Wellington East flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wellington East
(Coorong District Council, SA) - 59.34 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
59.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wellington 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 Wellington 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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Wellington East at a glance
How Wellington East is zoned
Selling in Wellington 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 59.34 km², Wellington East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,971 m² across 680 parcels.
Who lives in Wellington East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wellington 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 974, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wellington East's 291 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of The Coorong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wellington East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wellington East itself.
5,904 in 2001 to 5,638 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Wellington 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 Wellington East 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 Wellington East lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wellington East planning - frequently asked
Is Wellington East flood-prone?
About 100% of Wellington East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%.
Is Wellington East bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wellington East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coorong District Council average of 100%.
Is Wellington East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Wellington East in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Wellington East?
The dominant planning zone in Wellington East is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Neighbourhood.
Does Wellington East have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wellington East.
What is the typical lot size in Wellington East?
Across 680 surveyed parcels in Wellington East, the median lot size is about 1,971 m².
What is the population of Wellington East?
At the 2021 Census Wellington East had 291 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider The Coorong statistical area, which contains Wellington East, went from 5,904 people in 2001 to 5,638 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Wellington East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wellington East scores 974 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wellington East?
Median household income in Wellington East was $1,383 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,166 for the typical suburb in Coorong District Council. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalpa The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
5.6 km | 100% | 100% |
| Wellington The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
9.1 km | 63% | 100% |
| Cooke Plains | 13.1 km | 21% | 100% |
| Jervois The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
13.7 km | 29% | 100% |
| Ashville | 14.5 km | 30% | 100% |
| Mulgundawa The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
15.0 km | 59% | 100% |
| Poltalloch | 17.5 km | 44% | 100% |
| Malinong | 17.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tailem Bend | 18.6 km | 6% | 99% |
| Woods Point The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
18.7 km | 39% | 100% |