Springfield (Sea Lake) flood map & planning overlays
Springfield near Sea Lake runs 180 ha farms, 6.5% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Springfield (Sea Lake)
(Buloke, VIC) - 201.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
201.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Springfield (Sea Lake)'s boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Springfield (Sea Lake) at a glance
How Springfield (Sea Lake) is zoned
Selling in Springfield (Sea Lake)? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 201.24 km², Springfield (Sea Lake) is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% 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 1,804,158 m² across 108 parcels.
Who lives in Springfield (Sea Lake)
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Springfield (Sea 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 994, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Springfield (Sea Lake). There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Springfield (Sea Lake) itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Springfield (Sea 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 29 September 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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Springfield (Sea Lake) planning - frequently asked
Is Springfield (Sea Lake) flood-prone?
About 6% of Springfield (Sea Lake) falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Springfield (Sea Lake) bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Springfield (Sea Lake) is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Springfield (Sea Lake)?
The dominant planning zone in Springfield (Sea Lake) is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Springfield (Sea Lake) have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Springfield (Sea Lake).
What is the typical lot size in Springfield (Sea Lake)?
Across 108 surveyed parcels in Springfield (Sea Lake), the median lot size is about 1,804,158 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Springfield (Sea Lake) an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Springfield (Sea Lake) scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinangin Swan Hill |
7.5 km | 18% | 100% |
| Murnungin Swan Hill |
12.0 km | 12% | 100% |
| Boigbeat | 14.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Culgoa | 14.9 km | 10% | 100% |
| Berriwillock | 16.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Ultima Swan Hill |
17.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gowanford Swan Hill |
19.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wangie | 19.4 km | 43% | 100% |
| Tyrrell | 19.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Waitchie Swan Hill |
19.9 km | 20% | 100% |