Wokurna flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wokurna
(Barunga West Council, SA) - 159.66 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
159.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wokurna's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wokurna
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
typical observed square 1 a day
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.
Wokurna at a glance
How Wokurna is zoned
Selling in Wokurna? 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 159.66 km², Wokurna 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. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 836,512 m² across 183 parcels.
Who lives in Wokurna
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wokurna 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 973, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakefield - Barunga West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wokurna. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wokurna itself.
9,198 in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Wokurna 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.
Check a specific Wokurna 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.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wokurna lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wokurna planning - frequently asked
Is Wokurna flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wokurna and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Wokurna bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wokurna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barunga West Council average of 92%.
Is Wokurna under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 33% of Wokurna in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. 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 Wokurna?
The dominant planning zone in Wokurna is Rural.
Does Wokurna have heritage-listed places?
Wokurna has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wokurna?
Across 183 surveyed parcels in Wokurna, the median lot size is about 836,512 m².
What is the population of Wokurna?
At the 2021 Census Wokurna had 61 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area, which contains Wokurna, went from 9,198 people in 2001 to 9,786 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Wokurna an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wokurna scores 973 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).
What is the median household income in Wokurna?
Median household income in Wokurna was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,330 for the typical suburb in Barunga West Council. Median rent was $175 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mundoora Wakefield Regional Council |
10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Port Broughton | 10.6 km | 0% | 87% |
| Barunga Gap Wakefield Regional Council |
11.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Snowtown Wakefield Regional Council |
13.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bute | 13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hope Gap Wakefield Regional Council |
14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Burnsfield Wakefield Regional Council |
18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Collinsfield Port Pirie Regional Council |
19.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake View Wakefield Regional Council |
20.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ward Hill | 21.0 km | 0% | 77% |