Ninda flood map & planning overlays
Ninda farms 147 ha lots with no ground outside bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Ninda
(Buloke, VIC) - 110.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
110.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ninda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ninda at a glance
How Ninda is zoned
Selling in Ninda? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 110.23 km², Ninda is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,467,578 m² across 100 parcels.
Who lives in Ninda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ninda 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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ninda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ninda itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Ninda 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 24 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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Ninda planning - frequently asked
Is Ninda flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Ninda and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%).
Is Ninda bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Ninda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Ninda?
The dominant planning zone in Ninda is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Ninda have heritage-listed places?
Ninda has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Ninda?
Across 100 surveyed parcels in Ninda, the median lot size is about 1,467,578 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Ninda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ninda scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyarrin | 5.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Turriff East | 11.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bimbourie | 12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Myall (Sea Lake) | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nandaly | 13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Straten | 13.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lake Tyrrell | 15.4 km | 89% | 4% |
| Lascelles Yarriambiack |
17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tyenna | 17.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sea Lake | 17.8 km | 6% | 100% |