Robinvale flood map & planning overlays
Robinvale is Swan Hill's 2nd town, 3,497 people.
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A planning-constraint profile of Robinvale
(Swan Hill, VIC) - 70.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
70.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Robinvale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Robinvale
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast; observed aircraft traffic is a separate question - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
6% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
Robinvale at a glance
How Robinvale is zoned
Selling in Robinvale? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 70.05 km², Robinvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,017 m² across 1,717 parcels.
Who lives in Robinvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Robinvale 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 863, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Robinvale's 3,497 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Robinvale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Robinvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Robinvale itself.
3,709 in 2001 to 3,749 in 2025, up 1%.
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.
Robinvale 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Robinvale 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.
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Robinvale planning - frequently asked
Is Robinvale flood-prone?
About 36% of Robinvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%.
Is Robinvale bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Robinvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Swan Hill average of 87%.
Is Robinvale affected by aircraft noise?
About 6% of Robinvale sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Robinvale?
The dominant planning zone in Robinvale is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ).
Does Robinvale have heritage-listed places?
Robinvale has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Robinvale?
Across 1,717 surveyed parcels in Robinvale, the median lot size is about 1,017 m². There are also 1,146 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Robinvale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Robinvale itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Robinvale?
At the 2021 Census Robinvale had 3,497 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Robinvale statistical area, which contains Robinvale, went from 3,709 people in 2001 to 3,749 in 2025, up 1%.
Is Robinvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Robinvale scores 863 and sits in decile 1 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 Robinvale?
Median household income in Robinvale was $1,317 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,390 for the typical suburb in Swan Hill. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,012 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tol Tol | 7.3 km | 35% | 74% |
| Happy Valley (Robinvale) | 9.6 km | 36% | 72% |
| Bannerton | 14.4 km | <1% | 75% |
| Lake Powell | 20.0 km | 46% | 60% |
| Wemen | 22.7 km | 16% | 74% |
| Annuello | 27.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Liparoo | 27.4 km | 18% | 75% |
| Wandown | 28.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boundary Bend | 34.1 km | 28% | 56% |
| Winnambool | 38.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |