Whites Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whites Flat
(Lower Eyre Council, SA) - 50.42 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
50.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whites Flat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Whites Flat
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 to
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.
Whites Flat at a glance
How Whites Flat is zoned
Selling in Whites Flat? 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 50.42 km², Whites Flat 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 408,618 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Whites Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whites Flat 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 920, and decile 2 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eyre Peninsula, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whites Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whites Flat 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.
Whites Flat 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 Whites Flat address
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See what's in the $9 report →Whites Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Whites Flat flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Whites Flat and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Whites Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Whites Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lower Eyre Council average of 97%.
Is Whites Flat under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Whites Flat in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Whites Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Whites Flat is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Infrastructure.
Does Whites Flat have heritage-listed places?
Whites Flat has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whites Flat?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Whites Flat, the median lot size is about 408,618 m².
What is the population of Whites Flat?
At the 2021 Census Whites Flat had 54 usual residents, with a median age of 26 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Eyre Peninsula statistical area, which contains Whites Flat, went from 6,179 people in 2001 to 7,232 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Whites Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whites Flat scores 920 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whites Flat?
Median household income in Whites Flat was $939 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Lower Eyre Council. Median rent was $90 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,419 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Gully | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Louth Bay | 6.1 km | 0% | 98% |
| Poonindie | 7.3 km | 0% | 96% |
| Whites River | 9.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| Koppio The District Council of Tumby Bay |
10.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Green Patch | 11.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Shields | 11.7 km | 0% | 98% |
| Point Boston | 14.7 km | 0% | 82% |
| Wanilla | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tootenilla | 16.0 km | 0% | 100% |