Wilcherry flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wilcherry
(The District Council of Kimba, SA) - 42.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
42.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wilcherry's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wilcherry at a glance
How Wilcherry is zoned
Selling in Wilcherry? 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 42.58 km², Wilcherry 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 2,268,331 m² across 15 parcels.
Who lives in Wilcherry
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wilcherry 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 1045, and decile 9 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wilcherry. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wilcherry itself.
4,542 in 2001 to 4,362 in 2025, down 4%.
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.
Wilcherry 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 8 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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See what's in the $9 report →Wilcherry planning - frequently asked
Is Wilcherry flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wilcherry and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Wilcherry bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wilcherry is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Kimba average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Wilcherry?
The dominant planning zone in Wilcherry is Rural, though the suburb also includes Remote Areas.
Does Wilcherry have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wilcherry.
What is the typical lot size in Wilcherry?
Across 15 surveyed parcels in Wilcherry, the median lot size is about 2,268,331 m².
Is Wilcherry an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wilcherry scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunyarie | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moseley | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cortlinye | 16.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kimba | 26.2 km | 0% | 96% |
| Solomon | 38.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kelly | 38.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barna | 39.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Buckleboo | 45.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pinkawillinie | 46.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Panitya | 46.4 km | 0% | 100% |