Walloway flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Walloway
(The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, SA) - 83.53 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
83.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Walloway's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Walloway at a glance
How Walloway is zoned
Selling in Walloway? 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 83.53 km², Walloway 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 40,134 m² across 174 parcels.
Who lives in Walloway
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Walloway 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 1041, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peterborough - Mount Remarkable, the wider ABS statistical area containing Walloway. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Walloway itself.
5,996 in 2001 to 5,410 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Walloway 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.
Check a specific Walloway address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Walloway lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Walloway planning - frequently asked
Is Walloway flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Walloway and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Walloway bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Walloway is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Walloway?
The dominant planning zone in Walloway is Rural.
Does Walloway have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Walloway.
What is the typical lot size in Walloway?
Across 174 surveyed parcels in Walloway, the median lot size is about 40,134 m².
Is Walloway an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Walloway scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coomooroo | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Orroroo | 11.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Eurelia | 12.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Morchard | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Johnburgh | 17.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Minburra | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Amyton The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
22.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pekina | 24.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willowie The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
24.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Erskine | 24.4 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton suburb profiles →