Murrawee flood map & planning overlays
Murrawee locals, median 41, farm 4 ha lots with 32.8% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Murrawee
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 6.82 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
6.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murrawee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Murrawee at a glance
How Murrawee is zoned
Selling in Murrawee? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 6.82 km², Murrawee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 38% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 35,099 m² across 85 parcels.
Who lives in Murrawee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murrawee 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 980, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murrawee's 126 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murrawee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murrawee 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.
Murrawee 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 | Not watched | 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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Murrawee planning - frequently asked
Is Murrawee flood-prone?
About 33% of Murrawee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Murrawee bushfire-prone?
Around 38% of Murrawee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Murrawee?
The dominant planning zone in Murrawee is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Murrawee have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murrawee.
What is the typical lot size in Murrawee?
Across 85 surveyed parcels in Murrawee, the median lot size is about 35,099 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Murrawee?
At the 2021 Census Murrawee had 126 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Murrawee, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Murrawee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murrawee scores 980 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Murrawee?
Median household income in Murrawee was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,454 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyntynder South | 3.4 km | 27% | 85% |
| Murraydale | 5.2 km | 100% | 100% |
| Woorinen South | 5.5 km | 2% | 71% |
| Woorinen | 6.0 km | 78% | 2% |
| Swan Hill | 6.8 km | 11% | 86% |
| Tyntynder | 7.1 km | 94% | 100% |
| Speewa | 8.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Beverford | 9.4 km | 82% | 81% |
| Woorinen North | 10.2 km | 52% | 72% |
| Swan Hill West | 12.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |