This page covers the Mildura suburb only. For all of Mildura, see the Mildura flood map by suburb →
Mildura flood map & planning overlays
Mildura runs 260 bus stops, 3rd in Victoria, with 74 heritage places.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mildura
(Mildura, VIC) - 77.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
77.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mildura's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mildura
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast; observed aircraft traffic is a separate question - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
6% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
Mildura at a glance
How Mildura is zoned
Selling in Mildura? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 77.45 km², Mildura is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 74 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 647 m² across 21,288 parcels.
Who lives in Mildura
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mildura 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 909, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mildura's 34,565 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mildura. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mildura itself.
10,111 in 2001 to 16,707 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Mildura 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 6 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 Mildura address
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Mildura planning - frequently asked
Is Mildura flood-prone?
About 28% of Mildura falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Mildura bushfire-prone?
Around 11% of Mildura is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
Is Mildura affected by aircraft noise?
About 6% of Mildura sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Mildura?
The dominant planning zone in Mildura is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Mildura have heritage-listed places?
Mildura has 74 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mildura?
Across 21,288 surveyed parcels in Mildura, the median lot size is about 647 m². There are also 5,997 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mildura have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mildura itself. The suburb is served by 260 bus stops.
What is the population of Mildura?
At the 2021 Census Mildura had 34,565 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Mildura - South statistical area, which contains Mildura, went from 10,111 people in 2001 to 16,707 in 2025, up 65%.
Is Mildura an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mildura scores 909 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 Mildura?
Median household income in Mildura was $1,295 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarita | 4.8 km | 8% | 42% |
| Irymple | 5.7 km | 16% | 26% |
| Birdwoodton | 6.3 km | 8% | 38% |
| Nichols Point | 7.2 km | 60% | 35% |
| Merbein | 9.8 km | 34% | 35% |
| Cardross | 10.6 km | 15% | 64% |
| Merbein South | 11.4 km | 10% | 46% |
| Merbein West | 12.8 km | 8% | 70% |
| Koorlong | 13.0 km | 6% | 98% |
| Red Cliffs | 16.1 km | 42% | 65% |