Red Cliffs flood map & planning overlays
Red Cliffs houses 5,294 people, 3rd in Mildura, 42.4% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Red Cliffs
(Mildura, VIC) - 206.37 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
206.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Red Cliffs's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Red Cliffs at a glance
How Red Cliffs is zoned
Selling in Red Cliffs? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 206.37 km², Red Cliffs is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,008 m² across 4,095 parcels.
Who lives in Red Cliffs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Red Cliffs 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 897, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Red Cliffs's 5,294 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Red Cliffs, the wider ABS statistical area containing Red Cliffs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Red Cliffs itself.
5,887 in 2001 to 6,055 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Red Cliffs 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 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.
Check a specific Red Cliffs address
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Red Cliffs planning - frequently asked
Is Red Cliffs flood-prone?
About 42% of Red Cliffs falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Red Cliffs bushfire-prone?
Around 65% of Red Cliffs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Red Cliffs?
The dominant planning zone in Red Cliffs is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).
Does Red Cliffs have heritage-listed places?
Red Cliffs has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Red Cliffs?
Across 4,095 surveyed parcels in Red Cliffs, the median lot size is about 1,008 m². There are also 2,093 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Red Cliffs have a train station?
There is no train station inside Red Cliffs itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Red Cliffs?
At the 2021 Census Red Cliffs had 5,294 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Red Cliffs statistical area, which contains Red Cliffs, went from 5,887 people in 2001 to 6,055 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Red Cliffs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Red Cliffs scores 897 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Red Cliffs?
Median household income in Red Cliffs was $1,290 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardross | 9.3 km | 15% | 64% |
| Irymple | 10.9 km | 16% | 26% |
| Iraak | 11.5 km | 35% | 70% |
| Nichols Point | 14.3 km | 60% | 35% |
| Mildura | 16.1 km | 28% | 11% |
| Koorlong | 16.9 km | 6% | 98% |
| Nangiloc | 17.7 km | 10% | 74% |
| Cabarita | 19.3 km | 8% | 42% |
| Birdwoodton | 20.7 km | 8% | 38% |
| Carwarp | 21.2 km | 2% | 100% |