Wangary flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Wangary (Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 174.22 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wangary's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Wangary at a glance

Parcels 338 Median lot 23,030 m²

How Wangary is zoned

Rural 90%
Conservation 8%
Rural Living 2%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 0%
Rural Settlement 0%

Selling in Wangary? 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 174.22 km², Wangary 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. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 23,030 m² across 338 parcels.

Who lives in Wangary

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

Population
203
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,028
per week, Lower Eyre Council suburb typical $1,437
Median rent
$200
per week, Lower Eyre Council suburb typical $190
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.0
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 943, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wangary's 203 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.4%
5-14 7.7%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 8.7%
35-44 12.5%
45-54 13.9%
55-64 26.0%
65-74 14.9%
75-84 4.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,179 in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.

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.

Wangary data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 8 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Wangary planning - frequently asked

Is Wangary flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Wangary and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Wangary bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wangary is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.

What is the zoning in Wangary?

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

Does Wangary have heritage-listed places?

Wangary has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wangary?

Across 338 surveyed parcels in Wangary, the median lot size is about 23,030 m².

What is the population of Wangary?

At the 2021 Census Wangary had 203 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Wangary, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.

Is Wangary an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wangary scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wangary?

Median household income in Wangary was $1,028 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kellidie Bay 5.6 km 0% 77%
Mount Dutton Bay 9.5 km 0% 91%
Little Douglas 11.0 km 0% 66%
Fountain 11.3 km 0% 100%
Farm Beach 13.0 km 0% 91%
Wanilla 15.1 km 0% 100%
Pearlah 17.5 km 0% 100%
Coulta 18.0 km 0% 100%
Coffin Bay 18.6 km 0% 96%
Uley 20.7 km 0% 100%

See all Lower Eyre Council suburb profiles →