Towitta flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Towitta
(Mid Murray Council, SA) - 29.31 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
29.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Towitta'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 Towitta
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: 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.
Towitta at a glance
How Towitta is zoned
Selling in Towitta? 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 29.31 km², Towitta 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 64,048 m² across 160 parcels.
Who lives in Towitta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Towitta 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 943, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mannum, the wider ABS statistical area containing Towitta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Towitta itself.
5,925 in 2001 to 7,012 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Towitta 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 Towitta 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 Towitta lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Towitta planning - frequently asked
Is Towitta flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Towitta and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 48%).
Is Towitta bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Towitta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid Murray Council average of 100%.
Is Towitta under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 38% of Towitta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Towitta?
The dominant planning zone in Towitta is Rural.
Does Towitta have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Towitta.
What is the typical lot size in Towitta?
Across 160 surveyed parcels in Towitta, the median lot size is about 64,048 m².
Is Towitta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Towitta scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyneton | 8.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sedan | 9.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Truro | 10.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moculta The Barossa Council |
12.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Mckenzie The Barossa Council |
15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sandleton | 15.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Annadale | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Penrice The Barossa Council |
17.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Angaston The Barossa Council |
17.2 km | 0% | 98% |
| Dutton East | 19.1 km | 0% | 100% |