Lake Powell flood map & planning overlays
Lake Powell is young for Swan Hill, joint 3rd at a median of 34.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Powell
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 139.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
139.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Powell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lake Powell at a glance
How Lake Powell is zoned
Selling in Lake Powell? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 139.28 km², Lake Powell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 435,353 m² across 71 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Powell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Powell 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 943, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lake Powell's 86 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 Powell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Powell 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 Powell 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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Lake Powell planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Powell flood-prone?
About 46% of Lake Powell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Lake Powell bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Lake Powell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Lake Powell?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Powell is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Lake Powell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lake Powell.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Powell?
Across 71 surveyed parcels in Lake Powell, the median lot size is about 435,353 m². There are also 90 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lake Powell?
At the 2021 Census Lake Powell had 86 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Lake Powell, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Lake Powell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Powell scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lake Powell?
Median household income in Lake Powell was $1,901 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $130 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandown | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bannerton | 12.6 km | <1% | 75% |
| Tol Tol | 12.7 km | 35% | 74% |
| Boundary Bend | 15.1 km | 28% | 56% |
| Annuello | 19.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Happy Valley (Robinvale) | 19.9 km | 36% | 72% |
| Robinvale | 20.0 km | 36% | 50% |
| Kooloonong | 24.2 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Wemen | 26.7 km | 16% | 74% |
| Narrung | 26.9 km | 25% | 94% |