Tailem Bend flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tailem Bend
(Coorong District Council, SA) - 241.28 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
241.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tailem Bend'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 Tailem Bend
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.
Tailem Bend at a glance
How Tailem Bend is zoned
Selling in Tailem Bend? 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 241.28 km², Tailem Bend is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,028 m² across 1,554 parcels.
Who lives in Tailem Bend
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tailem Bend 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 827, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tailem Bend's 1,705 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of The Coorong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tailem Bend. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tailem Bend itself.
5,904 in 2001 to 5,638 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Tailem Bend 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 Tailem Bend 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.
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 Tailem Bend lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tailem Bend planning - frequently asked
Is Tailem Bend flood-prone?
About 6% of Tailem Bend falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%.
Is Tailem Bend bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Tailem Bend is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coorong District Council average of 100%.
Is Tailem Bend under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Tailem Bend in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 ft. 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 Tailem Bend?
The dominant planning zone in Tailem Bend is Rural, though the suburb also includes Strategic Employment and Conservation.
Does Tailem Bend have heritage-listed places?
Tailem Bend has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tailem Bend?
Across 1,554 surveyed parcels in Tailem Bend, the median lot size is about 1,028 m².
Does Tailem Bend have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tailem Bend itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Tailem Bend?
At the 2021 Census Tailem Bend had 1,705 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider The Coorong statistical area, which contains Tailem Bend, went from 5,904 people in 2001 to 5,638 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Tailem Bend an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tailem Bend scores 827 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 Tailem Bend?
Median household income in Tailem Bend was $905 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,166 for the typical suburb in Coorong District Council. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwomple | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Naturi | 8.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moorlands | 11.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jervois The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
13.3 km | 29% | 100% |
| Cooke Plains | 13.6 km | 21% | 100% |
| Woods Point The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
16.5 km | 39% | 100% |
| Kepa The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
17.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wellington East | 18.6 km | 100% | 100% |
| Chapman Bore The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wellington The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
20.4 km | 63% | 100% |