Whyalla Playford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whyalla Playford
(The Corporation of the City of Whyalla, SA) - 3.26 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.26 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whyalla Playford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Whyalla Playford
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 Playford at a glance
How Whyalla Playford is zoned
Selling in Whyalla Playford? 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 3.26 km², Whyalla Playford is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is General Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 961 m² across 1,596 parcels.
Who lives in Whyalla Playford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whyalla Playford 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 949, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Whyalla Playford's 2,540 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Whyalla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whyalla Playford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whyalla Playford itself.
22,003 in 2001 to 21,641 in 2025, down 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.
Whyalla Playford 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 19 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 Playford flood-prone?
About 18% of Whyalla Playford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Whyalla Playford bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Whyalla Playford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Corporation of the City of Whyalla average of 64%.
Is Whyalla Playford under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Whyalla Playford 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 Playford?
The dominant planning zone in Whyalla Playford is General Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Employment and Open Space.
Does Whyalla Playford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Whyalla Playford.
What is the typical lot size in Whyalla Playford?
Across 1,596 surveyed parcels in Whyalla Playford, the median lot size is about 961 m².
Does Whyalla Playford have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whyalla Playford itself. The suburb is served by 38 bus stops.
What is the population of Whyalla Playford?
At the 2021 Census Whyalla Playford had 2,540 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Whyalla statistical area, which contains Whyalla Playford, went from 22,003 people in 2001 to 21,641 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Whyalla Playford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whyalla Playford scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whyalla Playford?
Median household income in Whyalla Playford was $1,429 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,502 for the typical suburb in The Corporation of the City of Whyalla. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,280 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla Norrie | 1.8 km | 32% | 28% |
| Whyalla | 2.8 km | 13% | 13% |
| Whyalla Stuart | 3.7 km | 45% | 50% |
| Mullaquana | 4.3 km | 41% | 89% |
| Whyalla Jenkins | 4.9 km | 52% | 60% |
| Whyalla Barson | 6.2 km | 21% | 96% |
| Cowleds Landing | 17.7 km | 0% | 73% |
| Port Bonython | 18.3 km | 0% | 96% |
| Point Lowly | 20.9 km | 0% | 71% |
| Point Lowly North | 21.1 km | 0% | 70% |
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