Kulwin flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Kulwin
(Mildura, VIC) - 497.99 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
497.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kulwin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kulwin at a glance
How Kulwin is zoned
Selling in Kulwin? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 497.99 km², Kulwin 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 1,720,634 m² across 143 parcels.
Who lives in Kulwin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kulwin 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 976, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kulwin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kulwin itself.
4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
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.
Kulwin 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 29 September 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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Kulwin planning - frequently asked
Is Kulwin flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kulwin and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Kulwin bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kulwin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Kulwin?
The dominant planning zone in Kulwin is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Kulwin have heritage-listed places?
Kulwin has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kulwin?
Across 143 surveyed parcels in Kulwin, the median lot size is about 1,720,634 m². There are also 84 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Kulwin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kulwin scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnambool Swan Hill |
14.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mittyack | 18.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Liparoo Swan Hill |
20.0 km | 18% | 75% |
| Wemen Swan Hill |
21.0 km | 16% | 74% |
| Annuello Swan Hill |
22.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Manangatang Swan Hill |
27.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gerahmin Swan Hill |
27.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ouyen | 27.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Pier Milan Buloke |
28.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cocamba Swan Hill |
29.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |