Skinners Flat flood map & planning overlays
Skinners Flat keeps 8 ha conservation lots under full bushfire cover.
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A planning-constraint profile of Skinners Flat
(Loddon, VIC) - 12.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
12.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Skinners Flat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Skinners Flat at a glance
How Skinners Flat is zoned
Selling in Skinners Flat? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 12.13 km², Skinners Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 80,380 m² across 57 parcels.
Who lives in Skinners Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Skinners Flat 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 744, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Skinners Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Skinners Flat itself.
8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Skinners Flat 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 24 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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Skinners Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Skinners Flat flood-prone?
About 2% of Skinners Flat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Skinners Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Skinners Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Skinners Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Skinners Flat is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Skinners Flat have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Skinners Flat.
What is the typical lot size in Skinners Flat?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Skinners Flat, the median lot size is about 80,380 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Skinners Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Skinners Flat scores 744 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolshed Flat | 7.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wedderburn | 8.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Korong Vale | 10.1 km | 39% | 100% |
| Wychitella | 10.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Richmond Plains | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Buckrabanyule Buloke |
11.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Woosang Buloke |
12.6 km | 50% | 100% |
| Wedderburn Junction | 13.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Yeungroon East Buloke |
13.7 km | 23% | 100% |
| Nine Mile | 15.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |