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Panitya flood map & planning overlays

Panitya earns $2,100 on 245 ha lots, 3rd and 4th in Mildura.

A planning-constraint profile of Panitya (Mildura, VIC) - 572.24 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Panitya's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Panitya at a glance

Parcels 265 Median lot 2,453,591 m² Mapped easements 25

How Panitya is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 73%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 27%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
RURAL 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

Selling in Panitya? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 572.24 km², Panitya 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 2,453,591 m² across 265 parcels.

Who lives in Panitya

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Panitya suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
67
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$2,100
per week, Mildura suburb typical $1,318
Median mortgage
$475
per month
Household size
3.7
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1060, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Panitya's 67 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.8%
5-14 33.9%
15-19 8.1%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 4.8%
35-44 21.0%
45-54 0.0%
55-64 6.5%
65-74 14.5%
75-84 6.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Panitya. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Panitya itself.

4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.

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.

Panitya data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Panitya planning - frequently asked

Is Panitya flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Panitya and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).

Is Panitya bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Panitya is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.

What is the zoning in Panitya?

The dominant planning zone in Panitya is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Panitya have heritage-listed places?

Panitya has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Panitya?

Across 265 surveyed parcels in Panitya, the median lot size is about 2,453,591 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Panitya?

At the 2021 Census Panitya had 67 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.7 people. The wider Mildura Surrounds statistical area, which contains Panitya, went from 4,564 people in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.

Is Panitya an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Panitya scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Panitya?

Median household income in Panitya was $2,100 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Carina 12.4 km Not mapped 100%
Murrayville 20.1 km 1% 100%
Cowangie 33.1 km 3% 100%
Tutye 44.1 km 5% 100%
Boinka 53.0 km 22% 100%
Linga 62.8 km 7% 100%
Big Desert 70.2 km 3% 100%
Underbool 74.1 km 3% 100%
Murray-Sunset 79.4 km 5% 100%
Torrita 84.2 km Not mapped 100%

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