Witera flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Witera
(The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 96.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
96.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Witera's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Witera at a glance
How Witera is zoned
Selling in Witera? 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 96.88 km², Witera is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,793,064 m² across 29 parcels.
Who lives in Witera
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Witera 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 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Witera. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Witera itself.
3,437 in 2001 to 3,895 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Witera 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 10 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 Witera address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Witera lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Witera planning - frequently asked
Is Witera flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Witera and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Witera bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Witera is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.
What is the zoning in Witera?
The dominant planning zone in Witera is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.
Does Witera have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Witera.
What is the typical lot size in Witera?
Across 29 surveyed parcels in Witera, the median lot size is about 1,793,064 m².
Is Witera an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Witera scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyringa | 10.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Port Kenny District Council of Elliston |
12.4 km | 0% | 90% |
| Baird Bay | 15.3 km | 0% | 91% |
| Colley | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mortana | 18.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Venus Bay District Council of Elliston |
21.5 km | 0% | 95% |
| Calca | 22.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Mount Cooper | 27.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sceale Bay | 28.1 km | 0% | 95% |
| Inkster | 29.0 km | 0% | 100% |
See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →