Murnungin flood map & planning overlays
Murnungin works 166 ha farms, 11.7% under flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Murnungin
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 75.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
75.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murnungin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Murnungin at a glance
How Murnungin is zoned
Selling in Murnungin? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 75.52 km², Murnungin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% 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 1,664,591 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Murnungin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murnungin 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 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murnungin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murnungin itself.
7,254 in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
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.
Murnungin 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 29 September 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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Murnungin planning - frequently asked
Is Murnungin flood-prone?
About 12% of Murnungin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Murnungin bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murnungin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Murnungin?
The dominant planning zone in Murnungin is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Murnungin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murnungin.
What is the typical lot size in Murnungin?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Murnungin, the median lot size is about 1,664,591 m².
Is Murnungin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murnungin scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangie Buloke |
9.0 km | 43% | 100% |
| Chinangin | 10.4 km | 18% | 100% |
| Springfield (Sea Lake) Buloke |
12.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Meatian | 12.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cokum Buloke |
15.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Ultima | 15.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Culgoa Buloke |
15.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Lalbert Gannawarra |
19.3 km | 9% | 100% |
| Tittybong Buloke |
19.4 km | 58% | 100% |
| Goschen | 21.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |