Areas / Swan Hill / Cocamba

Cocamba zoning & planning overlays

Cocamba keeps compact 1,207 m² lots, 6th from the smallest of 61.

A planning-constraint profile of Cocamba (Swan Hill, VIC) - 54.49 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 Cocamba'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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Cocamba at a glance

Parcels 84 Median lot 1,207 m²

How Cocamba is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 94%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 54.49 km², Cocamba 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 1,207 m² across 84 parcels.

Who lives in Cocamba

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

Population
4
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 1050, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Cocamba 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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Cocamba planning - frequently asked

Is Cocamba flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Cocamba, 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. Swan Hill is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Cocamba bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cocamba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.

What is the zoning in Cocamba?

The dominant planning zone in Cocamba is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).

Does Cocamba have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Cocamba.

What is the typical lot size in Cocamba?

Across 84 surveyed parcels in Cocamba, the median lot size is about 1,207 m².

Is Cocamba an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cocamba 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Manangatang 6.9 km Not mapped 100%
Chinkapook 9.2 km 0% 100%
Gerahmin 12.6 km 0% 100%
Bolton 16.7 km Not mapped 100%
Turoar 18.7 km Not mapped 100%
Winnambool 20.5 km Not mapped 100%
Chillingollah 23.1 km 13% 100%
Pier Milan
Buloke
23.4 km 0% 100%
Tyrrell Downs
Buloke
24.5 km 11% 100%
Mittyack
Mildura
25.9 km Not mapped 100%

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