Broughton flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Broughton households take $1,687 a week, 3rd in Hindmarsh.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Broughton
(Hindmarsh, VIC) - 157.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
157.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Broughton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Broughton
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 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.
How this is measured
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.
Broughton at a glance
How Broughton is zoned
Selling in Broughton? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 157.24 km², Broughton 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 540,099 m² across 173 parcels.
Who lives in Broughton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Broughton 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 1022, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Broughton's 65 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nhill Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Broughton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Broughton itself.
7,998 in 2001 to 6,698 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.
Broughton 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Broughton address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Broughton lot.
Broughton planning - frequently asked
Is Broughton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Broughton and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 11%).
Is Broughton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Broughton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hindmarsh average of 99%.
Is Broughton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Broughton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 ft. 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 Broughton?
The dominant planning zone in Broughton is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Broughton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Broughton.
What is the typical lot size in Broughton?
Across 173 surveyed parcels in Broughton, the median lot size is about 540,099 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Broughton?
At the 2021 Census Broughton had 65 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Nhill Region statistical area, which contains Broughton, went from 7,998 people in 2001 to 6,698 in 2025, down 16%.
Is Broughton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Broughton scores 1022 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Broughton?
Median household income in Broughton was $1,687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,292 for the typical suburb in Hindmarsh.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanac | 12.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Telopea Downs West Wimmera |
22.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Miram West Wimmera |
24.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Kaniva West Wimmera |
27.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Nhill | 27.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| Netherby | 31.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lawloit West Wimmera |
35.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Serviceton West Wimmera |
37.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Lillimur West Wimmera |
37.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Lorquon | 40.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |