Whyte Yarcowie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whyte Yarcowie
(The Regional Council of Goyder, SA) - 185.81 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
185.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whyte Yarcowie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Whyte Yarcowie
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Whyte Yarcowie at a glance
How Whyte Yarcowie is zoned
Selling in Whyte Yarcowie? 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 185.81 km², Whyte Yarcowie 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 141,620 m² across 459 parcels.
Who lives in Whyte Yarcowie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whyte Yarcowie 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 871, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Whyte Yarcowie's 50 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Goyder, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whyte Yarcowie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whyte Yarcowie itself.
4,265 in 2001 to 4,152 in 2025, down 3%.
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.
Whyte Yarcowie 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Whyte Yarcowie planning - frequently asked
Is Whyte Yarcowie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Whyte Yarcowie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Whyte Yarcowie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Whyte Yarcowie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The Regional Council of Goyder average of 100%.
Is Whyte Yarcowie under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Whyte Yarcowie in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). 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 Whyte Yarcowie?
The dominant planning zone in Whyte Yarcowie is Rural.
Does Whyte Yarcowie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Whyte Yarcowie.
What is the typical lot size in Whyte Yarcowie?
Across 459 surveyed parcels in Whyte Yarcowie, the median lot size is about 141,620 m².
Does Whyte Yarcowie have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whyte Yarcowie itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Whyte Yarcowie?
At the 2021 Census Whyte Yarcowie had 50 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Goyder statistical area, which contains Whyte Yarcowie, went from 4,265 people in 2001 to 4,152 in 2025, down 3%.
Is Whyte Yarcowie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whyte Yarcowie scores 871 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whyte Yarcowie?
Median household income in Whyte Yarcowie was $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,021 for the typical suburb in The Regional Council of Goyder. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $555 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terowie | 10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ulooloo | 10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Canowie Belt | 11.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Belalie East Northern Areas Council |
15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hallett | 16.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wonna | 17.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Belalie North Northern Areas Council |
18.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Canowie | 19.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willalo | 23.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mayfield Northern Areas Council |
23.1 km | 0% | 100% |