Waddikee flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Waddikee
(The District Council of Cleve, SA) - 254.17 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
254.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Waddikee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Waddikee at a glance
How Waddikee is zoned
Selling in Waddikee? 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 254.17 km², Waddikee 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 18,117 m² across 163 parcels.
Who lives in Waddikee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Waddikee 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 1042, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Waddikee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Waddikee itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Waddikee 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Waddikee planning - frequently asked
Is Waddikee flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Waddikee and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Waddikee bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Waddikee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Cleve average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Waddikee?
The dominant planning zone in Waddikee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Employment (Bulk Handling).
Does Waddikee have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Waddikee.
What is the typical lot size in Waddikee?
Across 163 surveyed parcels in Waddikee, the median lot size is about 18,117 m².
Is Waddikee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Waddikee scores 1042 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamieson | 8.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Solomon The District Council of Kimba |
13.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Darke Peak | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Caralue The District Council of Kimba |
20.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kelly The District Council of Kimba |
21.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Campoona | 24.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kimba The District Council of Kimba |
25.3 km | 0% | 96% |
| Panitya The District Council of Kimba |
27.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mangalo | 27.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kielpa | 28.2 km | 0% | 100% |