Solomontown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Solomontown
(Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 4.34 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
4.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Solomontown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Solomontown
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.
Solomontown at a glance
How Solomontown is zoned
Selling in Solomontown? 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 4.34 km², Solomontown is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 625 m² across 941 parcels.
Who lives in Solomontown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Solomontown 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 792, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Solomontown's 1,088 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Pirie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Solomontown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Solomontown itself.
14,322 in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Solomontown 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 Solomontown address
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See what's in the $9 report →Solomontown planning - frequently asked
Is Solomontown flood-prone?
About 49% of Solomontown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Solomontown bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Solomontown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.
Is Solomontown under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Solomontown 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 Solomontown?
The dominant planning zone in Solomontown is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and Suburban Neighbourhood.
Does Solomontown have heritage-listed places?
Solomontown has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Solomontown?
Across 941 surveyed parcels in Solomontown, the median lot size is about 625 m².
Does Solomontown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Solomontown itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of Solomontown?
At the 2021 Census Solomontown had 1,088 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Port Pirie statistical area, which contains Solomontown, went from 14,322 people in 2001 to 14,195 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Solomontown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Solomontown scores 792 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 Solomontown?
Median household income in Solomontown was $836 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $195 a week and the median mortgage repayment $758 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonamia | 1.9 km | 54% | 100% |
| Port Pirie | 2.1 km | 75% | 30% |
| Port Pirie South | 3.0 km | 41% | 87% |
| Bungama | 4.2 km | 20% | 99% |
| Risdon Park | 5.5 km | 24% | 91% |
| Risdon Park South | 6.4 km | 19% | 96% |
| Port Pirie West | 6.6 km | 6% | 39% |
| Germein Bay | 6.7 km | 0% | 43% |
| Pirie East | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Weeroona Island The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
8.9 km | 0% | 43% |