Narrung flood map & planning overlays
Narrung's 29 ha farms carry 25% flood and 94.3% bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Narrung
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 41.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
41.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Narrung's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Narrung at a glance
How Narrung is zoned
Selling in Narrung? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 41.04 km², Narrung is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 292,339 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Narrung
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Narrung 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 969, and decile 3 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 Narrung. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Narrung 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.
Narrung 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 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.
Check a specific Narrung address
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Narrung planning - frequently asked
Is Narrung flood-prone?
About 25% of Narrung falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Narrung bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Narrung is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Narrung?
The dominant planning zone in Narrung is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Narrung have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Narrung.
What is the typical lot size in Narrung?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Narrung, the median lot size is about 292,339 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Narrung an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Narrung scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley | 10.2 km | 46% | 62% |
| Kooloonong | 12.2 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Boundary Bend | 12.2 km | 28% | 56% |
| Natya | 18.7 km | 12% | 100% |
| Wandown | 26.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lake Powell | 26.9 km | 46% | 60% |
| Piangil | 30.7 km | 14% | 91% |
| Bolton | 32.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wood Wood | 37.3 km | 35% | 50% |
| Bannerton | 38.6 km | <1% | 75% |