Nowie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nowie (Swan Hill, VIC) - 125.76 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
125.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nowie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Nowie at a glance
How Nowie is zoned
Selling in Nowie? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any Nowie address.
Across its 125.76 km², Nowie 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 2,102,488 m² across 65 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Check a specific Nowie address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Nowie planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Nowie?
The schematic on this page is a Nowie flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Nowie address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Nowie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Nowie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Swan Hill average is 24%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Nowie bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Nowie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Nowie?
The dominant planning zone in Nowie is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Nowie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nowie. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Nowie?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Nowie, the median lot size is about 2,102,488 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Do I need a planning report for a Nowie property?
A Nowie planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.