Carwarp flood map & planning overlays
Carwarp keeps 9 heritage places across its 48 ha farms.
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A planning-constraint profile of Carwarp
(Mildura, VIC) - 705.66 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
705.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carwarp's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Carwarp at a glance
How Carwarp is zoned
Selling in Carwarp? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 705.66 km², Carwarp is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 477,828 m² across 309 parcels.
Who lives in Carwarp
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carwarp 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 926, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carwarp's 68 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carwarp. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carwarp 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.
Carwarp 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 6 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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Carwarp planning - frequently asked
Is Carwarp flood-prone?
About 2% of Carwarp falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Carwarp bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Carwarp is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Carwarp?
The dominant planning zone in Carwarp is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Carwarp have heritage-listed places?
Carwarp has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Carwarp?
Across 309 surveyed parcels in Carwarp, the median lot size is about 477,828 m². There are also 127 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Carwarp?
At the 2021 Census Carwarp had 68 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Mildura Surrounds statistical area, which contains Carwarp, went from 4,564 people in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
Is Carwarp an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carwarp scores 926 and sits in decile 2 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 Carwarp?
Median household income in Carwarp was $1,499 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $118 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,419 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nangiloc | 13.0 km | 10% | 74% |
| Colignan | 13.4 km | 20% | 63% |
| Iraak | 15.6 km | 35% | 70% |
| Red Cliffs | 21.2 km | 42% | 65% |
| Hattah | 22.6 km | 25% | 100% |
| Cardross | 25.0 km | 15% | 64% |
| Koorlong | 28.3 km | 6% | 98% |
| Irymple | 31.2 km | 16% | 26% |
| Merrinee | 33.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Nichols Point | 35.3 km | 60% | 35% |