Leaghur flood map & planning overlays
Vegetation protection overlay touches 11.9% of Leaghur, 6th of 83.
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A planning-constraint profile of Leaghur
(Loddon, VIC) - 68.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
68.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Leaghur's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Leaghur at a glance
How Leaghur is zoned
Selling in Leaghur? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 68.78 km², Leaghur is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 74% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 249,107 m² across 124 parcels.
Who lives in Leaghur
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Leaghur 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 1038, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Leaghur. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Leaghur itself.
8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Leaghur 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.
Check a specific Leaghur address
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Leaghur planning - frequently asked
Is Leaghur flood-prone?
About 74% of Leaghur falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Leaghur bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Leaghur is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Leaghur?
The dominant planning zone in Leaghur is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Leaghur have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Leaghur.
What is the typical lot size in Leaghur?
Across 124 surveyed parcels in Leaghur, the median lot size is about 249,107 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Leaghur an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Leaghur scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minmindie | 6.2 km | 32% | 100% |
| Canary Island | 6.5 km | 100% | 100% |
| Appin South | 8.3 km | 98% | 100% |
| Lake Meran Gannawarra |
9.7 km | 51% | 100% |
| Yando | 9.8 km | 100% | 100% |
| Loddon Vale | 13.3 km | 89% | 100% |
| Appin Gannawarra |
13.6 km | 72% | 100% |
| Barraport | 13.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Meering West Gannawarra |
14.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gladfield | 15.5 km | 66% | 100% |