Chinkapook flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Chinkapook
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 207.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
207.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chinkapook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Chinkapook at a glance
How Chinkapook is zoned
Selling in Chinkapook? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 207.28 km², Chinkapook 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. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 114,630 m² across 229 parcels.
Who lives in Chinkapook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chinkapook 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 1050, and decile 9 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 Chinkapook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chinkapook 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.
Chinkapook 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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Chinkapook planning - frequently asked
Is Chinkapook flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Chinkapook and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 39%).
Is Chinkapook bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Chinkapook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Chinkapook?
The dominant planning zone in Chinkapook is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Chinkapook have heritage-listed places?
Chinkapook has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Chinkapook?
Across 229 surveyed parcels in Chinkapook, the median lot size is about 114,630 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Chinkapook an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chinkapook scores 1050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocamba | 9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Turoar | 12.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gerahmin | 13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Chillingollah | 14.1 km | 13% | 100% |
| Manangatang | 15.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tyrrell Downs Buloke |
16.1 km | 11% | 100% |
| Lake Tyrrell Buloke |
20.4 km | 89% | 4% |
| Polisbet | 21.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pier Milan Buloke |
23.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bimbourie Buloke |
23.8 km | 0% | 100% |