Wandearah East flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wandearah East
(Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 167.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
167.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wandearah East'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 Wandearah East
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Wandearah East at a glance
How Wandearah East is zoned
Selling in Wandearah East? 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 167.88 km², Wandearah East 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 795,139 m² across 184 parcels.
Who lives in Wandearah East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wandearah East 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 1020, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wandearah East's 95 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Pirie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wandearah East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wandearah East itself.
3,212 in 2001 to 3,433 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Wandearah East 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 26 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 Wandearah East 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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See what's in the $9 report →Wandearah East planning - frequently asked
Is Wandearah East flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wandearah East and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Wandearah East bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wandearah East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.
Is Wandearah East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 12% of Wandearah East in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Wandearah East?
The dominant planning zone in Wandearah East is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Wandearah East have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wandearah East.
What is the typical lot size in Wandearah East?
Across 184 surveyed parcels in Wandearah East, the median lot size is about 795,139 m².
What is the population of Wandearah East?
At the 2021 Census Wandearah East had 95 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Port Pirie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wandearah East, went from 3,212 people in 2001 to 3,433 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Wandearah East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wandearah East scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wandearah East?
Median household income in Wandearah East was $1,770 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,079 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriton | 9.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nurom | 10.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clements Gap Barunga West Council |
12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lower Broughton | 13.5 km | 0% | 90% |
| Crystal Brook | 13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wandearah West | 14.0 km | 0% | 59% |
| Fisherman Bay Barunga West Council |
16.5 km | 0% | 47% |
| Pirie East | 16.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warnertown | 19.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Redhill | 20.5 km | 0% | 100% |