Last updated on November 23rd, 2025 at 12:44 pm
South Australian Planning Portal Application (SAPPA) Bushfire hazard layers
SAPPA provides information which affects property development and planning. This includes alerting potential home buyers and developers of the bushfire risk in areas of South Australia. The diagram below provides a bushfire hazard overview of the Fleurieu and Mt. Lofty Ranges. It indicates that a large portion of the Mt. Lofty Ranges and Fleurieu are high risk areas for bushfire. In contrast, it also shows that areas to the north and west of Mt. Lofty Ranges and the Fleurieu have a medium or general bushfire risk.
The specific fire risk of an area such as Mount Compass can be provided by selecting the community and applying overlay filters.
The area in red indicates high risk compared to the centre of town which has two areas of medium risk, one in the downtown or central business district (CBD) and another on on the west side of Sandmine Rd.