Natya flood map & planning overlays
Natya: 75 ha farms with 7 heritage places and 12.2% flood mapping.
A planning-constraint profile of Natya
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 234.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
234.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Natya's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Natya at a glance
How Natya is zoned
Selling in Natya? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 234.17 km², Natya is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 750,837 m² across 137 parcels.
Who lives in Natya
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Natya 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 954, 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 Natya. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Natya 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.
Natya 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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Natya planning - frequently asked
Is Natya flood-prone?
About 12% of Natya falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Natya bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Natya is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
What is the zoning in Natya?
The dominant planning zone in Natya is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Natya have heritage-listed places?
Natya has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Natya?
Across 137 surveyed parcels in Natya, the median lot size is about 750,837 m². There are also 70 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Natya an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Natya scores 954 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooloonong | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Piangil | 12.8 km | 14% | 91% |
| Kenley | 17.1 km | 46% | 62% |
| Narrung | 18.7 km | 25% | 94% |
| Bolton | 22.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wood Wood | 22.2 km | 35% | 50% |
| Towan | 23.2 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Miralie | 23.9 km | Not mapped | 93% |
| Boundary Bend | 24.8 km | 28% | 56% |
| Wandown | 25.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |