Murray-Sunset flood map & planning overlays
Murray-Sunset lots stretch to 744 ha, 2nd of 41 in Mildura.
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A planning-constraint profile of Murray-Sunset
(Mildura, VIC) - 6374.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
6374.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murray-Sunset's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Murray-Sunset at a glance
How Murray-Sunset is zoned
Selling in Murray-Sunset? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 6374.61 km², Murray-Sunset is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 7,442,411 m² across 145 parcels.
Who lives in Murray-Sunset
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murray-Sunset 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 950, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murray-Sunset. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murray-Sunset itself.
4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.
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.
Murray-Sunset 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 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 Murray-Sunset address
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Murray-Sunset planning - frequently asked
Is Murray-Sunset flood-prone?
About 5% of Murray-Sunset falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Murray-Sunset bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murray-Sunset is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Murray-Sunset?
The dominant planning zone in Murray-Sunset is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Murray-Sunset have heritage-listed places?
Murray-Sunset has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Murray-Sunset?
Across 145 surveyed parcels in Murray-Sunset, the median lot size is about 7,442,411 m².
Is Murray-Sunset an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murray-Sunset scores 950 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werrimull | 17.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Meringur | 26.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Merrinee | 35.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Neds Corner | 43.2 km | 21% | 100% |
| Cullulleraine | 43.6 km | 80% | 95% |
| Wargan | 52.0 km | 59% | 100% |
| Koorlong | 56.5 km | 6% | 98% |
| Merbein South | 58.6 km | 10% | 46% |
| Carwarp | 60.5 km | 2% | 100% |
| Cardross | 62.8 km | 15% | 64% |