Whyalla Barson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whyalla Barson
(The Corporation of the City of Whyalla, SA) - 107.54 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
107.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whyalla Barson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Whyalla Barson
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.
Whyalla Barson at a glance
How Whyalla Barson is zoned
Selling in Whyalla Barson? 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 107.54 km², Whyalla Barson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Remote Areas. The median lot measures about 34,651 m² across 162 parcels.
Whyalla Barson 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 12 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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Is Whyalla Barson flood-prone?
About 21% of Whyalla Barson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Whyalla Barson bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Whyalla Barson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Corporation of the City of Whyalla average of 64%.
Is Whyalla Barson under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Whyalla Barson 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 Whyalla Barson?
The dominant planning zone in Whyalla Barson is Remote Areas, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Strategic Employment.
Does Whyalla Barson have heritage-listed places?
Whyalla Barson has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whyalla Barson?
Across 162 surveyed parcels in Whyalla Barson, the median lot size is about 34,651 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla Norrie | 5.8 km | 32% | 28% |
| Whyalla Playford | 6.2 km | 18% | 13% |
| Whyalla Stuart | 6.5 km | 45% | 50% |
| Whyalla Jenkins | 6.9 km | 52% | 60% |
| Whyalla | 8.9 km | 13% | 13% |
| Mullaquana | 9.4 km | 41% | 89% |
| Port Bonython | 18.6 km | 0% | 96% |
| Fitzgerald Bay | 20.4 km | 0% | 53% |
| Cowleds Landing | 21.8 km | 0% | 73% |
| Point Lowly North | 22.2 km | 0% | 70% |
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