Kinnabulla flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Kinnabulla
(Buloke, VIC) - 130.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
130.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kinnabulla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kinnabulla at a glance
How Kinnabulla is zoned
Selling in Kinnabulla? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 130.36 km², Kinnabulla 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,297,501 m² across 93 parcels.
Who lives in Kinnabulla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kinnabulla 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 1023, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kinnabulla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kinnabulla itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Kinnabulla 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.
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Kinnabulla planning - frequently asked
Is Kinnabulla flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kinnabulla and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%).
Is Kinnabulla bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kinnabulla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Kinnabulla?
The dominant planning zone in Kinnabulla is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Kinnabulla have heritage-listed places?
Kinnabulla has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kinnabulla?
Across 93 surveyed parcels in Kinnabulla, the median lot size is about 1,297,501 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Kinnabulla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kinnabulla scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curyo | 6.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Reedy Dam | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ballapur | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Karyrie | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Watchupga | 14.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Marlbed | 15.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Birchip West | 15.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warmur | 21.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Birchip | 21.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Willangie | 21.4 km | 0% | 100% |