Minmindie flood map & planning overlays
Minmindie's blocks run 51 ha, 6th of 83 in Loddon.
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A planning-constraint profile of Minmindie
(Loddon, VIC) - 39.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
39.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minmindie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Minmindie at a glance
How Minmindie is zoned
Selling in Minmindie? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 39.46 km², Minmindie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% 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 507,206 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Minmindie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minmindie 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 Minmindie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minmindie 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.
Minmindie 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 Minmindie address
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Minmindie planning - frequently asked
Is Minmindie flood-prone?
About 32% of Minmindie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Minmindie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Minmindie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Minmindie?
The dominant planning zone in Minmindie is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Minmindie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Minmindie.
What is the typical lot size in Minmindie?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Minmindie, the median lot size is about 507,206 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Minmindie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minmindie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaghur | 6.2 km | 74% | 100% |
| Yando | 7.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Barraport | 9.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Canary Island | 11.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Boort | 11.3 km | 50% | 100% |
| Catumnal | 13.9 km | 22% | 100% |
| Lake Meran Gannawarra |
14.1 km | 51% | 100% |
| Gredgwin Gannawarra |
14.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Appin South | 14.5 km | 98% | 100% |
| Meering West Gannawarra |
16.2 km | 0% | 100% |