Thomas Plain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Thomas Plain
(Barunga West Council, SA) - 71.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
71.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Thomas Plain'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 Thomas Plain
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 26 Sep 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.
Thomas Plain at a glance
How Thomas Plain is zoned
Selling in Thomas Plain? 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 71.68 km², Thomas Plain 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 1,206,813 m² across 60 parcels.
Who lives in Thomas Plain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Thomas Plain 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 1048, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Thomas Plain's 46 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Thomas Plain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Thomas Plain 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.
Thomas Plain 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 26 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 Thomas Plain 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 8% of Thomas Plain. 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 Thomas Plain lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Thomas Plain planning - frequently asked
Is Thomas Plain flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Thomas Plain and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Thomas Plain bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Thomas Plain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.
Is Thomas Plain under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Thomas Plain, and over about 29% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Thomas Plain?
The dominant planning zone in Thomas Plain is Rural.
Does Thomas Plain have heritage-listed places?
Thomas Plain has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Thomas Plain?
Across 60 surveyed parcels in Thomas Plain, the median lot size is about 1,206,813 m².
Is Thomas Plain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Thomas Plain scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnes | 8.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willamulka Copper Coast Council |
9.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paskeville Copper Coast Council |
11.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Thrington Copper Coast Council |
11.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bute | 14.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Alford | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Melton | 15.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kadina Copper Coast Council |
17.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Kulpara | 17.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lochiel Wakefield Regional Council |
19.3 km | 0% | 100% |