Snowtown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Snowtown
(Wakefield Regional Council, SA) - 178.35 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
178.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Snowtown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Snowtown
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Snowtown at a glance
How Snowtown is zoned
Selling in Snowtown? 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 178.35 km², Snowtown 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. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 10,604 m² across 994 parcels.
Who lives in Snowtown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Snowtown 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 809, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Snowtown's 425 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Snowtown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Snowtown itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Snowtown 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 Snowtown address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Snowtown. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Snowtown lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Snowtown planning - frequently asked
Is Snowtown flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Snowtown and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Snowtown bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Snowtown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wakefield Regional Council average of 98%.
Is Snowtown under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Snowtown, and over about 51% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Snowtown?
The dominant planning zone in Snowtown is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Township.
Does Snowtown have heritage-listed places?
Snowtown has 18 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Snowtown?
Across 994 surveyed parcels in Snowtown, the median lot size is about 10,604 m².
Does Snowtown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Snowtown itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Snowtown?
At the 2021 Census Snowtown had 425 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Snowtown, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Snowtown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Snowtown scores 809 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Snowtown?
Median household income in Snowtown was $771 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,182 for the typical suburb in Wakefield Regional Council. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $628 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barunga Gap | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hope Gap | 12.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Burnsfield | 12.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wokurna Barunga West Council |
13.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Condowie | 13.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake View | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bumbunga | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mundoora | 17.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lochiel | 18.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bute Barunga West Council |
18.7 km | 0% | 100% |