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Cokum flood map & planning overlays

Cokum spreads over 137 ha farms, bushfire-mapped throughout.

A planning-constraint profile of Cokum (Buloke, VIC) - 53.52 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cokum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Cokum at a glance

Parcels 34 Median lot 1,367,945 m² Mapped easements 10

How Cokum is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%

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

Across its 53.52 km², Cokum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% 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 1,367,945 m² across 34 parcels.

Cokum data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 24 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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Cokum planning - frequently asked

Is Cokum flood-prone?

About 4% of Cokum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.

Is Cokum bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cokum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.

What is the zoning in Cokum?

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

Does Cokum have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Cokum.

What is the typical lot size in Cokum?

Across 34 surveyed parcels in Cokum, the median lot size is about 1,367,945 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wangie 6.8 km 43% 100%
Tittybong 9.9 km 58% 100%
Kalpienung 10.8 km 8% 100%
Culgoa 13.5 km 10% 100%
Warne 13.9 km 11% 100%
Towaninny 14.5 km 37% 100%
Murnungin
Swan Hill
15.1 km 12% 100%
Nullawil 16.1 km 1% 100%
Lalbert
Gannawarra
20.4 km 9% 100%
Dumosa 21.9 km 14% 100%

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