Waikerie flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Waikerie (The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, SA) - 70.64 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.

Planning schematicWaikerie

Constraint readout

70.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 8%

below council avg (17%) · #19 of 53 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 98%

≈ council avg (100%) · #52 of 53 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (8%) · #41 of 53 in council

Heritage sites 1 Mostly Rural Flood 19th most affected of 53 → Bushfire 52nd most affected of 53 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Waikerie'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 Waikerie

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

6,500 ft

averaging 7,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Waikerie at a glance

Parcels 1,761 Median lot 1,314 m² Bus stops 6

How Waikerie is zoned

Rural 56%

Rural Horticulture 31%

Conservation 5%

Rural Living 3%

Neighbourhood 2%

Strategic Employment 1%

Selling in Waikerie? 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 70.64 km², Waikerie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% 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 1,314 m² across 1,761 parcels.

Who lives in Waikerie

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

Population

2,681

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$954

per week, The District Council of Loxton Waikerie suburb typical $1,257

Median rent

$200

per week, The District Council of Loxton Waikerie suburb typical $200

Median mortgage

$1,000

per month

Household size

2.2

people, average

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 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 882, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Waikerie's 2,681 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.5%

5-14 10.5%

15-19 5.0%

20-24 4.4%

25-34 10.6%

35-44 9.2%

45-54 10.5%

55-64 12.6%

65-74 16.9%

75-84 9.8%

85+ 5.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,941 in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Waikerie 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 Waikerie address

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Waikerie planning - frequently asked

Is Waikerie flood-prone?

About 8% of Waikerie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is Waikerie bushfire-prone?

Around 98% of Waikerie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Loxton Waikerie average of 100%.

Is Waikerie under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Waikerie in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Waikerie?

The dominant planning zone in Waikerie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Horticulture and Conservation.

Does Waikerie have heritage-listed places?

Waikerie has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Waikerie?

Across 1,761 surveyed parcels in Waikerie, the median lot size is about 1,314 m².

Does Waikerie have a train station?

There is no train station inside Waikerie itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.

What is the population of Waikerie?

At the 2021 Census Waikerie had 2,681 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Waikerie statistical area, which contains Waikerie, went from 6,941 people in 2001 to 6,793 in 2025, down 2%.

Is Waikerie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Waikerie scores 882 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Waikerie?

Median household income in Waikerie was $954 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,257 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Loxton Waikerie. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Golden Heights	3.5 km	0%	99%
Ramco Heights	6.1 km	12%	100%
Ramco	6.8 km	99%	100%
Holder	7.1 km	76%	100%
Kanni	8.1 km	0%	100%
Lowbank	8.7 km	97%	100%
Taylorville	11.9 km	79%	100%
Qualco	12.3 km	76%	100%
Sunlands	13.2 km	4%	100%
Stockyard Plain	14.1 km	0%	100%

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