Leitchville flood map & planning overlays
Leitchville's 7,924 m² blocks rank 5th-smallest in Gannawarra.
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A planning-constraint profile of Leitchville
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 128.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
128.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Leitchville's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Leitchville at a glance
How Leitchville is zoned
Selling in Leitchville? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 128.62 km², Leitchville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 52% of the suburb sits 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 7,924 m² across 648 parcels.
Who lives in Leitchville
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Leitchville 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 912, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Leitchville's 576 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Leitchville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Leitchville itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Leitchville 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 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.
Check a specific Leitchville address
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Leitchville planning - frequently asked
Is Leitchville flood-prone?
About 52% of Leitchville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Leitchville bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Leitchville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Leitchville?
The dominant planning zone in Leitchville is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Leitchville have heritage-listed places?
Leitchville has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Leitchville?
Across 648 surveyed parcels in Leitchville, the median lot size is about 7,924 m². There are also 354 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Leitchville have a train station?
There is no train station inside Leitchville itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Leitchville?
At the 2021 Census Leitchville had 576 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gannawarra statistical area, which contains Leitchville, went from 7,625 people in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Leitchville an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Leitchville scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Leitchville?
Median household income in Leitchville was $1,044 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Gannawarra. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunbower Campaspe |
5.3 km | 54% | 82% |
| Wee Wee Rup | 6.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Horfield | 7.7 km | 25% | 100% |
| Keely | 8.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Burkes Bridge | 10.0 km | 93% | 100% |
| Daltons Bridge | 10.0 km | 76% | 100% |
| Patho Campaspe |
13.2 km | 39% | 100% |
| Mincha West | 14.3 km | 22% | 100% |
| Mcmillans | 14.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Jungaburra Loddon |
15.5 km | 75% | 100% |