Murraydale flood map & planning overlays
Murraydale is 100% flood-mapped, joint 1st in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Murraydale
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 12.22 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
12.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murraydale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Murraydale at a glance
How Murraydale is zoned
Selling in Murraydale? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 12.22 km², Murraydale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% 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 44,919 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Murraydale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murraydale 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 939, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murraydale's 105 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swan Hill Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murraydale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murraydale 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.
Murraydale 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 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.
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Murraydale planning - frequently asked
Is Murraydale flood-prone?
About 100% of Murraydale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Murraydale bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murraydale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Murraydale?
The dominant planning zone in Murraydale is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and NATURALWATERWAYS.
Does Murraydale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murraydale.
What is the typical lot size in Murraydale?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Murraydale, the median lot size is about 44,919 m². There are also 97 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Murraydale?
At the 2021 Census Murraydale had 105 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Swan Hill Surrounds statistical area, which contains Murraydale, went from 7,254 people in 2001 to 6,467 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Murraydale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murraydale scores 939 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Murraydale?
Median household income in Murraydale was $2,062 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 $1,452 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyntynder | 5.1 km | 94% | 100% |
| Murrawee | 5.2 km | 33% | 38% |
| Tyntynder South | 5.7 km | 27% | 85% |
| Speewa | 8.1 km | 100% | 100% |
| Woorinen | 9.2 km | 78% | 2% |
| Woorinen South | 10.1 km | 2% | 71% |
| Swan Hill | 10.2 km | 11% | 86% |
| Beverford | 10.3 km | 82% | 81% |
| Woorinen North | 13.1 km | 52% | 72% |
| Castle Donnington | 15.5 km | 29% | 100% |