Yanerbie flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Yanerbie (The District Council of Streaky Bay, SA) - 164.74 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 8 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yanerbie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Yanerbie at a glance

Parcels 41 Median lot 1,159,658 m²

How Yanerbie is zoned

Rural 73%
Conservation 26%
Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands 1%
Rural Shack Settlement 0%

Selling in Yanerbie? 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 164.74 km², Yanerbie is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,159,658 m² across 41 parcels.

Who lives in Yanerbie

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yanerbie suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
17
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 971, and decile 5 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of West Coast (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Yanerbie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yanerbie 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.

Yanerbie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
ZoningMappedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Yanerbie planning - frequently asked

Is Yanerbie flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Yanerbie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Yanerbie bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Yanerbie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a The District Council of Streaky Bay average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Yanerbie?

The dominant planning zone in Yanerbie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Coastal Waters and Offshore Islands.

Does Yanerbie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Yanerbie.

What is the typical lot size in Yanerbie?

Across 41 surveyed parcels in Yanerbie, the median lot size is about 1,159,658 m².

Is Yanerbie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yanerbie 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Streaky Bay 11.5 km 0% 97%
Calca 15.3 km 0% 99%
Westall 15.5 km 0% 94%
Sceale Bay 16.3 km 0% 95%
Mortana 20.9 km 0% 100%
Maryvale 21.2 km 0% 100%
Baird Bay 26.0 km 0% 91%
Tyringa 26.4 km 0% 99%
Eba Anchorage 27.6 km 0% 77%
Piednippie 28.1 km 0% 100%

See all The District Council of Streaky Bay suburb profiles →