Tarcowie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tarcowie
(Northern Areas Council, SA) - 146.7 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
146.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tarcowie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tarcowie at a glance
How Tarcowie is zoned
Selling in Tarcowie? 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 146.7 km², Tarcowie 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 25,641 m² across 531 parcels.
Who lives in Tarcowie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tarcowie 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 1022, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jamestown, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tarcowie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tarcowie itself.
4,794 in 2001 to 4,724 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.
Tarcowie 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 Tarcowie address
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See what's in the $9 report →Tarcowie planning - frequently asked
Is Tarcowie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Tarcowie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Tarcowie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tarcowie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Areas Council average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Tarcowie?
The dominant planning zone in Tarcowie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Township.
Does Tarcowie have heritage-listed places?
Tarcowie has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tarcowie?
Across 531 surveyed parcels in Tarcowie, the median lot size is about 25,641 m².
Is Tarcowie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tarcowie scores 1022 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsdale | 10.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pekina The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yatina The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
13.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mannanarie | 14.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Appila The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Black Rock The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caltowie North | 19.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yongala The District Council of Peterborough |
20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Booleroo Centre The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
21.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jamestown | 24.6 km | 0% | 100% |