Warnertown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Warnertown
(Port Pirie Regional Council, SA) - 130.21 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
130.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warnertown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Warnertown
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 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.
Warnertown at a glance
How Warnertown is zoned
Selling in Warnertown? 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 130.21 km², Warnertown 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 44,762 m² across 300 parcels.
Who lives in Warnertown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warnertown 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 935, and decile 3 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warnertown's 208 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Pirie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warnertown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warnertown 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.
Warnertown 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 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Warnertown planning - frequently asked
Is Warnertown flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Warnertown and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Warnertown bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Warnertown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Pirie Regional Council average of 86%.
Is Warnertown under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Warnertown in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Warnertown?
The dominant planning zone in Warnertown is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Township.
Does Warnertown have heritage-listed places?
Warnertown has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Warnertown?
Across 300 surveyed parcels in Warnertown, the median lot size is about 44,762 m².
Does Warnertown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Warnertown itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Warnertown?
At the 2021 Census Warnertown had 208 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Port Pirie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Warnertown, went from 3,212 people in 2001 to 3,433 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Warnertown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warnertown scores 935 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 Warnertown?
Median household income in Warnertown was $1,292 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,223 for the typical suburb in Port Pirie Regional Council. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $988 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungama | 8.2 km | 20% | 99% |
| Napperby | 8.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Beetaloo Valley Northern Areas Council |
8.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nurom | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coonamia | 10.4 km | 54% | 100% |
| Port Pirie South | 10.9 km | 41% | 87% |
| Solomontown | 12.3 km | 49% | 75% |
| Pirie East | 12.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nelshaby | 13.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Pirie | 14.4 km | 75% | 30% |