Wynarka flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wynarka
(The District Council of Karoonda East Murray, SA) - 315.08 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
315.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wynarka's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wynarka
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: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Wynarka at a glance
How Wynarka is zoned
Selling in Wynarka? 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 315.08 km², Wynarka 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 43,098 m² across 193 parcels.
Who lives in Wynarka
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wynarka 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 986, and decile 6 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wynarka's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karoonda - Lameroo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wynarka. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wynarka itself.
3,511 in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
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.
Wynarka 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 →Wynarka planning - frequently asked
Is Wynarka flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wynarka and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Wynarka bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wynarka is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Karoonda East Murray average of 100%.
Is Wynarka under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Wynarka 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 Wynarka?
The dominant planning zone in Wynarka is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Wynarka have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wynarka.
What is the typical lot size in Wynarka?
Across 193 surveyed parcels in Wynarka, the median lot size is about 43,098 m².
Does Wynarka have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wynarka itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Wynarka?
At the 2021 Census Wynarka had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Karoonda - Lameroo statistical area, which contains Wynarka, went from 3,511 people in 2001 to 2,944 in 2025, down 16%.
Is Wynarka an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wynarka scores 986 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wynarka?
Median household income in Wynarka was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,062 for the typical suburb in The District Council of Karoonda East Murray. Median rent was $23 a week and the median mortgage repayment $488 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Bore The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Naturi Coorong District Council |
15.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ettrick The Rural City of Murray Bridge |
17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bowhill | 18.5 km | 12% | 100% |
| Moorlands Coorong District Council |
18.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karoonda | 22.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tailem Bend Coorong District Council |
23.4 km | 6% | 99% |
| Sherlock Coorong District Council |
23.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Perponda | 24.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Elwomple Coorong District Council |
24.5 km | 0% | 100% |
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