Wattle Range flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wattle Range
(Wattle Range Council, SA) - 209.26 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
209.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wattle Range'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 Wattle Range
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
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,500 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.
Wattle Range at a glance
How Wattle Range is zoned
Selling in Wattle Range? 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 209.26 km², Wattle Range 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 1,076,527 m² across 135 parcels.
Who lives in Wattle Range
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wattle Range 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 1039, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wattle Range's 68 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wattle Range, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wattle Range. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wattle Range itself.
3,611 in 2001 to 3,676 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Wattle Range 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.
Check a specific Wattle Range 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 Wattle Range lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wattle Range planning - frequently asked
Is Wattle Range flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wattle Range and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Wattle Range bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wattle Range is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wattle Range Council average of 100%.
Is Wattle Range under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 9% of Wattle Range in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Wattle Range?
The dominant planning zone in Wattle Range is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Wattle Range have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wattle Range.
What is the typical lot size in Wattle Range?
Across 135 surveyed parcels in Wattle Range, the median lot size is about 1,076,527 m².
What is the population of Wattle Range?
At the 2021 Census Wattle Range had 68 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Wattle Range statistical area, which contains Wattle Range, went from 3,611 people in 2001 to 3,676 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Wattle Range an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wattle Range scores 1039 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wattle Range?
Median household income in Wattle Range was $1,687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,356 for the typical suburb in Wattle Range Council. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $434 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wattle Range East | 12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Mcintyre | 12.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Burr | 13.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sebastopol | 14.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Furner | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moerlong | 17.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Rocky Camp | 18.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kalangadoo | 19.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hatherleigh | 20.1 km | 0% | 100% |