Boinka flood map & planning overlays
Boinka spreads over 92 ha farms, 21.5% flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Boinka
(Mildura, VIC) - 276.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
276.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boinka's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boinka at a glance
How Boinka is zoned
Selling in Boinka? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 276.29 km², Boinka is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 924,525 m² across 124 parcels.
Who lives in Boinka
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boinka 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 1060, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boinka. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boinka itself.
4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
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.
Boinka 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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Boinka planning - frequently asked
Is Boinka flood-prone?
About 22% of Boinka falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Boinka bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boinka is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Boinka?
The dominant planning zone in Boinka is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Boinka have heritage-listed places?
Boinka has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Boinka?
Across 124 surveyed parcels in Boinka, the median lot size is about 924,525 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Boinka have a train station?
There is no train station inside Boinka itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
Is Boinka an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boinka scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linga | 9.8 km | 7% | 100% |
| Tutye | 10.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Cowangie | 20.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Underbool | 21.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Torrita | 31.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Murrayville | 34.5 km | 1% | 100% |
| Walpeup | 41.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Carina | 44.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Panitya | 53.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Big Desert | 54.7 km | 3% | 100% |