Lake Boga flood map & planning overlays
Lake Boga's 15 heritage places trail only Swan Hill itself.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Boga
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 64.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
64.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Boga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lake Boga at a glance
How Lake Boga is zoned
Selling in Lake Boga? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 64.65 km², Lake Boga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,887 m² across 976 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Boga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Boga 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 965, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lake Boga's 982 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Boga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Boga 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.
Lake Boga 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.
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Lake Boga planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Boga flood-prone?
About 62% of Lake Boga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Lake Boga bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Lake Boga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Lake Boga?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Boga is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ).
Does Lake Boga have heritage-listed places?
Lake Boga has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Boga?
Across 976 surveyed parcels in Lake Boga, the median lot size is about 1,887 m². There are also 330 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lake Boga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lake Boga itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Lake Boga?
At the 2021 Census Lake Boga had 982 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Lake Boga, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Lake Boga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Boga scores 965 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lake Boga?
Median household income in Lake Boga was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tresco West | 6.1 km | 11% | 76% |
| Castle Donnington | 6.9 km | 29% | 100% |
| Pental Island | 7.0 km | 90% | 100% |
| Tresco | 7.0 km | 52% | 72% |
| Fish Point | 7.9 km | 92% | 100% |
| Winlaton | 10.7 km | 86% | 100% |
| Kunat | 11.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Swan Hill | 15.1 km | 11% | 86% |
| Mystic Park Gannawarra |
15.5 km | 87% | 94% |
| Benjeroop Gannawarra |
18.8 km | 90% | 100% |