Kewell flood map & planning overlays
Kewell is 20 ha wheat-belt lots in the Farming Zone, fully bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kewell
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 165.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
165.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kewell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kewell at a glance
How Kewell is zoned
Selling in Kewell? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 165.15 km², Kewell 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 203,683 m² across 353 parcels.
Who lives in Kewell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kewell 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 1013, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kewell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kewell itself.
8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
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.
Kewell 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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.
Check a specific Kewell address
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Kewell planning - frequently asked
Is Kewell flood-prone?
About 4% of Kewell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Kewell bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kewell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Kewell?
The dominant planning zone in Kewell is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Kewell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kewell.
What is the typical lot size in Kewell?
Across 353 surveyed parcels in Kewell, the median lot size is about 203,683 m². There are also 127 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kewell?
At the 2021 Census Kewell had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Kewell, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
Is Kewell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kewell scores 1013 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kewell?
Median household income in Kewell was $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $211 a week and the median mortgage repayment $800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellalac | 10.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Blackheath Horsham |
12.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Jung Horsham |
15.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Murra Warra | 15.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Murtoa | 16.3 km | 8% | 100% |
| Sheep Hills | 16.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wallup | 18.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kalkee Horsham |
20.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Minyip | 21.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Warracknabeal | 24.7 km | 4% | 99% |