Wonuarra flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wonuarra
(Renmark Paringa Council, SA) - 134.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 4 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
134.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wonuarra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wonuarra at a glance
How Wonuarra is zoned
Selling in Wonuarra? 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 134.48 km², Wonuarra 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 268,173 m² across 63 parcels.
Who lives in Wonuarra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wonuarra 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 947, and decile 4 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Renmark Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wonuarra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wonuarra itself.
5,291 in 2001 to 5,541 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Wonuarra 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 4 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 Wonuarra address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wonuarra lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wonuarra planning - frequently asked
Is Wonuarra flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wonuarra and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 54%).
Is Wonuarra bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wonuarra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Renmark Paringa Council average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Wonuarra?
The dominant planning zone in Wonuarra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Resource Extraction.
Does Wonuarra have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wonuarra.
What is the typical lot size in Wonuarra?
Across 63 surveyed parcels in Wonuarra, the median lot size is about 268,173 m².
Is Wonuarra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wonuarra scores 947 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paringa | 8.7 km | 60% | 91% |
| Mundic Creek | 9.8 km | 99% | 98% |
| Yamba | 10.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pike River | 13.2 km | 50% | 99% |
| Crescent | 13.4 km | 100% | 94% |
| Renmark | 13.4 km | 60% | 88% |
| Murtho | 13.5 km | 29% | 100% |
| Renmark North | 15.7 km | 82% | 100% |
| Renmark South | 15.8 km | 72% | 98% |
| Renmark West | 17.6 km | 8% | 100% |