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Carina zoning & planning overlays

Carina's holdings run to 233 ha, 5th of 41 in Mildura.

A planning-constraint profile of Carina (Mildura, VIC) - 193.97 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 11 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carina's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Carina at a glance

Parcels 109 Median lot 2,330,083 m² Mapped easements 5

How Carina is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 89%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 11%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

Selling in Carina? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 193.97 km², Carina is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 2,330,083 m² across 109 parcels.

Who lives in Carina

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

Population
26
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1060, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carina. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carina 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.

Carina data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 11 October 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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Carina planning - frequently asked

Is Carina flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Carina, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mildura is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Carina bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Carina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.

What is the zoning in Carina?

The dominant planning zone in Carina is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Carina have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Carina.

What is the typical lot size in Carina?

Across 109 surveyed parcels in Carina, the median lot size is about 2,330,083 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Carina an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carina 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Murrayville 10.3 km 1% 100%
Panitya 12.4 km <1% 100%
Cowangie 24.0 km 3% 100%
Tutye 35.1 km 5% 100%
Boinka 44.8 km 22% 100%
Linga 54.1 km 7% 100%
Big Desert 57.9 km 3% 100%
Underbool 65.9 km 3% 100%
Torrita 76.1 km Not mapped 100%
Murray-Sunset 82.2 km 5% 100%

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