Venus Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Venus Bay
(District Council of Elliston, SA) - 130.35 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
130.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Venus Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Venus Bay at a glance
How Venus Bay is zoned
Selling in Venus Bay? 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 130.35 km², Venus Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,025 m² across 208 parcels.
Who lives in Venus Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Venus Bay 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 964, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Venus Bay's 59 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Le Hunte - Elliston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Venus Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Venus Bay itself.
2,537 in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 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.
Venus Bay 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 8 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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See what's in the $9 report →Venus Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Venus Bay flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Venus Bay and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Venus Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Venus Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a District Council of Elliston average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Venus Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Venus Bay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Venus Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Venus Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Venus Bay?
Across 208 surveyed parcels in Venus Bay, the median lot size is about 1,025 m².
What is the population of Venus Bay?
At the 2021 Census Venus Bay had 59 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Le Hunte - Elliston statistical area, which contains Venus Bay, went from 2,537 people in 2001 to 2,207 in 2025, down 13%.
Is Venus Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Venus Bay scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Venus Bay?
Median household income in Venus Bay was $949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in District Council of Elliston. Median rent was $130 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Kenny | 10.2 km | 0% | 90% |
| Talia | 13.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Colley The District Council of Streaky Bay |
19.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Witera The District Council of Streaky Bay |
21.5 km | 0% | 94% |
| Mount Cooper The District Council of Streaky Bay |
22.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Colton | 29.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Tyringa The District Council of Streaky Bay |
31.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Inkster The District Council of Streaky Bay |
33.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Wedge | 34.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karcultaby Wudinna District Council |
34.4 km | 0% | 100% |