Wandilo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wandilo
(Southern Limestone Coast Council, SA) - 55.73 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.
Constraint readout
55.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wandilo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Wandilo
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.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
5% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- SA Planning and Design Code aircraft noise
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
Wandilo at a glance
How Wandilo is zoned
Selling in Wandilo? 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 55.73 km², Wandilo 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 122,018 m² across 171 parcels.
Who lives in Wandilo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wandilo 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 994, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wandilo's 194 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grant, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wandilo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wandilo itself.
5,110 in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Wandilo 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Wandilo address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wandilo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wandilo planning - frequently asked
Is Wandilo flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wandilo and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Wandilo bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wandilo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Limestone Coast Council average of 98%.
Is Wandilo affected by aircraft noise?
About 5% of Wandilo sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Wandilo under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Wandilo in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Wandilo?
The dominant planning zone in Wandilo is Rural, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure (Airfield) and Rural Living.
Does Wandilo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wandilo.
What is the typical lot size in Wandilo?
Across 171 surveyed parcels in Wandilo, the median lot size is about 122,018 m².
What is the population of Wandilo?
At the 2021 Census Wandilo had 194 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Grant statistical area, which contains Wandilo, went from 5,110 people in 2001 to 6,505 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Wandilo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wandilo scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wandilo?
Median household income in Wandilo was $1,916 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,833 for the typical suburb in Southern Limestone Coast Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton | 5.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Suttontown | 6.0 km | 0% | 96% |
| Dismal Swamp | 8.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Burrungule | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Gambier City of Mount Gambier |
10.8 km | 0% | 41% |
| Glencoe Wattle Range Council |
12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moorak | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Worrolong | 13.3 km | 0% | 98% |
| Tarpeena | 14.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wepar | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |