Fish Point flood map & planning overlays
Fish Point is 4th in Swan Hill for both flood (91.8%) and environmental overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Fish Point
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 31.54 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
31.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fish Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Fish Point at a glance
How Fish Point is zoned
Selling in Fish Point? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 31.54 km², Fish Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 250,787 m² across 83 parcels.
Who lives in Fish Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fish Point 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 964, and decile 3 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 Fish Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fish Point 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.
Fish Point 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 15 October 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 Fish Point address
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Fish Point planning - frequently asked
Is Fish Point flood-prone?
About 92% of Fish Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Fish Point bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Fish Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Fish Point?
The dominant planning zone in Fish Point is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Fish Point have heritage-listed places?
Fish Point has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Fish Point?
Across 83 surveyed parcels in Fish Point, the median lot size is about 250,787 m².
Is Fish Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fish Point scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winlaton | 4.9 km | 86% | 100% |
| Pental Island | 5.8 km | 90% | 100% |
| Tresco | 7.1 km | 52% | 72% |
| Lake Boga | 7.9 km | 62% | 75% |
| Tresco West | 10.7 km | 11% | 76% |
| Benjeroop Gannawarra |
11.7 km | 90% | 100% |
| Mystic Park Gannawarra |
14.0 km | 87% | 94% |
| Castle Donnington | 14.1 km | 29% | 100% |
| Murrabit West Gannawarra |
15.9 km | 97% | 100% |
| Kunat | 18.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |