Mincha flood map & planning overlays
Mincha keeps 3 ha farm lots, flood mapping over 39.5%, median 52.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mincha
(Loddon, VIC) - 81.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
81.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mincha's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mincha at a glance
How Mincha is zoned
Selling in Mincha? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 81.14 km², Mincha is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 33,203 m² across 217 parcels.
Who lives in Mincha
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mincha 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 1007, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mincha's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mincha. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mincha 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.
Mincha 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.
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Mincha planning - frequently asked
Is Mincha flood-prone?
About 40% of Mincha falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Mincha bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mincha is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Mincha?
The dominant planning zone in Mincha is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Mincha have heritage-listed places?
Mincha has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mincha?
Across 217 surveyed parcels in Mincha, the median lot size is about 33,203 m². There are also 82 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mincha?
At the 2021 Census Mincha had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Loddon statistical area, which contains Mincha, went from 8,033 people in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Mincha an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mincha scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mincha?
Median household income in Mincha was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,170 for the typical suburb in Loddon. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon Vale | 8.9 km | 89% | 100% |
| Macorna Gannawarra |
10.5 km | 47% | 100% |
| Gladfield | 11.1 km | 66% | 100% |
| Mincha West Gannawarra |
12.0 km | 22% | 100% |
| Pyramid Hill | 12.0 km | 43% | 100% |
| Canary Island | 16.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Macorna North Gannawarra |
17.5 km | 42% | 100% |
| Durham Ox | 18.1 km | 85% | 100% |
| Yarrawalla | 18.2 km | 35% | 100% |
| Sylvaterre | 18.3 km | 8% | 100% |