Sandhill Lake flood map & planning overlays
Sandhill Lake holds 30 ha farms with flood mapping across 42.2%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Sandhill Lake
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 56.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
56.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sandhill Lake's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sandhill Lake at a glance
How Sandhill Lake is zoned
Selling in Sandhill Lake? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 56.28 km², Sandhill Lake is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits 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 303,147 m² across 74 parcels.
Who lives in Sandhill Lake
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sandhill Lake 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 1006, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sandhill Lake. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sandhill Lake itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Sandhill Lake 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 15 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 Sandhill Lake address
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Sandhill Lake planning - frequently asked
Is Sandhill Lake flood-prone?
About 42% of Sandhill Lake falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Sandhill Lake bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Sandhill Lake is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Sandhill Lake?
The dominant planning zone in Sandhill Lake is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Sandhill Lake have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sandhill Lake.
What is the typical lot size in Sandhill Lake?
Across 74 surveyed parcels in Sandhill Lake, the median lot size is about 303,147 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Sandhill Lake an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sandhill Lake scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgerum East | 5.3 km | 73% | 100% |
| Bael Bael | 7.3 km | 53% | 100% |
| Normanville | 7.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pine View | 8.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Wandella | 12.2 km | 57% | 100% |
| Fairley | 12.4 km | 39% | 100% |
| Beauchamp | 13.0 km | 30% | 100% |
| Cannie | 15.2 km | 25% | 100% |
| Meering West | 16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dingwall | 16.0 km | 70% | 100% |