Chinangin flood map & planning overlays
Chinangin holdings run 222 ha, 7th-largest of 61 in Swan Hill.
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A planning-constraint profile of Chinangin
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 61.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
61.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chinangin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Chinangin at a glance
How Chinangin is zoned
Selling in Chinangin? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 61.64 km², Chinangin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits 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 2,219,795 m² across 36 parcels.
Who lives in Chinangin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chinangin 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 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chinangin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chinangin 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.
Chinangin 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.
Check a specific Chinangin address
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Chinangin planning - frequently asked
Is Chinangin flood-prone?
About 18% of Chinangin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Chinangin bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Chinangin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Chinangin?
The dominant planning zone in Chinangin is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Chinangin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chinangin.
What is the typical lot size in Chinangin?
Across 36 surveyed parcels in Chinangin, the median lot size is about 2,219,795 m².
Is Chinangin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chinangin scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield (Sea Lake) Buloke |
7.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Ultima | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Murnungin | 10.4 km | 12% | 100% |
| Gowanford | 13.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Meatian | 16.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Waitchie | 17.6 km | 20% | 100% |
| Wangie Buloke |
19.4 km | 43% | 100% |
| Culgoa Buloke |
20.3 km | 10% | 100% |
| Boigbeat Buloke |
20.5 km | 2% | 100% |
| Ultima East | 20.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |