Wami Kata flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wami Kata
(Port Augusta City Council, SA) - 54.09 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
54.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wami Kata's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wami Kata at a glance
How Wami Kata is zoned
Selling in Wami Kata? 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 54.09 km², Wami Kata 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 44,169 m² across 125 parcels.
Who lives in Wami Kata
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wami Kata 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 912, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Augusta, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wami Kata. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wami Kata itself.
13,495 in 2001 to 14,134 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Wami Kata 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 Wami Kata address
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See what's in the $9 report →Wami Kata planning - frequently asked
Is Wami Kata flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wami Kata and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Wami Kata bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Wami Kata is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Augusta City Council average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Wami Kata?
The dominant planning zone in Wami Kata is Rural, though the suburb also includes Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands and Strategic Employment.
Does Wami Kata have heritage-listed places?
Wami Kata has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wami Kata?
Across 125 surveyed parcels in Wami Kata, the median lot size is about 44,169 m².
Is Wami Kata an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wami Kata scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 3.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Augusta | 5.3 km | 0% | 68% |
| Mundallio | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Augusta West | 8.2 km | 0% | 93% |
| Stirling North | 10.0 km | 1% | 97% |
| Port Paterson | 11.5 km | 6% | 69% |
| Saltia The Flinders Ranges Council |
13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Commissariat Point | 17.6 km | 0% | 46% |
| Woolundunga The District Council of Mount Remarkable |
20.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Winninowie | 20.5 km | 0% | 78% |