Tyringa flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tyringa (The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 130.64 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tyringa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Tyringa at a glance

Parcels 92 Median lot 1,632,271 m²

How Tyringa is zoned

Rural 91%
Conservation 8%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 1%

Selling in Tyringa? 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 130.64 km², Tyringa is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,632,271 m² across 92 parcels.

Who lives in Tyringa

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tyringa suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
18
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Tyringa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tyringa itself.

3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.

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.

Tyringa data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Tyringa planning - frequently asked

Is Tyringa flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Tyringa and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Tyringa bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Tyringa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Tyringa?

The dominant planning zone in Tyringa is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Tyringa have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Tyringa.

What is the typical lot size in Tyringa?

Across 92 surveyed parcels in Tyringa, the median lot size is about 1,632,271 m².

Is Tyringa an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tyringa scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Baird Bay 8.5 km 0% 91%
Mortana 10.4 km 0% 100%
Witera 10.6 km 0% 94%
Calca 11.7 km 0% 99%
Sceale Bay 18.6 km 0% 95%
Colley 18.7 km 0% 100%
Port Kenny
District Council of Elliston
21.2 km 0% 90%
Maryvale 25.8 km 0% 100%
Yanerbie 26.4 km 0% 99%
Inkster 27.0 km 0% 100%

See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →