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Kooloonong zoning & planning overlays

Kooloonong spreads over 151 ha farms, 93.8% bushfire-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Kooloonong (Swan Hill, VIC) - 378.16 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 15 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kooloonong'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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Kooloonong at a glance

Parcels 133 Median lot 1,513,522 m² Mapped easements 38

How Kooloonong is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 97%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 378.16 km², Kooloonong 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, 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,513,522 m² across 133 parcels.

Who lives in Kooloonong

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

Population
19
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 969, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Kooloonong 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 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.

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Kooloonong planning - frequently asked

Is Kooloonong flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Kooloonong, 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 Kooloonong bushfire-prone?

Around 94% of Kooloonong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.

What is the zoning in Kooloonong?

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

Does Kooloonong have heritage-listed places?

Kooloonong has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Kooloonong?

Across 133 surveyed parcels in Kooloonong, the median lot size is about 1,513,522 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Kooloonong an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kooloonong scores 969 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Natya 10.1 km 12% 100%
Narrung 12.2 km 25% 94%
Boundary Bend 14.8 km 28% 56%
Kenley 16.4 km 46% 62%
Wandown 18.2 km Not mapped 100%
Bolton 20.9 km Not mapped 100%
Piangil 22.9 km 14% 91%
Lake Powell 24.2 km 46% 60%
Manangatang 29.4 km Not mapped 100%
Annuello 30.2 km Not mapped 100%

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