.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moockra The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
69.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Carrieton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
69.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Johnburgh The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
78.1 km | 0% | 100% |