Bannerton flood map & planning overlays
Bannerton's median local is 32, Swan Hill's youngest.
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A planning-constraint profile of Bannerton
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 168.4 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
168.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bannerton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bannerton at a glance
How Bannerton is zoned
Selling in Bannerton? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 168.4 km², Bannerton is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 173,117 m² across 123 parcels.
Who lives in Bannerton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bannerton 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 943, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bannerton's 78 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bannerton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bannerton itself.
7,254 in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
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.
Bannerton 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 | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 29 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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Bannerton planning - frequently asked
Is Bannerton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bannerton and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 39%).
Is Bannerton bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Bannerton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Bannerton?
The dominant planning zone in Bannerton is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Bannerton have heritage-listed places?
Bannerton has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bannerton?
Across 123 surveyed parcels in Bannerton, the median lot size is about 173,117 m². There are also 362 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bannerton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bannerton itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Bannerton?
At the 2021 Census Bannerton had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 3.4 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bannerton, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Bannerton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bannerton scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bannerton?
Median household income in Bannerton was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley (Robinvale) | 8.8 km | 36% | 72% |
| Tol Tol | 10.0 km | 35% | 74% |
| Lake Powell | 12.6 km | 46% | 60% |
| Annuello | 13.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Robinvale | 14.4 km | 36% | 50% |
| Wemen | 14.5 km | 16% | 74% |
| Wandown | 15.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Liparoo | 22.2 km | 18% | 75% |
| Winnambool | 24.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boundary Bend | 27.4 km | 28% | 56% |